Dorothy Cheney
Dorothy Bundy Cheney | |||||||||||||
Dorothy Bundy 1929 | |||||||||||||
Nickname: | Dodo | ||||||||||||
Nation: | United States | ||||||||||||
Birthday: | September 1, 1916 | ||||||||||||
Date of death: | 23rd November 2014 | ||||||||||||
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Highest ranking: | 6 (1946) | ||||||||||||
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Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) |
Dorothy "Dodo" Bundy Cheney (born September 1, 1916 in Los Angeles , California - † November 23, 2014 in Escondido , California) was an American tennis player .
In 1938 she won the Australian tennis championships (now the Australian Open ) in women's singles.
Cheney was the daughter of former Wimbledon champion May Sutton and three-time US champion in doubles, Tom Bundy . In 1928 and 1929 she competed with her mother at the American championships in doubles.
From 1937 to 1939 she was a member of the US Wightman Cup team.
As a senior player, she earned numerous other titles.
Web links
- ITF Seniors profile of Dorothy Cheney (English)
- Dorothy Cheney in the "International Tennis Hall of Fame" (English; with picture)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Dodo Cheney, champion for decades, dies at 98 , New York Times, November 25, 2014
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SURNAME | Cheney, Dorothy |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bundy Cheney, Dorothy; Bundy Cheney, dodo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1916 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |
DATE OF DEATH | 23rd November 2014 |
Place of death | Escondido (California) |