Marion Jones Farquhar

For the American track and field athlete, see Marion Jones.

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.^[1] She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006.^[2]

Marion Jones Farquhar

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1879-11-02)November 2, 1879 Gold Hill, Nevada, U.S.
Died	March 14, 1965(1965-03-14) (aged 85) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Plays	Right-handed
Int. Tennis HoF	2006 (member page)
Singles
Career record	no value
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	QF (1900)
US Open	W (1899, 1902)
Doubles
Career record	no value
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	W (1902)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	W (1901)
Medal record Olympic Games Representing  United States 1900 Paris Singles Representing a Mixed team 1900 Paris Mixed doubles

Biography

Jones was the daughter of Nevada Senator John Percival Jones, co-founder of the town of Santa Monica, California, and Georgina Frances Sullivan.^[3]

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.^[4] 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.^[5] Her sister, Georgina also competed in the 1900 Olympic tennis events.^[6] 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.^[7]

She was mainly a baseline player who possessed a solid backhand and forehand and who had good accuracy in her shots.^[8][9]

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.^[10] In 1961, she moved back to Los Angeles, where she lived until her death.^[1]

Grand Slam finals

Singles : 2 titles, 2 runners-up

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1898	U.S. Championships	Grass	Juliette Atkinson	3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Win	1899	U.S. Championships	Grass	Maud Banks	6–1, 6–1, 7–5
Win	1902	U.S. Championships (2)	Grass	Elisabeth Moore	6–1, 1–0 retired
Loss	1903	U.S. Championships	Grass	Elisabeth Moore	5–7, 6–8

Doubles : 1 titles, 2 runners-up

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1901	U.S. Championships	Grass	Elisabeth Moore	Juliette Atkinson Myrtle McAteer	default
Win	1902	U.S. Championships	Grass	Juliette Atkinson	Maud Banks Winona Closterman	6–2, 7–5
Loss	1903	U.S. Championships	Grass	Miriam Hall	Elisabeth Moore Carrie Neely	6–4, 1–6, 1–6

Mixed doubles : 1 title

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1901	U.S. Championships	Grass	Raymond Little	Myrtle McAteer Clyde Stevens	6–4, 6–4, 7–5