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Dorothy Elizabeth "Do" Workman (January 5, 1912 – November 30, 1981) was an American tennis player. Born in
King City, Missouri King City is a city in southwest Gentry County, Missouri, United States. The population was 799 at the 2020 census. History John Pittsenbarger was the first European settler when he set up a tent in town in 1856. His application to name the tow ...
, Workman competed on tour in the 1930s. She was a member of the
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and attained a best national ranking of sixth. In 1938 she was a singles quarter-finalist at the
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and made the final of the women's doubles, with Dorothy Bundy. Her doubles partnership with Bundy, known as "Dodo" and "Do", included multiple
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titles.


Grand Slam finals


Women's doubles (1 runner-up)


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Workman, Dorothy 1912 births 1981 deaths American female tennis players Tennis players from Missouri People from King City, Missouri