Background
She was born in Rahway, New Jersey, United States. Atkinson was the daughter of a Brooklyn, New York physician.
She was born in Rahway, New Jersey, United States. Atkinson was the daughter of a Brooklyn, New York physician.
Also the sisters twice faced each other in the semi finals of the singles competition, the first sisters to do so before the Williams sisters" final in 2001. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1974. Singles (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
Doubles (7 titles)
Mixed doubles (3 titles).