Gwendolyn Rees
Gwendolyn Rees Wagner was an American women's tennis player, ranked tenth in the United States in 1913. She won the Western Championship in 1913.
Early life and education
Rees was born in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of William Rees and Sarah Ann Jones Rees. Her father and maternal grandparents were all from Wales.Career
Rees was a nationally ranked tennis player. She competed at the Middle States championship in New Jersey in 1909, and lost to Louise Hammond in the quarterfinals at the 1909 U.S. National Championships in Philadelphia. In 1910 she competed in singles and doubles events at the Western Championship tennis tournament, held in Illinois. In 1913, she won the Central West women's tennis championship, held at Kansas City, and the ladies' singles title at the Annual Northwestern Championship, held in Minnesota. She won both the singles and the ladies' doubles titles at the 1913 Western Championship held at the Onwentsia Club in Chicago. She played in at least one state championship event after she married in 1916.The Gwendolyn Rees Cup was a women's tennis award, donated by William Rees and given at an event held at the Hamilton Grange Lawn Tennis Club in New York City.