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{{Short description|American tennis player}}
{{Short description|American tennis player}}
{{About|the tennis player|the primate biologist|Dorothy Cheney (scientist)}}
{{About|the tennis player|the primate biologist|Dorothy Cheney (scientist)}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Dorothy Bundy Cheney
|name = Dorothy Bundy Cheney
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Cheney was still competing in selected top level events at the age of 51. In 1967, she defeated a seeded player, [[Karen Krantzcke]], in the third round of the [[Los Angeles Open (tennis)|Pacific Southwest Championships]] in straight sets.
Cheney was still competing in selected top level events at the age of 51. In 1967, she defeated a seeded player, [[Karen Krantzcke]], in the third round of the [[Los Angeles Open (tennis)|Pacific Southwest Championships]] in straight sets.


Her win-loss singles records against some elite players were as follows:{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}}
Her win–loss singles records against some elite players were as follows:{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}}


* 21–8 Mary Arnold Prentiss
* 7–2 Doris Hart
* 9–3 Patricia Canning Todd
* 4–1 Billie Jean King
* 7–2 Doris Hart
* 4–2 Shirley Fry
* 4–1 Billie Jean King
* 6–5 Margaret Osborne duPont
* 3–0 Freda James Hammersley
* 0–1 Althea Gibson, Angela Mortimer, Ann Haydon
* 4–2 Shirley Fry
* 0–1 Christine Truman, Lesley Turner, Nancy Richey
* 6–5 Margaret Osborne duPont
* 2–4 Maureen Connolly
* 3–2 Nell Hall Hopman, Thelma Coyne Long
* 0–2 Helen Jacobs, Rosemary Casals
* 2–1 Simmone Passemard Mathieu
* 8–11 Sarah Palfrey
* 1–0 Betty Nuthall, Nelly Adamson Landry
* 0–3 Carole Caldwell
* 2–2 Mary Hardwick
* 1–5 Darlene Hard
* 1–2 Katherine Stammers Menzies
* 1–6 Karen Hantze Susman
* 0–1 Althea Gibson, Angela Mortimer, Anita Lizana, Ann Haydon Jones
* 4–10 Louise Brough
* 0–1 Christine Truman, Lesley Turner Bowrey, Nancy Richey
* 1–9 Alice Marble
* 2–4 Maureen Connolly
* 1–15 Beverly Baker Fleitz
* 1–3 Nancye Wynne Bolton
* 8–25 Pauline Betz
* 0–2 Helen Jacobs, Rosemary Casals
* 8–11 Sarah Palfrey Cooke
* 3–6 Darlene Hard
* 0–3 Carole Caldwell, Jadwiga Jedrzejowska
* 5–10 Louise Brough
* 1–8 Karen Hantze Susman
* 1–9 Alice Marble
* 1–16 Beverly Baker Fleitz
* 8–26 Pauline Betz


By the end of her senior age-groups playing career, Cheney had amassed 394 USTA titles — a record.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tennischannel.com/news/NewsDetails.aspx?newsid=12305 | title=The Durable & Dominant Dodo | author=Joel Drucker | publisher=Tennis Channel | date=May 16, 2013 | access-date=August 29, 2014}}</ref>
By the end of her senior age-groups playing career, Cheney had amassed 394 USTA titles — a record.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tennischannel.com/news/NewsDetails.aspx?newsid=12305 | title=The Durable & Dominant Dodo | author=Joel Drucker | publisher=Tennis Channel | date=May 16, 2013 | access-date=August 29, 2014}}</ref>
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===Grand Slam and other singles tournaments===
===Grand Slam and other singles tournaments===


In the first singles match of her career at any Grand Slam tournament, Bundy upset second-seeded [[Sarah Palfrey Cooke|Sarah Palfrey Fabyan]] in the first round of the [[1936 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles|1936 U.S. National Championships]]. Bundy ultimately lost in the quarterfinals.
In the first singles match of her career at any Grand Slam tournament, Bundy upset second-seeded [[Sarah Palfrey Cooke|Sarah Palfrey Fabyan]] in the first round of the [[1936 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles|1936 U.S. National Championships]]. Bundy ultimately lost in the quarterfinals.


