Olive Wade
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| Bio | Olive Wade was the leading Canadian woman player in the late 1920s and early 1930s. She was ranked No. 1 in 1930 and 1931 the first two years that women’s rankings were published. She won the Canadian Open singles title in 1929 as she defeated Ruth Riese of the United States 6-0, 1-6, 6-1. She was still a teen, young enough to also win the junior girls Canadian event in 1929. She came back the following year and won the title again, this time defeating fellow Canadian, Marjorie Leeming in the final 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. The New York Times reports the 1930 event was Wade's first after "recovery from a severe illness." Leeming was the finalist the following year and again in 1932 when Wade won the title for the third time. The same year that Wade won her first singles title (1929), she also won the women’s doubles title with partner Mrs O.E. Gray. Mrs Gray happened to be her older sister. She captured the Mixed Doubles crown with G. McLean in 1932. In 1932 Miss Wade represented Canada at Wimbledon, a rarity for Canadian women at the time. Closer to the home she competed in the 1929 US Championships. She was the No. 1 female player in Canada in 1930 and 1931.Olive captured the singles crown at the Canadian Championships in 1929, 1930 and 1932. Also, she won two doubles crowns at the Canadian. Furthermore, she has been the 1929 Ontario champion and 1931 Western Canadian champion. She married George Worsley secretly in October 1932. Her marriage was revealed 2 months later. Olive dropped out of the tennis tour, only to resurface at #4 in the 1936 Canadian rankings as Mrs Olive Worsley of Toronto. Her last known showing was reaching the quarters at the 1937 Canadian Championships. Later in life, she emigrated to Florida in the United States. She was named Olive Robbins when she applied for Social Security in Florida in November of 1992. |
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