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Jane Corder

English tennis player

Jane Maria Corder (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, and finalist in the All England Mixed Doubles Championships event at the same meeting. She also competed at the Wimbledon Championships in 1895. She won two of the big home nations titles including the Scottish Championships in 1893, and Welsh Championships in 1895. She was active from 1885 to 1895 and contested 21 singles finals, and won 11 titles.

01Career Finals (21)

Titles (11)

Year Tournament Location Surface Opponent Score
1890Tynedale OpenHexhamGrass Helen Jackson8-6, 6-0
1891South of Scotland ChampionshipsMoffatGrass Evelyn Blencowe6-4, 6-1
1891East of Scotland ChampionshipsSt. AndrewsGrass Miss Moir6-4, 4-6, 6-4
1892Northumberland ChampionshipsNewcastleGrass Helen Jackson2-6, 9-7, 6-4
1892East of Scotland Championships (2)St. AndrewsGrass Miss Moir6-1, 3-6, 6-2
1893Lansdowne ChampionshipsDublin IIGrass Miss Scott6-4, 6-0
1893Scottish ChampionshipsSt. AndrewsGrass Lilla Moir6-0, 6-4
1893Northumberland Championships (2)NewcastleGrass Charlotte Cooper6-2, 7-5
1893Boulogne International ChampionshipBoulogne-sur-MerClay Mrs White6-0, 6-2, 6-2
1894Sheffield & Hallamshire TournamentSheffieldGrass Florence Thompson6-1, 6-3
1895Welsh ChampionshipsPenarthGrass Helen Jackson4-6, 7-5, 6-4
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