Muriel Robb


Muriel Evelyn Robb was an English female tennis player. She is best remembered for her ladies' singles title at the 1902 Wimbledon Championships. She also won the Irish and Scottish singles titles in 1901 and the Welsh singles title in 1899. She attended the Cheltenham Ladies’ College, in Gloucestershire from 1893 to 1897 and was a member of the Jesmond Lawn Tennis Club in Newcastle. From 1899 to 1902 she participated in four Wimbledon Championships and reached at least the quarterfinal on all occasions.
She died of "Lymphadenoma 2 years 4 months” and “Exhaustion and cardiac failure” on 12 February 1907 in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Grand Slam record

Wimbledon

This match set a record for the longest women's final. On the first day of play rain stopped play at 4–6, 13–11. It was replayed the next day when Robb won 7–5, 6–1.

Grand Slam singles final

Win (1)

Grand Slam Performance Timeline

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