Eleanor Tennant
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Eleanor "Teach" Tennant 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.
Alice Marble
Alice Marble was a World No. 1 American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam championships : 5 in Singles, 6 in Women's Doubles, and 7 in Mixed Doubles.-Early life:Born in the small town of Beckwourth, Plumas County, California, Marble moved with her family at the age of...
, Bobby Riggs
Bobby Riggs
Robert Larimore "Bobby" Riggs was a 1930s–40s tennis player who was the World No. 1 or the co-World No. 1 player for three years, first as an amateur in 1941, then as a professional in 1946 and 1947...
, Pauline Betz
Pauline Betz
Pauline May Betz Addie was an American professional tennis player.She won five Grand Slam singles titles and was the runner-up on three other occasions. Jack Kramer has called her the second best female tennis player he ever saw, behind Helen Wills Moody.-Early life:Betz attended Los Angeles High...
, and Maureen Connolly
Maureen Connolly
Maureen Catherine Connolly Brinker was an American tennis player who was the first woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments during the same calendar year.-Biography:...
. Tennant also coached Hollywood stars including Clarke Gable.
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