Elisabeth Moore

Elisabeth Moore 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.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Elisabeth Holmes Moore was born on March 5, 1876, in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was the daughter of an affluent cotton broker, George Edward Moore.

Moore was raised and schooled in Ridgewood, New Jersey. She learned to play tennis at the age of 12. Moore passed away on January 22, 1959, in Starke, Florida, from congestive heart failure.

Professional Career

Moore reached her first U.S. National Championships singles final in 1892 at the age of 16. She had a rivalry with Juliette Atkinson in the final years of the 19th century.

She went on to win the U.S. Championships singles title in 1896, 1901, 1903, and 1905. Moore also won two U.S. Open women's doubles titles and two mixed doubles titles.

In 1907, she won the inaugural U.S. Indoor Women's Singles Championship, and in 1908, she won the first indoor doubles title with her partner Helen Pouch.

Career Record

Singles

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

• US Open: W (1896, 1901, 1903, 1905)

Doubles

• Career titles: 2

Best Grand Slam Doubles Performances

• US Open: W (1896, 1903)

Mixed Doubles

• Career titles: 2

Best Grand Slam Mixed Doubles Performances

• US Open: W (1902, 1904)