Hallie Champlin
Birth nameHallie Elizabeth Champlin
Birth dateOctober 1, 1872
Birth placeMissouri
Death dateDecember 19, 1935 (aged 63)
Death placeManhattan, New York
Occupationtennis player, painter
Years activeHallie Elizabeth Champlin
Known forUS Women's National Championship (doubles)

Hallie Elizabeth Champlin Hyde Fenton (October 1, 1872 – December 19, 1935) was an American tennis player and painter.

Early life

Hallie Elizabeth Champlin was born October 1, 1872, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Henry Clay Champlin, a grain dealer, and Susan Isabella Hyde Champlin.[1]

Tennis career

Champlin won the US Women's National Championship in women's doubles with Edith Parker, defeating opponents Marie Wimer and Myrtle McAteer in three straight sets.[2]

In 1902 she won the doubles title at the Cincinnati tournament with Maud Banks against Winona Closterman and Carrie Neely, winning in straight sets.[3]

Painting career

Fenton studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C., and under Jacques Blanche in Paris. She exhibited work from 1898 to the 1930s and won prizes at the 1907 Illinois State Fair.[1][4]

Personal life

In 1904, she married Edward Breckenridge Hyde. He died in 1906. In 1912, she married architect Warden H. Fenton.[1]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1900U.S. National ChampionshipsGrassEdith ParkerMarie Wimer
Myrtle McAteer
9–7, 6–2, 6–2

References

  1. ^ "Hallie Champlin Fenton – Illinois Women Artists". Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  2. ^ "Tennis champions". The McCook Tribune. July 13, 1900. p. 3. – via Newspapers.com
  3. ^ Smith, Philip (2010). From Club Court to Center Court. Eric Duncan (ed.). pp. 9–64. ISBN 978-0-9712445-8-0.
  4. ^ "Fenton, Hallie Champlin". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00062874. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7. Retrieved 2022-09-16.