Eleonora Randolph Sears (28 September 1881, Boston

Boston

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 - 16 March 1968, Palm Beach

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) was an American tennis

Tennis

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 player of the interwar period

Interwar period

Interwar period can refer to any period between two wars. The Interbellum is understood to be the period between the end of the Great War or First World War and the beginning of the Second World War in Europe....

.

She won the women's doubles at the US Women's National Championship four times, including three consecutively (1915

1915 in sports

-American football:College championship* College football national championship – Cornell Big Red, Oklahoma Sooners and Pittsburgh Panthers -Association football:England...

-1917

1917 in sports

-American football:College championship* College football national championship – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets -Association football:Europe* There is no major football in Europe due to World War I...

). In singles, she was a finalist in 1912

1912 in sports

1912 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:College championship* College football national championship – Harvard Crimson and Penn State Nittany Lions -Association football:England...

, where she was beaten by Mary Kendall Browne.

She is a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame

International Tennis Hall of Fame

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since 1968, along with her cousin Richard (since 1955).

Eleonora Sears rode horses competitively and was elected to the Show Jumping Hall of Fame in 1992. She also owned and raced Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

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 horses.

Singles finals lost

|Date	Name and place of tournament	Cat.	($)	Surf.	Winner	Score
1	1912	US Women's National Champ’s	G. Slam		Grass (ext.)	Mary Kendall Browne	6-4, 6-2	US Open (tennis) 1912

Doubles titles

|Date	Name and place of tournament	Cat.	($)	Surf.	Partner	Finalists	Score
1	1911	US Women's National Champ’s	G. Slam		Grass (ext.)	Hazel Hotchkiss Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman was an American tennis player.-Personal life:Wightman was born in Healdsburg, California and married George Wightman of Boston in 1912. She died in Newton, Massachusetts...	Dorothy Green Dorothy Green (tennis) Dorothy Green was an American tennis player of the start of the 20th century.In 1912, she won the women's doubles at the US Women's National Championship with Mary Kendall Browne, who beat her the following year in the singles final.-Singles finals lost:...   Florence Sutton Florence Sutton Florence E. Sutton was an American tennis player.-Biography:She was born on September 2, 1883 to Adolphus De Gruchy Sutton and Adelina Esther Godfray. She was the sister of May Godfrey Sutton. She was a finalist for both singles and doubles titles in the US Open in 1911, losing to Hazel Hotchkiss...	6-4, 4-6, 6-2	1911 US Open (tennis)
2	1915	US Women's National Champ’s	G. Slam		Grass (ext.)	Hazel Hotchkiss Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman was an American tennis player.-Personal life:Wightman was born in Healdsburg, California and married George Wightman of Boston in 1912. She died in Newton, Massachusetts...	Helen McLean Mrs. G. L. Chapman	10-8, 6-2	1915 US Open (tennis)
3	1916	US Women's National Champ’s	G. Slam		Grass (ext.)	M. Bjurstedt Mallory	Louise Raymond   Edna Wildey	4-6, 6-2, 10-8	1916 US Open (tennis)
4	1917	US Women's National Champ’s	G. Slam		Grass (ext.)	M. Bjurstedt Mallory	Phyllis Walsh Mrs. Robert LeRoy	6-2, 6-4	1917 US Open (tennis)

Doubles finals lost

|Date	Name and place of tournament	Cat.	($)	Surf.	Winners	Partner	Score
1	1919	US Women's National Champ’s, Forest Hills Forest Hills, Queens Forest Hills is a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, United States.-Neighborhood:The neighborhood is home to upper-middle class residents, of whom the wealthier residents often live in the neighborhood's Forest Hills Gardens area...	G. Slam		Grass (ext.)	Marion Zinderstein   Eleanor Goss Eleanor Goss Eleanor Goss was an American tennis player of the inter-war period.Notably, she won the US Women's National Championship, in women's doubles four times, including three consecutive titles between 1918 and 1920 with Marion Zinderstein Jessup....	Hazel Hotchkiss Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman was an American tennis player.-Personal life:Wightman was born in Healdsburg, California and married George Wightman of Boston in 1912. She died in Newton, Massachusetts...	10-8, 9-7	1919 US Open (tennis)

