Carrie Neely


Carrie Neely was an American tennis player from the beginning of the 20th century.

Biography

Carrie Neely was educated at the Dearborn Seminary, Chicago.
Neely won the Niagara International Tennis Tournament in 1902.
In 1907, she reached the women's singles All Comer's final of the U.S. Women's National Championship, where she was beaten by Evelyn Sears.
She also won the mixed doubles in 1898, and won the women's doubles on three occasions.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1907US National ChampionshipGrass Evelyn Sears3–6, 2–6

Doubles (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1898US National ChampionshipGrass Marie Wimer Juliette Atkinson
Kathleen Atkinson
1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Winner1903US National ChampionshipGrass Elisabeth Moore Miriam Hall
Marion Jones
8–4, 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up1904US National ChampionshipGrass Elisabeth Moore May Sutton Bundy
Miriam Hall
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Winner1905US National ChampionshipGrass Helen Homans F. Obertauffer
Virginia Maule
6–0, 6–1
Winner1907US National ChampionshipGrass Marie Wimer Edna Wildey
Natalie Widely
6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up1908US National ChampionshipGrass Miriam Steever Evelyn Sears
Margaret Curtis
3–6, 7–5, 7–9

Mixed doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1898US National ChampionshipGrass Edwin Fischer Helen Chapman
J. A. Hill
6–2, 6–4, 8–6
Runner-up1903US National ChampionshipGrass W. H. Rowland Helen Chapman
Harry Allen
4–6, 5–7