The first nine times that Bundy Cheney played singles at the U.S. National Championships, she reached at least the quarterfinals. During those (and other) years, she had no "bad" losses at Grand Slam singles tournaments. Her losses were as follows
The first nine times that Bundy Cheney played singles at the U.S. National Championships, she reached at least the quarterfinals. During those (and other) years, she had no "bad" losses at Grand Slam singles tournaments. Her losses were as follows
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| style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss || [[1938 Australian Championships (tennis)|1938]] || [[Australian Open|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dorothy Workman]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nancye Wynne Bolton|Nancye Wynne]] <br/> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Thelma Coyne Long]] || 7–9, 4–6
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss || [[1938 Australian Championships (tennis)|1938]] || [[Australian Open|Australian Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dorothy Workman]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nancye Wynne Bolton]] <br/> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Thelma Coyne Long]] || 7–9, 4–6
|- style="background:#ccf;"
|- style="background:#ccf;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss || [[1940 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1940]] || [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Marjorie Gladman|Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Alice Marble]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Sarah Palfrey Cooke|Sarah Palfrey]] || 3–6, 7–9
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss || [[1940 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1940]] || [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Marjorie Gladman|Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Alice Marble]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Sarah Palfrey Cooke]] || 3–6, 7–9
|- style="background:#ccf;"
|- style="background:#ccf;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss || [[1941 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1941]] || U.S. National Championships || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Pauline Betz]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Margaret Osborne duPont|Margaret Osborne]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Sarah Palfrey Cooke || 6–3, 1–6, 4–6
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss || [[1941 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1941]] || U.S. National Championships || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Pauline Betz]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Margaret Osborne duPont]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Sarah Palfrey Cooke || 6–3, 1–6, 4–6
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| style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss || [[1940 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1940]] || [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Jack Kramer]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Alice Marble]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bobby Riggs]] || 7–9, 1–6
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss || [[1940 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1940]] || [[US Open (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Jack Kramer]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Alice Marble]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bobby Riggs]] || 7–9, 1–6
|- style="background:#ccf;"
|- style="background:#ccf;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss || [[1944 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1944]] || U.S. National Championships || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Don McNeill (tennis)|Don McNeill]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Margaret Osborne duPont|Margaret Osborne]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Talbert]] || 2–6, 3–6
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss || [[1944 U.S. National Championships (tennis)|1944]] || U.S. National Championships || Grass || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Don McNeill (tennis)|Don McNeill]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Margaret Osborne duPont]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Talbert]] || 2–6, 3–6
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss || [[1946 Wimbledon Championships|1946]] || [[Wimbledon Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Geoff Brown (tennis)|Geoff Brown]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Louise Brough]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Tom Brown (tennis player)|Tom Brown]] || 4–6, 4–6
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss || [[1946 Wimbledon Championships|1946]] || [[Wimbledon Championships]] || Grass || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Geoff Brown (tennis)|Geoff Brown]] || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Louise Brough]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Tom Brown (tennis player)|Thomas Brown, Jr.]] || 4–6, 4–6
|- style="background:#ebc2af;"
|- style="background:#ebc2af;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss || [[1946 French Championships (tennis)|1946]] || [[French Open|French Championships]] || Clay || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Tom Brown || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Pauline Betz]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Budge Patty]] || 5–7, 7–9
| style="background:#ffa07a;" | Loss || [[1946 French Championships (tennis)|1946]] || [[French Open|French Championships]] || Clay || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Thomas Brown, Jr || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Pauline Betz]] <br/> {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Budge Patty]] || 5–7, 7–9
|}
|}


