Jeanne Arth

American tennis player
Jeanne Arth
Country (sports) United States
Born (1935-07-21) July 21, 1935 (age 88)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1959)
Wimbledon2R (1959)
US OpenSF (1958)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (1959)
WimbledonW (1959)
US OpenW (1958, 1959)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US OpenQF (1971)

Jeanne Arth (born July 21, 1935) is an American tennis player who won women's doubles titles at the Wimbledon Championships and the U.S. National Championships.

Arth graduated from Central High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1952 and attended the College of St. Catherine. Arth and her partner Darlene Hard won women's doubles titles at the U.S. National Championships in 1958 and 1959 and at the Wimbledon Championships in 1959.[1]

Arth received the Lions Club outstanding athlete award in 1958 and was inducted into the Saint Paul Central Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.[2]

Grand Slam finals

Women's doubles (3 titles)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1958 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Darlene Hard United States Althea Gibson
Brazil Maria Bueno
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 1959 Wimbledon Championships Grass United States Darlene Hard United States Beverly Baker Fleitz
United Kingdom Christine Truman
2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 1959 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Darlene Hard Brazil Maria Bueno
United States Sally Moore
6–2, 6–3

References

  1. ^ The 50 Greatest Minnesota Sports Figures
  2. ^ Saint Paul Central Athletic Hall of Fame Archived 2007-06-07 at the Wayback Machine

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