Carrie Neely (January 24, 1876 – November 29, 1938) was an American tennis player from the beginning of the 20th century.
Biography Carrie Neely was educated at the Dearborn Seminary, Chicago.
Tennis career In 1907, she reached the women's singles All Comer's final of the U.S. Women's National Championship, where she was beaten by Evelyn Sears.
She also won the mixed doubles in 1898, and won the women's doubles on three occasions (1903, 1905 and 1907).
At the Tri-State Tennis Tournament (current Cincinnati Open), she reached the singles final in 1915, the semifinals in 1902, 1903, 1904 and 1912, and the quarterfinals in 1901 and 1916. She paired with Winona Closterman to win the doubles title in 1902 and 1903, and teamed with Closterman again in 1904 to reach the doubles final. She won the mixed doubles title with Nat Emerson in 1903, and paired with Kreigh Collins, also of Chicago, to reach the mixed doubles final in 1901.
Neely won the Niagara International Tennis Tournament in 1902.
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 runner-up)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1907U.S. National ChampionshipGrass Evelyn Sears3–6, 2–6
Doubles (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1898U.S. National ChampionshipGrass Marie Wimer Juliette Atkinson Kathleen Atkinson 1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 2–6Win 1903U.S. National ChampionshipGrass Elisabeth Moore Miriam Hall Marion Jones 8–4, 6–1, 6–1Loss 1904U.S. National ChampionshipGrass Elisabeth Moore May Sutton Bundy Miriam Hall 6–3, 3–6, 3–6Win 1905U.S. National ChampionshipGrass Helen Homans F. Obertauffer Virginia Maule 6–0, 6–1Win 1907U.S. National ChampionshipGrass Marie Wimer Edna Wildey Natalie Widely 6–1, 2–6, 6–4Loss 1908U.S. National ChampionshipGrass Miriam Steever Evelyn Sears Margaret Curtis 3–6, 7–5, 7–9
Mixed doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1898U.S. National ChampionshipGrass Edwin Fischer Helen Chapman J. A. Hill 6–2, 6–4, 8–6Loss 1903U.S. National ChampionshipGrass W. H. Rowland Helen Chapman Harry Allen 4–6, 5–7
References From Club Court to Center Court by Phillip S. Smith (2008 Edition; )