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Dorothy Cheney
Dorothy "Dodo" May Sutton Bundy Cheney (September 1, 1916 – November 23, 2014) was an American tennis player from her youth into her 90s. In 1938, Bundy was the first American to win the women's singles title at the Australian National Championships, defeating Dorothy Stevenson in the final. Personal life Cheney was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Tennis Hall of Famer May Sutton Bundy (1886–1975) and U.S. men's doubles champion Tom Bundy (1881–1945). She was the grandmother of former Major League Baseball player Danny Putnam. Cheney died on November 23, 2014, in Escondido, California at the age of 98. Tennis career According to A. Wallis Myers and John Olliff of ''The Daily Telegraph'' and the ''Daily Mail'', Bundy Cheney was ranked in the world top 10 in 1937 and 1946 (no rankings issued from 1940 through 1945), reaching a career high of sixth in 1946. The United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) included Bundy Cheney in its year-end, top-ten rankings of U. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Horn
Marie-Luise "Marlies" Horn (15 March 1912 – 26 July 1991) was a German tennis player who was active in the 1930s. Personal Horn was born at Wiesbaden on 15 March 1912.Der Tennissport, November 1938 She married businessman Joachim Hinrich (1908–1990) at Wiesbaden, on 15 April 1939. Horn died at her home town on 26 July 1991, aged 79. Career Early years In 1927, she joined the local tennis and hockey club. From 1928 to 1930, Horn took part at the German junior championships where she lost to Edith Sander twice in the finals. Grand Slam tournaments She played at the French Championships from 1931 to 1937. In singles, her best result was in 1936 when she lost to second-seeded Simonne Mathieu in the semifinals. In mixed doubles, she reached the final alongside Roland Journu in 1937 where they were defeated by Mathieu and Yvon Petra. Horn participated at Wimbledon from 1932 to 1937, reaching the quarterfinals in singles in 1936. She was the top player on the German national ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Workman
Dorothy Elizabeth "Do" Workman (January 5, 1912 – November 30, 1981) was an American tennis player. Born in King City, Missouri, Workman competed on tour in the 1930s. She was a member of the Los Angeles Tennis Club and attained a best national ranking of sixth. In 1938 she was a singles quarter-finalist at the Australian Championships and made the final of the women's doubles, with Dorothy Bundy. Her doubles partnership with Bundy, known as "Dodo" and "Do", included multiple Pacific Southwest Championships The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ... titles. Grand Slam finals Women's doubles (1 runner-up) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Workman, Dorothy 1912 births 1981 deaths American female tennis players Tennis players from Missouri People from King City, Missouri [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 Australian Championships (tennis)
The 1938 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia from 21 January to 31 January. It was the 31st edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 7th held in Adelaide, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Americans Don Budge and Dorothy Bundy Cheney. Finals Men's singles Don Budge defeated John Bromwich 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 Women's singles Dorothy Bundy defeated Dorothy Stevenson 6–3, 6–2 Men's doubles John Bromwich / Adrian Quist defeated Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel 7–5, 6–4, 6–0 Women's doubles Thelma Coyne / Nancye Wynne defeated Dorothy Bundy / Dorothy Workman 9–7, 6–4 Mixed doubles Margaret Wilson / John Bromwich defeated Nancye Wynne / Colin Long 6–3, 6–2 External links Australian Open official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Championships,1938 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 Australian Championships
The 1938 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia from 21 January to 31 January. It was the 31st edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 7th held in Adelaide, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The singles titles were won by Americans Don Budge and Dorothy Bundy Cheney. Finals Men's singles Don Budge defeated John Bromwich 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 Women's singles Dorothy Bundy defeated Dorothy Stevenson 6–3, 6–2 Men's doubles John Bromwich / Adrian Quist defeated Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel 7–5, 6–4, 6–0 Women's doubles Thelma Coyne / Nancye Wynne defeated Dorothy Bundy / Dorothy Workman 9–7, 6–4 Mixed doubles Margaret Wilson / John Bromwich defeated Nancye Wynne / Colin Long 6–3, 6–2 External links Australian Open official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Australian Championships,1938 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cincinnati Masters
The Cincinnati Masters or Cincinnati Open (branded as the Western & Southern Open for sponsorship reasons) is an annual outdoor hardcourt tennis event held in Mason, Ohio near Cincinnati. The event started on September 18, 1899, and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city. The tournament is the second largest summer tennis event in the U.S. after the US Open, as its men's event is one of the Masters 1000 tournaments on the ATP Tour and its women's event is one of the WTA 1000 events on the WTA Tour. History The tournament was started in 1899 as the Cincinnati Open and was renamed in 1901 to Tri-State Tennis Tournament, a name it would keep until 1969 (it would later be known by several other names, including ATP Championships), and would eventually grow into the tournament now held in Mason. The original tournament was held at the Avondale Athletic Club, which sat on property that is now Xavier University, and would later be moved to se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kay Stammers
