Marion Jones Farquhar

Marion Jones Farquhar (née Jones; November 2, 1879 – March 14, 1965) was an American tennis player. She won the women's singles titles at the 1899 and 1902 U.S. Championships.[1] She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006.[2]

Marion Jones Farquhar

Country (sports)	United States
Born	November 2, 1879 Gold Hill, Nevada, USA
Died	March 14, 1965 (aged 85) Los Angeles, CA, USA
Plays	Right-handed
Int. Tennis HoF	2006 (member page)
Singles
Career record	no value
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon	QF (1900)
US Open	W (1899, 1902)
Doubles
Career record	no value
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open	W (1902)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US Open	W (1901)
Medal record Olympic Games Representing  United States 1900 Paris Singles Representing a Mixed team 1900 Paris Mixed doubles

Biography

Jones was the daughter of Nevada Senator John Percival Jones, co-founder of the town of Santa Monica, and Georgina Frances Sullivan.[3]

Marion Jones was the first Californian to reach the finals at the women's U.S. Tennis Championships in 1898 where she had a championship point against Juliette Atkinson but lost in five sets.[4] She won the U.S. women's tennis title in 1899 and 1902, and the U.S. mixed doubles title in 1901. At the 1900 Summer Olympics, she was the first American woman to win an Olympic medal.[5] Her sister, Georgina also competed in the 1900 Olympic tennis events.[6] In 1900, Jones was the first non-British woman to play at Wimbledon where she reached the quarterfinals in which she was eliminated by G.E. Evered in straight sets.[7]

She was mainly a baseline player who possessed a solid backhand and forehand and had good accuracy in her shots.[8][9]

She married architect Robert D. Farquhar in New York City, in 1903. They had three children: David Farquhar (1904 – ), John Percival Farquhar (1912 – 2013 ) and Colin Farquhar (1913 – ). From 1920 until 1961, Marion Jones Farquhar lived in Greenwich Village, where she was well known as a violinist and voice coach. She also translated opera librettos and for a short time was head of the New York Chamber Opera.[10] In 1961 she moved back to Los Angeles, where she lived until her death.[1]

Grand Slam finals

Singles : 2 titles, 2 runners-up

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1898	U.S. Championships	Grass	Juliette Atkinson	3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Winner	1899	U.S. Championships	Grass	Maud Banks	6–1, 6–1, 7–5
Winner	1902	U.S. Championships (2)	Grass	Elisabeth Moore	6–1, 1–0 retired
Runner-up	1903	U.S. Championships	Grass	Elisabeth Moore	5–7, 6–8

Doubles : 1 titles, 2 runners-up

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1901	U.S. Championships	Grass	Elisabeth Moore	Juliette Atkinson Myrtle McAteer	default
Winner	1902	U.S. Championships	Grass	Juliette Atkinson	Maud Banks Winona Closterman	6–2, 7–5
Runner-up	1903	U.S. Championships	Grass	Miriam Hall	Elisabeth Moore Carrie Neely	6–4, 1–6, 1–6

Mixed doubles : 1 title

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1901	U.S. Championships	Grass	Raymond Little	Myrtle McAteer Clyde Stevens	6–4, 6–4, 7–5

References

1. Marion Jones
2. "Marion Jones Farquhar". www.tennisfame.com. International Tennis Hall of Fame.
3. "Women's tennis tournament". The Philadelphia Times. June 20, 1899. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide for 1899. Boston: Wright & Ditson. 1899. pp. 88–89 – via HathiTrust. In the final set Miss Jones needed but one point to win the Championship, but her opponent's return struck a stray ball in the court and made matters even.
5. "Marion Jones Farquhar Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
6. "Marion Jones Farquhar". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
7. "Wimbledon players archive – Marion Jones". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
8. "Tennis play for U.S. Championship". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 15, 1898. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com. She plays largely a back court game, which is steady and strong, and her back hand and forward strokes are of good quality.
9. Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide for 1899. Boston: Wright & Ditson. 1899. p. 88 – via HathiTrust. Her play is almost entirely from the back of the court and she works the corners on cross-court shots with wonderful accuracy.
10. "Marion Farquhar – lyricist". www.ibdb.com. The Broadway League.

External links

• Marion Jones Farquhar at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
• Marion Jones Farquhar at the International Tennis Federation
• Marion Jones Farquhar at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Marion Jones at the Nevada Hall of Fame