Alice Marble Courts

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Alice marble courts.

Weakened by pernicious anaemia marble died at a hospital in palm springs california. These beautiful courts are perched at the peak of hyde and lombard and offer stunning views of the bay coit tower the bay bridge on one side and golden gate bridge. Alice marble to whom these courts and park is dedicated was a tennis champion from san francisco who won boatloads of tournaments and national championships in the 1930s. There is also a full basketball court.

One hour reservations will be available at the following tennis courts for play beginning october 7 2020. Singles in 1936 and from 1938 to 1940 and in 1939 she won the singles doubles and mixed doubles at wimbledon a triple previously accomplished only by. As the wimbledon lawn tennis museum wrote about her in its pocket history of champions. Derdication of palm desert resort center court to alice marble with althea gibson.

Potrero hill rec. Mountain lake park court 4. Click on the preferred court below to reserve now. The following is a list of all reservable tennis courts in the city.

Alice marble was the foremost female tennis player in the years before world war ii. Glen park court 2. Moscone rec court 4. You can also search for all of our parks with tennis courts here.

Crocker amazon court 3. The alice marble tennis courts are owned by the san francisco recreation and park department. Alice marble tennis courts providing a panoramic view of the pacific ocean and the golden gate bridge from the top of russian hill in san francisco is named in honor of her. Robert weintraub mined 1946 and 1991 books by tennis star alice marble to build his biography of the tennis star and california socialite.

Grand slam finals singles 5 titles. Part of george sterling park the alice marble courts feature four tennis courts in good condition and a backboard. Marble succumbed to the debilitating disease pernicious anemia and died in palm springs california. Alice marble court 4.

There are plenty of benches along the courts for cooling off or for waiting. Parkside square court 4.