Edith Eliot Rotch
American tennis player
About Edith Eliot Rotch
Lived 1874 – 1969 (aged 95). Edith Eliot Rotch was an American tennis player, figure skater and amateur radio operator.
Edith Eliot Rotch (August 11, 1874 -December 11, 1969 During a successful tennis career, on three occasions, she won the US Women's National Championship : in mixed doubles in 1908 (with Nathaniel Niles) and in women's doubles with Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman in 1909 and 1910. In addition to tennis, she won local trophies in ice skating. By the late 1910s, she had become active in amateur radio. Her ham call letters were 1RO, and later 1ZR. She had her own ham station and administered the licensing exam to other amateurs.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (2 titles)
Mixed doubles (1 title)
ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1908U.S. National ChampionshipsGrass Nathaniel Niles Louise Hammond Raymond Little 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
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Who was Edith Eliot Rotch?
American tennis player (1874–1969)
When was Edith Eliot Rotch born?
Edith Eliot Rotch was born on 11 August 1874 in Fall River.
When did Edith Eliot Rotch die?
Edith Eliot Rotch died on 11 December 1969 in Boston.
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Edith Eliot Rotch was a tennis player, figure skater and amateur radio operator.
What nationality was Edith Eliot Rotch?
Edith Eliot Rotch was American.
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