Skip to content
228,129 profiles ranked

Bertha Townsend

US tennis player (1869-1909) · United States · On the map · Tennis Players · Died at 40

Bertha Louise Townsend Toulmin was a female tennis player from the United States. She is best remembered for being the first repeating women's singles champion at the U.S. Championships in 1888 and 1889. She developed the underhand technique.

Bertha Townsend is read about 7.5 times a day, in 17 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 17 June 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

International Tennis Hall of Fame1974

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Tennis Players
Type
Tennis Player
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1869 to 1909 · aged 40