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
Los Angeles Tennis Club
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and attained a best national ranking of sixth. In 1938 she was a singles quarter-finalist at the
Australian Championships
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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
Pacific Southwest Championships
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titles.
Grand Slam finals
Women's doubles (1 runner-up)
References
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1912 births
1981 deaths
American female tennis players
Tennis players from Missouri
People from King City, Missouri