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Hallie Champlin
Hallie Champlin
	Drawing of Hallie Champlin (1900)
Born	Hallie Elizabeth Champlin; October 1, 1872; Missouri
Died	December 19, 1935 (aged 63); Manhattan, New York
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	tennis player, painter
Years active	Hallie Elizabeth Champlin
Known for	US Women's National Championship (doubles)

Hallie Elizabeth Champlin Hyde Fenton (October 1, 1872 – December 19, 1935) was an American tennis player and painter.

Early life

Hallie Elizabeth Champlin was born October 1, 1872, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Henry Clay Champlin, a grain dealer, and Susan Isabella Hyde Champlin.^[1]

Tennis career

Champlin won the US Women's National Championship in women's doubles with Edith Parker, defeating opponents Marie Wimer and Myrtle McAteer in three straight sets.^[2]

In 1902 she won the doubles title at the Cincinnati tournament with Maud Banks against Winona Closterman and Carrie Neely, winning in straight sets.^[3]

Painting career

Fenton studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C., and under Jacques Blanche in Paris. She exhibited work from 1898 to the 1930s and won prizes at the 1907 Illinois State Fair.^[1]^[4]

Personal life

In 1904, she married Edward Breckenridge Hyde. He died in 1906. In 1912, she married architect Warden H. Fenton.^[1]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1900	U.S. National Championships	Grass	Edith Parker	Marie Wimer Myrtle McAteer	9–7, 6–2, 6–2

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Hallie Champlin Fenton – Illinois Women Artists". Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^ "Tennis champions". The McCook Tribune. July 13, 1900. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Smith, Philip (2010). Eric Duncan (ed.). From Club Court to Center Court (PDF). pp. 9–64. ISBN 978-0-9712445-8-0.
^ "Fenton, Hallie Champlin". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00062874. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7. Retrieved September 16, 2022.

[:0-1] "Hallie Champlin Fenton – Illinois Women Artists". Retrieved September 16, 2022.

[2] "Tennis champions". The McCook Tribune. July 13, 1900. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.

[compendium-3] Smith, Philip (2010). Eric Duncan (ed.). From Club Court to Center Court (PDF). pp. 9–64. ISBN 978-0-9712445-8-0.

[4] "Fenton, Hallie Champlin". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00062874. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7. Retrieved September 16, 2022.

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