 Mallory photographed by Gustav Borgen in 1909 | ||||||||||||
| Full name | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory | |||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  Norway United States | |||||||||||
| Born | 6 March 1884 Mosvik, Norway | |||||||||||
| Died | 22 November 1959 (aged 75) Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | |||||||||||
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1958 (member page) | |||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 668-87 (88.5%) | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 99 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (US ranking) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (1928) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | F (1922) | |||||||||||
| US Open | W (1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1926) | |||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
| US Open | W (1916, 1917) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||
| US Open | W (1917, 1922, 1923) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Anna Margrethe "Molla" Bjurstedt Mallory (née Bjurstedt; 6 March 1884[1] – 22 November 1959) was a Norwegian-American tennis player.[2] She won a record eight singles titles at the U.S. National Championships. She was the first woman to represent Norway at the Olympics.[3]
- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. pp. 604, 605. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ "Molla Mallory". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2020.