Eleanor Goss (November 18, 1895 – November 6, 1982) was an American
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
player of the
inter-war period
In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days), the end of the First World War to the beginning of the Second World War. The interwar period was relative ...
. She first drew attention in tennis by winning titles as a student at
Wellesley College. She won the
US Women's National Championship in women's doubles four times, including three consecutive titles between 1918 and 1920 with
Marion Zinderstein
Marion Hall Zinderstein (May 6, 1896 – August 14, 1980) also known by her married name Marion Jessup, was a tennis player from the United States. At the 1924 Paris Olympics, she won a silver medal in the mixed doubles event partnering Vincen ...
.
In 1918, she also reached the women's singles final, where she was beaten by
Molla Bjurstedt, and competed at the
1924 Summer Olympics.
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 runner-up)
Doubles (4 titles, 2 runners-up)
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1895 births
1982 deaths
American female tennis players
Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles
United States National champions (tennis)
Olympic tennis players of the United States
20th-century American women
20th-century American people
Tennis people from New York (state)