Elisabeth Moore

Elisabeth Moore

Full name	Elisabeth Holmes Moore
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1876-03-05)March 5, 1876 Brooklyn, MA, USA
Died	Starke, FL, USA
Plays	Right-handed
Int. Tennis HoF	1971 (member page)
Singles
Career record	{{#property:P564}}
Grand Slam Singles results
US Open	W (1896, 1901, 1903, 1905)
Doubles
Career record	{{#property:P555}}
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open	W (1896, 1903)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US Open	W (1902, 1904)

Moore circa 1912

Elisabeth 'Bessie' Holmes Moore (March 5, 1876 – January 22, 1959) was an American tennis champion who was active at the beginning of the 20th century. Moore won the singles title at the U.S. Championships on four occasions. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1971.

Biography

Elisabeth Moore was born on March 5, 1876 in Brooklyn, the daughter of George Edward Moore (1840–1911), an affluent cotton broker, and Sarah Z. Orr (1857–1942). She was raised and schooled in Ridgewood, Bergen County, NJ. She learned to play tennis at age twelve. Moore reached her first U.S. National Championships singles final in 1892 at the age of 16 years and 3 months, losing to Mabel Cahill from Ireland in the first five-set match contested between two women.

She won the inaugural U.S. Indoor Women's Singles Championship in 1907.

Elisabeth Moore died on January 22, 1959 in Starke, Florida.

Grand Slam results

• Singles champion: 1896, 1901, 1903, 1905; Singles runner-up: 1892, 1897, 1902, 1904
• Women's Doubles champion: 1896, 1903; Women's Doubles runner-up: 1895, 1901, 1904
• Mixed Doubles champion: 1902, 1904; Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1892, 1905

Grand Slam finals

Singles : 4 titles, 5 runners-up

Outcome	Year	Championship	Opponent in final	Score in final
Runner-up	1892	U.S. National Championships	Mabel Cahill	7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Winner	1896	U.S. National Championships	Juliette Atkinson	6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	1897	U.S. National Championships	Juliette Atkinson	3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 3–6
Winner	1901	U.S. National Championships	Myrtle McAteer	6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2
Runner-up	1902	U.S. National Championships	Marion Jones	1–6, 0–1 retired
Winner	1903	U.S. National Championships	Marion Jones	7–5, 8–6
Runner-up	1904	U.S. National Championships	May Sutton Bundy	1–6, 2–6
Winner	1905	U.S. National Championships	May Sutton Bundy	default
Runner-up	1906	U.S. National Championships	Helen Homans	default

Doubles (2 titles)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents in final	Score in final
Winner	1896	U.S. Championships	Juliette Atkinson	Annabella C. Wistar Amy Williams	6–4, 7–5
Winner	1903	U.S. Championships	Carrie Neely	Miriam Hall Marion Jones	6–4, 6–1, 6–1

Mixed doubles (2 titles)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents in final	Score in final
Winner	1902	U.S. Championships	Wylie C. Grant	Elizabeth Rastall Albert L. Hoskins	6–2, 6–1
Winner	1904	U.S. Championships	Wylie C. Grant	May Sutton F. B. Dallas	6–2, 6–1

External links

• Elisabeth Moore at the International Tennis Hall of Fame