Juliette Atkinson

Juliette Paxton Atkinson Buxton (; April 15, 1873 – January 12, 1944) was an American tennis player. She was born in Rahway, New Jersey, United States.

Biography Atkinson was the daughter of a Brooklyn, New York physician. She won three U.S. Women's singles, seven U.S. Women's doubles and three U.S. Mixed doubles titles.

Both natives of Maplewood, New Jersey, she and her sister Kathleen Atkinson partnered to win two women's doubles titles. Also the sisters twice faced each other in the semifinals of the singles competition. She won three mixed doubles titles with Edwin P. Fischer.

In 1896 and 1898, she won the Niagara International Tennis Tournament. She won the Canadian Championships three times in a row, 1896, 1897 and 1898.

In both 1899 and 1901, Atkinson won the doubles title and reached the singles final at the tournament now known as the Cincinnati Masters. She won the 1899 doubles title with Myrtle McAteer (falling to McAteer that year in the singles final) and the 1901 doubles title with Marion Jones Farquhar (falling in the singles final to Winona Closterman).

In 1918, she married George B. Buxton and had no children.

She was posthumously inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1974.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1895 U.S. Championships Grass Helen Hellwig 6–4, 6–2, 6–1Loss 1896 U.S. Championships Grass Elisabeth Moore 4–6, 6–4, 2–6, 2–6Win 1897 U.S. Championships Grass Elisabeth Moore 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3Win 1898 U.S. Championships Grass Marion Jones 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 2–6, 7–5

Doubles (7 titles)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1894 U.S. Championships Grass Helen Hellwig Annabella C. Wistar Amy Williams 6–4, 8–6, 6–2Win 1895 U.S. Championships Grass Helen Hellwig Elisabeth Moore Amy Williams 6–2, 6–2, 12–10Win 1896 U.S. Championships Grass Elisabeth Moore Annabella C. Wistar Amy Williams 6–4, 7–5Win 1897 U.S. Championships Grass Kathleen Atkinson Mrs. F. Edwards Elizabeth Rastall 6–2, 6–1, 6–1Win 1898 U.S. Championships Grass Kathleen Atkinson Marie Wimer Carrie Neely 6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 Win 1901 U.S. Championships Grass Myrtle McAteer Marion Jones Elisabeth Moore defaultWin 1902 U.S. Championships Grass Marion Jones Maud Banks Nona Closterman 6–2, 7–5

Mixed doubles (3 titles)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1894U.S. Championships Grass Edwin P. Fischer Mrs. McFadden Gustav Remak Jr. 6–3, 6–2, 6–1Win 1895U.S. Championships Grass Edwin P. Fischer Amy Williams Mantle Fielding 4–6, 8–6, 6–2Win 1896U.S. Championships Grass Edwin P. Fischer Amy Williams Mantle Fielding 6–2, 6–3, 6–3