Florence Ballin

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::summary American tennis player ::

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Field	Value
name	Florence Ballin
image	FlorenceBallin1919b.jpg
fullname	Florence Antoinette Ballin
country
birth_date
birth_place	New York City, United States
death_date
Othertournaments
OthertournamentsDoubles
Mixed
USOpenMixedresult	F (1916, 1917, 1919)
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Career

In 1915 Ballin reached the doubles final at the US Indoor Championships, playing with Molla Bjursted.

Ballin reached the final of the mixed doubles competition at the U.S. National Championships on three occasions (1916, 1917, 1919). Each time she partnered with multiple champion Bill Tilden but they lost all three finals.

In 1919, she wrote a tennis book titled Tennis for Girls.

In 1920, she won the women's championships of New Jersey and Long Island. She won the women's lawn tennis championship of Pennsylvania and Eastern States in 1922 defeating Anne Townsend in straight sets.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles (3 runners-up)

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Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1916	U.S. Championships	Grass	USA Bill Tilden	USA Eleonora Sears
USA Willis E. Davis	4–6, 5–7
Loss	1917	U.S. Championships	Grass	USA Bill Tilden	NOR Molla Bjurstedt
USA Irving Wright	12–10, 1–6, 3–6
Loss	1919	U.S. Championships	Grass	USA Bill Tilden	USA Marion Zinderstein
USA Vincent Richards	6–2, 9–11, 2–6
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References

References

1. Collins, Bud. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
2. (1919). "Tennis for Girls". American Sports Publishing Company.
3. (June 21, 1920). "Miss Ballin Takes New Jersey Title". The New York Times.
4. (August 2, 1920). "Miss Ballin Takes Long Island Title". The New York Times.
5. (June 19, 1922). "Miss Ballin Wins Title". The New York Times.

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