Muriel Robb

Muriel Robb
Full name	Muriel Evelyn Robb
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	13 May 1878; Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Died	12 February 1907 (aged 28); Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Plays	Right–handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	W (1902)
Other tournaments

Muriel Evelyn Robb (13 May 1878 – 12 February 1907) was an English female tennis player. She is best remembered for her ladies' singles title at the 1902 Wimbledon Championships. She also won the Irish and Scottish singles titles in 1901 and the Welsh singles title in 1899.^[1] She attended the Cheltenham Ladies’ College, in Gloucestershire from 1893 to 1897 and was a member of the Jesmond Lawn Tennis Club in Newcastle.^[2] From 1899 to 1902, she participated in four Wimbledon Championships and reached at least the quarterfinals on all occasions.^[3]

She died of "Lymphadenoma 2 years 4 months” and “Exhaustion and cardiac failure” (death certificate) on 12 February 1907 in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne.^[4]

Grand Slam record

Wimbledon

Singles champion: 1902

This match set a record for the longest women's final. On the first day of play rain stopped play at 4–6, 13–11. It was replayed the next day when Robb won 7–5, 6–1.^[1]

Grand Slam singles final

Win (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1902	Wimbledon	Charlotte Cooper Sterry	7–5, 6–1

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.