Madeline O'Neill

Madeline Alice O'Neill, also known as Madeleine O'Neill ''', was a British tennis player. She was a two-time singles quarterfinalist at the 1913 Wimbledon Championships and 1914 Wimbledon Championships, and won the Scottish Championships in 1898.

Career

She was born Madeline Alice Fisher in 1867. Since 1905, O'Neill competed in the Wimbledon Championships. In 1909 and 1913, she reached the quarterfinals of the singles competition. In mixed doubles, she reached the semifinals with Norman Kidson in 1913. She also won the Scottish Championships in 1898.
In 1922, O'Neill took part in the Wimbledon singles for the last time and won two matches. Aged 54 at the time, she still remains the oldest player to ever have won a match at the Wimbledon singles.