Eleanor "Teach" Tennant (1895 – May 11, 1974[1]) was a tennis player and coach from the U.S., notable for the being the first female player to turn professional.[2] Tennant was once ranked third in America[3] and was the coach of Grand Slam winners Alice Marble, Bobby Riggs, Pauline Betz, and Maureen Connolly. Tennant also coached Hollywood stars including Clark Gable and Carole Lombard, who gave her the nickname Teach.[2][4]
Grand Slam finals edit
Doubles: (1 runner-up) edit
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1920 | U.S. Championships | Grass |  Helen Baker |
Eleanor Goss Marion Zinderstein |
3–6, 1–6 |
Further reading edit
- Spain, Nancy (1953). Teach Tennant: The Story of Eleanor Tennant, the Greatest Tennis Coach in the World. London: W. Laurie.
- Marble, Alice; Leatherman, Dale (1991). Courting Danger. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9780312928131.
References edit
- ^ "Eleanor Tennant, who taught many tennis‐notables, dead". The New York Times. May 13, 1974.
- ^ a b "Eleanor Tennant". www.si.com. Sports Illustrated. January 13, 1958.
- ^ "Alice Marble: excerpts from Courting Danger: QuickSports Tennis". Tennis.quickfound.net. 1990-12-12. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
- ^ Everettt R. Holles (September 18, 1973). "Old coach on Riggs: 'boring'". The New York Times.
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