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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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goss, Eleanor 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)