Mixed doubles titles

|Date	Name and place of tournament	Cat.	($)	Surf.	Partner	Finalists	Score
1	1916	US Women's National Champ’s, Newport Newport, Rhode Island Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...	G. Slam		Grass (ext.)	Willis Davis	Florence Balllin   Bill Tilden Bill Tilden William Tatem Tilden II , nicknamed "Big Bill," is often considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time. An American tennis player who was the World No. 1 player for seven years, he won 14 Majors including ten Grand Slams and four Pro Slams. Bill Tilden dominated the world of...	6-4 7-5	1916 US Open (tennis)

Mixed doubles finals

|Date	Name and place of tournament	Cat.	($)	Surf.	Winners	Partner	Score
1	1912	US Women's National Champ’s, Newport Newport, Rhode Island Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...	G. Slam		Grass (ext.)	Mary Kendall Browne   Richard Williams	William Clothier William Clothier This article is about the tennis player. For the cinematographer, see William H. Clothier.----William Jackson Clothier was a male tennis player from the United States....	6-4 2-6 11-9	1912 US Open (tennis)

Grand Slam performance (partial)

Although the term "Grand Slam

Grand Slam (tennis)

The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...

" refers to the four major tennis tournaments, it was not used until 1933, and did not come into common usage until the 1950s.

Singles

Year	-		French Open French Open (tennis) The French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are...		Wimbledon		US National
1912 1912 in sports 1912 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:College championship* College football national championship – Harvard Crimson and Penn State Nittany Lions -Association football:England...	-		-		-		Final	M. K. Browne

Result, final opponent

Doubles

Year	-		French Open French Open (tennis) The French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are...		Wimbledon		US National
1911 1911 in sports 1911 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:College championship* College football national championship – Penn State Nittany Lions and Princeton Tigers -Association football:England...	-		-		-		Winner   H. Wightman Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman was an American tennis player.-Personal life:Wightman was born in Healdsburg, California and married George Wightman of Boston in 1912. She died in Newton, Massachusetts...	D. Green Dorothy Green (tennis) Dorothy Green was an American tennis player of the start of the 20th century.In 1912, she won the women's doubles at the US Women's National Championship with Mary Kendall Browne, who beat her the following year in the singles final.-Singles finals lost:...   F. Sutton Florence Sutton Florence E. Sutton was an American tennis player.-Biography:She was born on September 2, 1883 to Adolphus De Gruchy Sutton and Adelina Esther Godfray. She was the sister of May Godfrey Sutton. She was a finalist for both singles and doubles titles in the US Open in 1911, losing to Hazel Hotchkiss...
1915 1915 in sports -American football:College championship* College football national championship – Cornell Big Red, Oklahoma Sooners and Pittsburgh Panthers -Association football:England...	-		-		-		Winner   H. Wightman Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman was an American tennis player.-Personal life:Wightman was born in Healdsburg, California and married George Wightman of Boston in 1912. She died in Newton, Massachusetts...	Helen McLean M. G. L.
1916 1916 in sports -American football:College championship* College football national championship – Army Black Knights and Pittsburgh Panthers -Association football:Europe* There is no major football in Europe due to World War ISouth America...	-		-		-		Winner   B. Mallory	L. Raymond   Edna Wildey
1917 1917 in sports -American football:College championship* College football national championship – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets -Association football:Europe* There is no major football in Europe due to World War I...	-		-		-		Winner   B. Mallory	P. Walsh M. R. LeRoy
1919 1919 in sports -American football:College championship* College football national championship – Centre Praying Colonels, Harvard Crimson, Illinois Fighting Illini, Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Texas A&M Aggies...	-		-		-		Final   H. Wightman Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman was an American tennis player.-Personal life:Wightman was born in Healdsburg, California and married George Wightman of Boston in 1912. She died in Newton, Massachusetts...	M. Z. Jessup   Eleanor Goss Eleanor Goss Eleanor Goss was an American tennis player of the inter-war period.Notably, she won the US Women's National Championship, in women's doubles four times, including three consecutive titles between 1918 and 1920 with Marion Zinderstein Jessup....

Result, partner, final opponent

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