Beverly Baker
Beverly Baker Fleitz (born March 13, 1930 in Providence , Rhode Island , † April 29, 2014 in Long Beach , California ) was an American tennis player .
Career
At the age of eleven, Beverly began to play on public tennis courts, trained by her father, Frank Baker.
During her entire career, she only played six times in Grand Slam tournaments outside of the United States and achieved third place, her best place in the world rankings. 1955 Baker reached the final at the Wimbledon Championships , but in which she was defeated by Louise Brough in straight sets 5: 7, 6: 8. In the same year, she and her compatriot Darlene Hard won the competition in women's doubles at the French tennis championships (now the French Open ) in Paris . They defeated Shirley Bloomer and Patricia Ward in three sets with 7: 5, 6: 8, 13:11. This remained her only success in Grand Slam tournaments.
After a few tournament victories on the women's tour, Beverly Baker finally resigned from active tennis in 1959.
Private life
Her first marriage, in 1948, to scandalous actor Scotty Beckett lasted only five months. In 1951 she married John Fleitz, which lasted until his death in 2011. They had five children.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Beverly Baker Fleitz ( English ) In: MyHeritage . Retrieved March 11, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baker, Beverly |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fleitz, Beverly |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Providence , Rhode Island |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 2014 |
| Place of death | Long Beach (California) |