Jane Corder

Jane Corder

Full name	Jane Maria Corder
Country (sports)	GBR
Born	1874 (1874) Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland England
Died	29 September 1965(1965-09-29) (aged 90–91) Edinburgh, Scotland
Turned pro	1885 (amateur)
Retired	1895
Singles
Career titles	11
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	1R (1895)

Jane Maria Corder ^[1] (1874 - 29 September 1965) was an English born British tennis player. In major tournaments of the late 19th century she was a semi finalist in singles at the 1891 Northern Championships,^[2] and finalist in the All England Mixed Doubles Championships event at the same meeting.^[3] She also competed at the Wimbledon Championships in 1895.^[4] She won two of the big home nations titles including the Scottish Championships in 1893,^[5] and Welsh Championships in 1895. She was active from 1885 to 1895 and contested 21 singles finals, and won 11 titles.

Career Finals (21)

Titles (11)

Year	Tournament	Location	Surface	Opponent	Score
1890[6]	Tynedale Open	Hexham	Grass	Helen Jackson	8-6, 6-0
1891[7]	South of Scotland Championships	Moffat	Grass	Evelyn Blencowe	6-4, 6-1
1891[8]	East of Scotland Championships	St. Andrews	Grass	Miss Moir	6-4, 4-6, 6-4
1892[9]	Northumberland Championships	Newcastle	Grass	Helen Jackson	2-6, 9-7, 6-4
1892	East of Scotland Championships (2)	St. Andrews	Grass	Miss Moir	6-1, 3-6, 6-2
1893	Lansdowne Championships	Dublin II	Grass	Miss Scott	6-4, 6-0
1893[10]	Scottish Championships	St. Andrews	Grass	Lilla Moir	6-0, 6-4
1893	Northumberland Championships (2)	Newcastle	Grass	Charlotte Cooper	6-2, 7-5
1893	Boulogne International Championship	Boulogne-sur-Mer	Clay	Mrs White	6-0, 6-2, 6-2
1894	Sheffield & Hallamshire Tournament	Sheffield	Grass	Florence Thompson	6-1, 6-3
1895[11]	Welsh Championships	Penarth	Grass	Helen Jackson	4-6, 7-5, 6-4

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