Patricia Cody (January 9, 1940 – August 24, 2004) was an American

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player. A Los Angeles-native, Cody attended

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and was almost 18 years of age when she started playing tennis. She had quick success, winning the Southern California Junior College championship in 1959. During the 1960s she made appearances at the U.S National Championships and was a doubles quarter-finalist in 1968, when the tournament became the US Open. Cody made the singles second round at

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in 1970 and the third round of the mixed doubles in 1972.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cody, Patricia 1940 births 2004 deaths American female tennis players Tennis players from Los Angeles