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''' Marion Jones Farquhar ''' (born ], ] in ], ], ] &ndash; ], ]) is a former ] female ] player. She is best remembered for winning the women's singles titles at the 1899 and 1902 U.S. Championships.
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''' Marion Jones Farquhar ''' (née '''Jones'''; November 2, 1879 – March 14, 1965) was an American ] player. She won the women's singles titles at the 1899 and 1902 ].<ref name="Marion Jones">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/marion-jones-1.html |title=Marion Jones |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235335/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/marion-jones-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-17}}</ref> She was inducted into the ] in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marion Jones Farquhar|url=https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/marion-jones-farquhar/|website=www.tennisfame.com|publisher=]}}</ref>
She was inducted into the ] in 2006.


==Biography==
==Grand Slam record==
Jones was the daughter of Nevada Senator ], co-founder of the town of Santa Monica, California, and Georgina Frances Sullivan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Women's tennis tournament|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/53320217/|work=The Philadelphia Times|date=June 20, 1899|page=2|via=]|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
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*'''Singles champion''': '''1899''', '''1902'''
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 ] but lost in five sets.<ref name="wrightditson1899_8889">{{cite journal|title=Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide for 1899|journal=Wright and Ditson's Official Lawn Tennis Guide1891-1940 |date=1899|publisher=Wright & Ditson|location=Boston|pages=88–89|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082423074;view=2up;seq=110|quote= 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. |via=]}}</ref> She won the U.S. women's tennis title in 1899 and 1902, and the U.S. mixed doubles title in 1901. At the ], she was the first American woman to win an Olympic medal.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/marion-jones-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235335/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/marion-jones-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Marion Jones Farquhar Olympic Results |access-date=2014-01-26 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref> Her sister, ] also competed in the 1900 Olympic tennis events.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/2736 |title=Marion Jones Farquhar |work=Olympedia |access-date=31 December 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wimbledon players archive – Marion Jones|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/archive/players/fd80c698-f1fa-4617-9580-f9e015f3f4cc/index.html|website=www.wimbledon.com|publisher=]}}</ref>
*Singles finalist: 1898, 1903
*'''Doubles champion''': '''1902'''


She was mainly a baseline player who possessed a solid backhand and forehand and who had good accuracy in her shots.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tennis play for U.S. Championship|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/167862125/|work=]|date=June 15, 1898|page=4|quote=She plays largely a back court game, which is steady and strong, and her back hand and forward strokes are of good quality.|via=]|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref name="wrightditson1899_88">{{cite journal|title=Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide for 1899|journal=Wright and Ditson's Official Lawn Tennis Guide1891-1940 |date=1899|publisher=Wright & Ditson|location=Boston|page=88|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082423074;view=2up;seq=110|quote= Her play is almost entirely from the back of the court and she works the corners on cross-court shots with wonderful accuracy. |via=]}}</ref>
==Grand Slam singles finals==
===Wins (2)===
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| 1899 || ] || ] ] || 6–1, 6–1, 7–5
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| 1902 || U.S. Championships <small>(2) || ] ] || 6–1, 1–0 retired


She married architect ] 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marion Farquhar – lyricist|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/marion-farquhar-419089|website=www.ibdb.com|publisher=]}}</ref> In 1961, she moved back to Los Angeles, where she lived until her death.<ref name="Marion Jones"/>

==Grand Slam finals==

===Singles : 2 titles, 2 runners-up===

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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up || 1898 || U.S. Championships || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1896}} ] || 3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 5–7
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner || 1899 || U.S. Championships || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1896}} ] || 6–1, 6–1, 7–5
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner || 1902 || U.S. Championships <small>(2)</small> || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1896}} ] || 6–1, 1–0 retired
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up || 1903 || U.S. Championships || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1896}} Elisabeth Moore || 5–7, 6–8
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===Runner-ups (2)=== ===Doubles : 1 titles, 2 runners-up===

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===Mixed doubles : 1 title===
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American tennis player For the American track and field athlete, see Marion Jones.

Marion Jones Farquhar
Country (sports) United States
Born(1879-11-02)November 2, 1879
Gold Hill, Nevada, U.S.
DiedMarch 14, 1965(1965-03-14) (aged 85)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
PlaysRight-handed
Int. Tennis HoF2006 (member page)
Singles
Career recordno value
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQF (1900)
US OpenW (1899, 1902)
Doubles
Career recordno value
Grand Slam doubles results
US OpenW (1902)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US OpenW (1901)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Representing  United States
Bronze medal – third place 1900 Paris Singles
Representing a Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1900 Paris Mixed doubles

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. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006.

Biography

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

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. 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. Her sister, Georgina also competed in the 1900 Olympic tennis events. 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.

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

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. In 1961, she moved back to Los Angeles, where she lived until her death.

Grand Slam finals

Singles : 2 titles, 2 runners-up

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1898 U.S. Championships Grass United States Juliette Atkinson 3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Winner 1899 U.S. Championships Grass United States Maud Banks 6–1, 6–1, 7–5
Winner 1902 U.S. Championships (2) Grass United States Elisabeth Moore 6–1, 1–0 retired
Runner-up 1903 U.S. Championships Grass United States 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 United States Elisabeth Moore United States Juliette Atkinson
United States Myrtle McAteer		 default
Winner 1902 U.S. Championships Grass United States Juliette Atkinson United States Maud Banks
United States Winona Closterman		 6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 1903 U.S. Championships Grass United States Miriam Hall United States Elisabeth Moore
United States 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 United States Raymond Little United States Myrtle McAteer
United States Clyde Stevens		 6–4, 6–4, 7–5

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marion Jones". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
  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". Wright and Ditson's Official Lawn Tennis Guide1891-1940. Boston: Wright & Ditson: 88–89. 1899 – 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 April 17, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  6. "Marion Jones Farquhar". Olympedia. Retrieved December 31, 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". Wright and Ditson's Official Lawn Tennis Guide1891-1940. Boston: Wright & Ditson: 88. 1899 – 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.

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