Katherine "Kay" Esther Stammers (3 April 1914 – 23 December 2005) was a female tennis player from the United Kingdom. Career Stammers was born on 3 April 1914 in St Albans, United Kingdom where her parents taught her to play tennis on the grass court at their family home. Left-handed and with a good forehand, Stammers played an attacking style of tennis and was trained by Dan Maskell. Stammers played when Helen Wills Moody, Helen Jacobs, Alice Marble, and Pauline Betz dominated. But Stammers defeated Jacobs in the semifinals of the 1939 Wimbledon Championships and in singles matches at the 1935 and 1936 Wightman Cup. At the 1935 Kent Championships in Beckenham, England, Stammers became the first British player to beat Wills Moody in 11 years. According to A. Wallis Myers and John Olliff of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Stammers was ranked in the world top ten in 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, and 1946, reaching a career high of world No. 2 in those rankings in 1939. St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Nuthall
Betty May Nuthall Shoemaker (née Nuthall; 23 May 1911 – 8 November 1983) was an English tennis player. Known for her powerful forehand, according to Wallis Myers of ''The Daily Telegraph'' and the ''Daily Mail'', Nuthall was ranked in the world's top 10 in 1927, 1929 through 1931, and 1933, reaching a career high of world no. 4 in 1929. In 1930, Nuthall won the women's singles title at the U.S. Championships. Early life Betty Nuthall was born on 23 May 1911 in Surbiton and grew up in Richmond. She was the eldest child of Stuart Nuthall, who worked on the London and South Western Railway and later became a hotel proprietor, and his wife Mary, both of them keen tennis players. Career Nuthall's father taught her tennis. She won the junior championships of Great Britain in 1924 (aged 13), 1925 and 1926. In 1927 at the age of 16, Nuthall tied Elisabeth Moore as the then-youngest women's singles finalist ever at the U.S. National Championships. Nuthall lost the final to Helen W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Wimbledon Championships, commonly known simply as Wimbledon, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London, since 1877 and is played on outdoor grass courts, with retractable roofs over the two main courts since 2019. Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the others being the Australian Open, the French Open, and the US Open. Wimbledon is the only major still played on grass, the traditional tennis playing surface. Also, it is the only Grand Slam that retains a night-time curfew, though matches can now continue until 11.00 pm under the lights. The tournament traditionally takes place over two weeks in late June and early July, starting on the last Monday in June and culminating with the Ladies' and Gentlemen's Singles Finals, scheduled for the Saturday and Sunday at the end of the second week. Five major events are held each year, with addi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Hart
Doris Hart (June 20, 1925 – May 29, 2015) was an American tennis player from who was active in the 1940s and first half of the 1950s. She was ranked world No. 1 in 1951. She was the fourth player, and second woman, to win a Career Grand Slam in singles. She was the first of only three players (all women) to complete the career "Boxed Set" of Grand Slam titles, which is winning at least one title in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles at all four Grand Slam events. Only she and Margaret Court achieved this during the amateur era of the sport. Hart played collegiate tennis for the Miami Hurricanes at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. Tennis career Hart reached 67 Grand Slam finals and won 35 titles, tying with Louise Brough for sixth on the all-time list (behind Margaret Smith Court (64), Martina Navratilova (59), Billie Jean King (39), Serena Williams (39), and Margaret Osborne duPont (37)). Six of her titles were in women's singles, 14 in women's doubles, and 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Canning Todd
Patricia Canning Todd (born Mary Patricia Canning, July 22, 1922 – September 5, 2015) was an American tennis player who had her best results just after World War II. In 1947 and 1948, she won a total of four Grand Slam championships: one in singles, two in women's doubles, and one in mixed doubles. She won these titles as a young mother. Tennis career Todd and her partner lost seven times to Louise Brough and Margaret Osborne duPont in the women's doubles finals of Grand Slam tournaments. Todd's lone victory over the Brough-Osborne duPont partnership was in the final of the 1947 Wimbledon Championships, when Todd teamed with Doris Hart. Todd and her partner lost twice to Brough and her partner in the mixed doubles finals of Grand Slam tournaments. Todd won the title at the 1947 French International Championships and reached the semifinals there in 1948. At the 1947 event, the fourth-seeded Todd played top-seeded Osborne duPont, the defending champion and the newly crowned Wimb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freda James
Winifred Alice "Freda" James (married name Hammersley) (11 January 1911 – 27 December 1988) was a British female tennis player of the 1930s. She won the women's doubles in Grand Slam events three times : in 1933 at the US Women's National Championship (with Betty Nuthall), and twice at Wimbledon in 1935 and 1936 (with Kay Stammers). From 1931 to 1939, she was part of the British team in the Wightman Cup The Wightman Cup was an annual team tennis competition for women contested from 1923 through 1989 (except during World War II) between teams from the United States and Great Britain. History U.S. player Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman wanted to generate .... Grand Slam finals Doubles (3 titles, 2 runner-ups) References {{DEFAULTSORT:James, Freda 1911 births 1988 deaths English female tennis players Sportspeople from Nottingham United States National champions (tennis) Wimbledon champions (pre-Open Era) Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles British femal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
