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Rhea Fairbairn

Canadian tennis player

Rhea Fairbairn of Canada (born 1890; died April 24, 1953) was an amateur tennis player.

Fairbairn, who was a member of the tennis team at the University of Toronto, reached the finals of the Canadian Championships in 1910. She finished runner-up to Louise Moyes losing 4–6, 0–6.

Fairbairn reached the singles final at the 1915 Ohio state tournament, falling to Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Louise Moyes again (losing 3–6, 2–6).

At the Cincinnati Masters, Fairbairn won the doubles *le in 1913 (with Helen McLaughlin) and was a singles finalist in 1910.

She married Frank Marty of Ft. Thomas, Kentucky, in 1912. She died on April 24, 1953 in Ft. Thomas.