Background
Maude Garfit was born on 15 February 1874 at Ruloe, Cheshire.
Maude Garfit was born on 15 February 1874 at Ruloe, Cheshire.
In 1899, she played at the Wimbledon Championships for the first time, but lost her first match against Muriel Robb in three sets. In 1903, she reached the finale of the Irish Championships at Dublin, but lost to Mollie Martin. Garfit married farmer Thomas Douglas in 1910 and quit her tennis career.
She died on 23 August 1948, aged 74.