Background
She was the daughter of Samuel F. Barger, a lawyer and director of the New York Central Railroad, and Edna Jenie LaFavor.
She was the daughter of Samuel F. Barger, a lawyer and director of the New York Central Railroad, and Edna Jenie LaFavor.
She only began playing tennis when she was about 30 years old. Wood finally met Shields in a tournament on grass at Queen"s Club in London three years later, beating him, and Barger-Wallach then gave Wood"s Wimbledon trophy to him. She was a right-handed baseline player with an accurate but soft forehand and a weak backhand which, if possible, she tried to run around.
She had an unorthodox playing style characterized by an underhand serve, accurate placements as well as tennis intelligence and determination.
Barger-Wallach was inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1958. Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)
Doubles: 1 runner-up.