Mary-Ann Eisel
Eisel in 1968 | |
Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | (1946-11-25) November 25, 1946 (age 77) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1968) |
Wimbledon | QF (1967) |
US Open | 3R (1964, 1965, 1967) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1968) |
French Open | QF (1967) |
Wimbledon | SF (1969, 1971) |
US Open | F (1967) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1968) |
French Open | 2R (1967) |
Wimbledon | QF (1966) |
US Open | W (1968) |
Mary–Ann Eisel (born November 25, 1946) also known as Mary–Ann Curtis or Mary–Ann Beattie is an American former tennis player. She was the US Open mixed doubles champion in 1968.
Personal life
Eisel was born in St. Louis, Missouri, was educated in the Ladue School District,[1] and went on to Washington University in St. Louis,[2] where she competed on the men's tennis team.[3] In 1969, she married fellow tennis player Peter Curtis. Following their divorce, she married Don Beattie on May 12, 1972.
In addition to her tennis career, Eisel was an amateur golfer.[2]
Career
In 1964, Eisel won the US girls' 18 championship.[4] In the same year, she won the Irish National doubles title with Justina Bricka.[4]
Eisel reached the finals of the 1967 women's doubles U.S. National Championships at Forrest Hills with Donna Floyd, losing in three sets against Rosemary Casals and Billie Jean King.
In 1968, she won the US Open mixed doubles with Peter Curtis, defeating Tory Fretz and Gerry Perry in straight sets[5] In 1969, she won the singles title at the Surrey Grass Court Championships, defeating Judy Tegart in three sets. She won the doubles title at the 1971 British Hard Court Championships with Françoise Dürr, defeating Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong in the final.[6]
In 1968 and 1970, she played for the US Federation Cup team, reaching the semifinals of the World Group on both occasions, and compiled a record of five wins and four losses.
In 1974, she was a team member of the Detroit Loves, which won the Central Section Championship in the inaugural season of the World Team Tennis league in the United States. In 1975, she played for the Hawaii Leis.[7]
In total, she competed at Wimbledon nine times.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1967 | U.S. Championships | Grass | Donna Floyd | Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Mixed doubles (1 title)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1968 | US Open | Grass | Peter Curtis | Tory Fretz Gerry Perry | 6–4, 7–5 |
References
- ^ Dillon, Dan (June 2005). So, Where'd You Go to High School? Vol. 2: The Baby Boomer Years: 1950s–1960s. Virginia Publishing. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-1-891442-33-9.
- ^ a b "USTA Hall of Fame History" (PDF). USTA. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ Nelson, Kathleen (July 3, 2011). "Three aces for Tennis". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ^ a b "Mary Ann Eisel Beattie". The St. Louis Tennis Hall of Fame. 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 482. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Hedges, Martin (1978). The Concise Dictionary of Tennis. New York: Mayflower Books. p. 23. ISBN 978-0861240128.
- ^ "Mary Ann Beattie". www.wtt.com. World TeamTennis.
External links
- Mary-Ann Eisel at the Women's Tennis Association
- Mary-Ann Eisel at the International Tennis Federation
- Mary-Ann Eisel at the Billie Jean King Cup
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