Edith Parker


Edith Parker was an American tennis player from the start of the 20th century.

Career

In 1900, she reached the final of the women's singles of the US Women's National Championship, where she was beaten by Myrtle McAteer, but then beat her in the women's doubles final with Hallie Champlin.
At the Cincinnati Open, she reached the All-Comers singles final in 1909, the singles semifinals in 1901, 1904, and 1910. She also reached the singles quarterfinals in 1899.
In 1899 she won the singles title at the Niagara International Tennis Tournament, and reached the final the following year. In 1909 at the Western Tennis Championships she reached the singles final before falling to Carrie Neely.

Personal life

On February 15, 1909, in Chicago, Illinois, Parker married Charles Neville Beard. Thereafter she was referred to as "Mrs. C.N. Beard" in newspapers and tennis periodicals.