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American tennis player
Eleanor Tennant
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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 Clarke Gable.
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Doubles: (1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1920 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Helen Baker | Eleanor Goss Marion Zinderstein | 3–6, 1–6 |
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