Edith Sigourney

Edith Sigourney (May 15, 1895 – December 2, 1982) was an American tennis player during the 1920s.

Edith Sigourney
Sigourney (l.) with Molla Mallory at the 1921 World Hard Court Championships
Full nameEdith P. Sigourney
Country (sports)United States
ResidenceNahant, Massachusetts
BornMay 15, 1895
Boston, Massachusetts[1]
DiedDecember 2, 1982[2]
Lynn, Massachusetts
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon1R (1921, 1922, 1924)
US OpenQF (1920, 1922)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1921, 1924)
US OpenF (1922)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1921, 1924)
US OpenQF (1923)

Biography

Edith Sigourney was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1895. She and her five siblings grew up at the family's home on Beacon Street. She learned to play tennis at the Nahant tennis club where the family spent their summers.[3]

Sigourney's best result at the US championships was the quarterfinals, which she reached twice, in 1920 and 1922.[4] In doubles, she was a finalist alongside Molla Mallory in 1922, where they lost to Marion Zinderstein and Helen Wills in three sets.[5] She was within the US national top ten in 1920 (no. 8), 1923 (no. 7) and 1925 (no. 10).[6]

Sigourney crossed the Atlantic three times to play at the Wimbledon Championships in 1921, 1923 and 1924, but lost her initial match in each year.[7] In 1921, she also played at the World Hard Court Championships at Paris.

In 1928, she won the US Indoor Championships.

Along with Hazel Wightman, she won the National Senior Doubles Championships five times in between 1940 and 1947.[3]

She later moved to Nahant, and lived there until her death in 1982.[8]

Sigourney was inducted into the New England Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999.[9]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: (1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1922U.S. ChampionshipsGrass Molla Mallory Helen Wills
Marion Zinderstein		4–6, 9–7, 3–6

References
  1. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
  2. Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003
  3. USTA New England
  4. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 468. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  5. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 479. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  6. "USTA Yearbook - Top 10 U.S. Women's Rankings". usta.com. United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  7. "Wimbledon - Archive Draws". wimbledon.com. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  8. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Social Security Administration.
  9. "USTA New England Hall of Fame Inductees" (PDF). usta.com. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
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