Midge Gladman
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Marjorie "Midge" Gladman Van Ryn of Santa Monica, California, was an important American amateur tennis player in the early part of the 20th Century.
Gladman (born circa 1909), played collegiate tennis at the University of Southern California. She was ranked in the U.S. Top Ten nine times between 1928 and 1937, with her highest ranking (No. 4) coming in 1937.
She won the doubles title at the 1936 U.S. Nationals, and was a doubles finalist in 1937.
In 1928, she won the singles title at the historic tournament in Cincinnati (defeating Clara Louise Zinke in the final), the Canadian National singles title, and the Western singles championship. She paired with Zinke to win the 1928 Western doubles title as well.
In 1929, she won the singles and doubles titles at both the women’s intercollegiate tournament in Boston and the Middle States singles title in Philadelphia. She also won the Delaware State singles title, and was a finalist in doubles and mixed doubles there as well.
In 1930, she married John Van Ryn, who was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1963.
