Louisa Martin

Full name: Mary Louisa Martin
Nickname: Molly
Alias: Molly Martin

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Bio	Went by Louisa, yet other secondary sources name her “Louise” (Allan Little) or even “Molly”, so she possibly went by one or more nicknames. When she played tennis, she was listed as Miss Martin, or at most Miss L Martin. She was considered the leading Irish female player of her time. A record 9-time winner of the Irish Championships. She also made 3 finals and 3 semifinals and was never less than a semifinalist. She won 4 consecutive years, 5 consecutive years she entered, and had an unbeaten streak of 18 matches from 1889 until her defeat in 1898 final by Charlotte Sterry. Martin was second only to Lottie Dod in stroke production. Her pace, length, and overhead serve ranked among the best. Her downfall was nerves. The form would entirely desert her when bouts of tension affected the Irishwoman's game. Martin started playing tennis in 1885 and early on was successful at the tournaments in Bath and Buxton. In 1898 she entered the Wimbledon Championships for the first[a] time and, after two wins and two byes, reached the All-comers' final, but was beaten in two sets by Charlotte Cooper. She did not play Wimbledon in 1899 but the following year, 1900, she again reached the All-comer's final to face Cooper and was again defeated but managed to win the second set. Her third and final entry at Wimbledon, in 1901, also ended with a loss in the All-comers' final against Cooper, now playing under her married name Charlotte Sterry. Martin won nine singles titles at the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships between 1889 and 1903 and was a runner-up three times. She won six singles titles at the Northern Championships which was then held alternately in Liverpool and Manchester. With Sydney H. Smith she won two All England Championships mixed doubles titles. She was a member of the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin, who staged the Irish Championships. Louisa’s amazing record the Irish Championships Matches won and lost in singles: 37-5 (.880 winning percentage) SF: 1887, 1901, and 1908 FI: 1885-1886, 1908 Won 1889-1892, 1896, 1900, 1902-1903. She was mostly active bewteen 1885-1908.
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3	GS Appearances Representing The Same Nation
4	Represented different nations
5	Years Between 2 GS Appearances
6	Years Between The First And Last GS Appearance
7	Decades Between The First And Last GS Appearance
8	GS Final Appearances
9	GS Final Appearances Representing The Same Nation
10	Represented different nations in the GS Finals
11	Years Between 2 GS Final Appearances
12	Years Between The First And Last GS Final Appearance
13	Decades Between The First And Last GS Final Appearance
14	GS Titles