Country (sports) United States Name Helen Homans US Open W (1906) Role Tennis Player | US Open W (1905) Died March 29, 1949 US Open SF (1905) Grand slams won (singles) 1 | |
Helen Homans McLean (1878/9 – March 29, 1949) was an American tennis champion.
Life and career
Homans won the doubles title at the 1905 U.S. National Championship (now called the U.S. Open) and the singles title the next year.
Homans played mixed doubles with Marshall McLean as early as 1902 and later married him at New York City in 1907. In mixed doubles, she reached the semifinals partnering Harry F. Allen in 1905.
Homans was still ranked 4th in 1913 and 3rd in 1915 in the U.S. national ranking. In 1915, she won the U.S. Indoor Tennis Championship.
References
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