Louise Hammond Raymond

Louise Hammond Raymond
	Hammond in 1910
Full name	Louise Ellsworth Hammond Raymond
Country (sports)	United States
Born	December 29, 1886; New York, NY, United States
Died	August 3, 1991 (aged 104); Scarsdale, NY, United States
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US Open	F (1910, 1916)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	F (1914, 1915)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	F (1908, 1909)

Louise Hammond Raymond (née Hammond; December 29, 1886 – August 3, 1991) was an American tennis player.

Career

She reached the women's singles final of the 1910 U.S. National Championships which she lost to compatriot Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman in straight sets. She again reached the women's singles final in 1916 and this time was defeated by the Norwegian Molla Bjurstedt 0–6, 1–6 in 22 minutes. This was the shortest Grand Slam final in history.^[1]

In 1909 she reached the finals of the women's doubles at the U.S. Indoor Championships.

In 1908 and 1909 she reached the mixed doubles finals at the U.S. National Championships together with Raymond Little.^[2]

In 1910 she won the Middle States Championships after defeating Mrs. G. L. Chapman in the final round and the default of Carrie Neely in the challenge round.^[3]

In 1914 she won the Middle States Championships (Montrose, New Jersey) at the Orange Lawn Tennis Club by defeating title holder Edith Rotch in the challenge round in straight sets.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (2 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1910	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman	4–6, 2–6
Loss	1916	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Molla Bjurstedt	0–6, 1–6

Doubles (2 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1914	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Edna Wildey	Mary K. Browne Louise Riddell Williams	8–10, 2–6
Loss	1916	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Edna Wildey	Molla Bjurstedt Eleonora Sears	6–4, 2–6, 8–10

Mixed doubles (2 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1908	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Raymond D. Little	Nathaniel Niles Edith Rotch	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss	1909	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Raymond D. Little	Wallace F. Johnson Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman	2–6, 0–6

References

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). : New Chapter Press. p. 489. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ "Miss Hotchkiss is Tennis Champion" (PDF). The New York Times. 27 Jun 1909. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
^ H. P. Burchell, ed. (1910). Spalding's Official Lawn Tennis Annual 1910. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. p. 53.

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[1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). : New Chapter Press. p. 489. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[2] "Miss Hotchkiss is Tennis Champion" (PDF). The New York Times. 27 Jun 1909. Retrieved 15 May 2012.

[3] H. P. Burchell, ed. (1910). Spalding's Official Lawn Tennis Annual 1910. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. p. 53.

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