Grace Roosevelt

Grace Walton Roosevelt (married name Appleton Clark) (June 3, 1867 – November 29, 1945) was a right-handed American tennis player of the end of the 19th century, born in Hyde Park, New York.

She was the daughter of John Aspinwall Roosevelt, an estate proprietor, and Ellen Murray Crosby. She started playing tennis with her sister Ellen in 1879 when her father installed a tennis court at their mansion 'Rosedale'.

In 1889 she won the mixed doubles title at the U.S. National Championship with A.E. Wright. She won the doubles title in 1890 with her sister Ellen, defeating compatriots Margarette Ballard and Bertha Townsend in two sets.

In 1895 she married lawyer Appleton LeSure Clark and had two sons, Russell and Roosevelt. She returned to Rosedale after her husband's death in 1930. She was a first cousin of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States of America.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in final	Score in final
Winner	1890	US National Championships	Grass	Ellen Roosevelt	Margarette Ballard Bertha Townsend	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	1891	US National Championships	Grass	Mabel Cahill Emma Leavitt-Morgan	Ellen Roosevelt	6–2, 6–8, 4–6

Mixed doubles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in final	Score in final
Winner	1889	US National Championships	Grass	A. E. Wright	Bertha Townsend C. T. Lee	6–1, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up	1891	US National Championships	Grass	Mabel Cahill M. R. Wright	C. T. Lee	4–6, 0–6, 5–7

Grand Slam performances (partial)

Singles

Year	-		-		Wimbledon		US National
1888	-		-		-		1st round (1/8)	Marian Wright
1889	-		-		-		1/2 final	Lida Voorhees
1890	-		-		-		-
1891	-		-		-		Final	Mabel Cahill

Result, final opponent