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Eleanor Tennant


Eleanor Tennant Biography

Eleanor "Teach" Tennant (1895 – 1963) was an American tennis player and tennis coach notable for the being the first female player to turn professional. Tennant was once ranked third in America and was the coach of Grand Slam winners: Alice Marble, Bobby Riggs, Pauline Betz, and Maureen Connolly. Tennant also coached Hollywood stars including Clark Gable.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1920 U.S. Championships Grass Helen Baker Eleanor Goss
Marion Zinderstein 		3-6, 1-6

Further reading

  • Teach Tennant: The Story of Eleanor Tennant, the Greatest Tennis Coach in the World: London: W.Laurie: 1953.
  • Eleanor "Teach" Tennant: Courting Danger, Alice Marble: New York: Alice Marble and Dale Leatherman: 1991



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