==Other singles finals (34 titles, 37 runner-ups)==
==Other singles finals (54 titles, 60 runner-ups)==
{{Unreferenced section|date=July 2019}}
{{Unreferenced section|date=July 2019}}
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| Lost || Jul 24, 1933 || British Colombia Open Championships<br/>Victoria Lawn Tennis Club<br/>Victoria, British Colombia, Canada || Grass || [[Mary Campbell (tennis)|Mary Campbell]] || 0–6, 6–2, 4–6
| Lost || Jul 24, 1933 || British Columbia Open Championships<br/>Victoria Lawn Tennis Club<br/>Victoria, British Columbia, Canada || Grass || [[Mary Campbell (tennis)|Mary Campbell]] || 0–6, 6–2, 4–6
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| Won || Sep 4, 1933 || Santa Monica City Open<br/>Santa Monica, California, U. S. || Hard || [[May Doeg Smith]] || 8–6, 6–3
| Won || Sep 4, 1933 || Santa Monica City Open<br/>Santa Monica, California, U. S. || Hard || [[May Doeg Smith]] || 8–6, 6–3
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| Lost || Jun 28, 1937 || [[Hotel del Coronado]] Invitational<br/>Coronado, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Bonnie Miller Blank]] || 5–7, 4–6
| Lost || Jun 28, 1937 || [[Hotel del Coronado]] Invitational<br/>Coronado, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Bonnie Miller Blank]] || 5–7, 4–6
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| Won || Jul 12, 1937 || Colorado State Championships<br/>Denver Country Club<br/>Denver, Colorado, U. S. || Clay || [[Carolin Babcock]] || 4–6, 6–0, 6–3
| Won || Jul 12, 1937 || [[Colorado State Championships]]<br/>Denver Country Club<br/>Denver, Colorado, U. S. || Clay || [[Carolin Babcock]] || 4–6, 6–0, 6–3
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| Won || Dec 6, 1937 || [[Victorian Championships]]<br/>[[Kooyong Stadium|Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club]]<br/>Melbourne, Australia || Grass || [[Nancye Wynne Bolton]] || 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
| Won || Dec 6, 1937 || [[Victorian Championships]]<br/>[[Kooyong Stadium|Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club]]<br/>Melbourne, Australia || Grass || [[Nancye Wynne Bolton]] || 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
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| Won || Apr 25, 1938 || Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament<br/>Ojai Valley Tennis Club<br/>Ojai, California, U. S. || Hard || Gertrude Bishop Bixler || 6–3, 6–3
| Won || Apr 25, 1938 || Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament<br/>Ojai Valley Tennis Club<br/>Ojai, California, U. S. || Hard || Gertrude Bishop Bixler || 6–3, 6–3
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| Lost || May 23, 1938 || Middlesex Championships<br/>Chiswick Park Lawn Tennis Club<br/>London, United Kingdom || Grass || [[Jadwiga Jędrzejowska]] || 5–7, 2–6
| Lost || May 23, 1938 || [[Middlesex Championships]]<br/>Chiswick Park Lawn Tennis Club<br/>London, United Kingdom || Grass || [[Jadwiga Jędrzejowska]] || 5–7, 2–6
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| Lost || Jul 11, 1938 || Scottish Championships<br/>Peebles, Scotland || Grass || [[Mary Hardwick]] || 2–6, 5–7
| Lost || Jul 11, 1938 || [[Scottish Championships (tennis)|Scottish Championships]]<br/>Peebles, Scotland || Grass || [[Mary Hardwick]] || 2–6, 5–7
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| Lost || Jul 25, 1938 || Seabright Invitational<br/>[[Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club]]<br/>Rumson, New Jersey, U. S. || Grass || Alice Marble || 2–6, 2–6
| Lost || Jul 25, 1938 || Seabright Invitational<br/>[[Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club]]<br/>Rumson, New Jersey, U. S. || Grass || Alice Marble || 2–6, 2–6
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| Lost || Aug 8, 1938 || [[Eastern Grass Court Championships]]<br/>[[Westchester Country Club]]<br/>Rye, New York, U. S. || Grass || Alice Marble || 5–7, 0–6
| Lost || Aug 8, 1938 || [[Eastern Grass Court Championships]]<br/>[[Westchester Country Club]]<br/>Rye, New York, U. S. || Grass || Alice Marble || 5–7, 0–6
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| Won || Sep 26, 1938 || [[Los Angeles Open (tennis)|Pacific Southwest Championships]]<br/>Los Angeles Tennis Club<br/>Los Angeles, U. S. || Hard || [[Sarah Palfrey Cooke]] || 6–4, 6–4
| Won || Sep 26, 1938 || [[Pacific Southwest Championships]]<br/>Los Angeles Tennis Club<br/>Los Angeles, U. S. || Hard || [[Sarah Palfrey Cooke]] || 6–4, 6–4
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| Won || Jan 9, 1939 || Palm Springs Invitational<br/>Palm Springs Tennis Club<br/>Palm Springs, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Mary Arnold (tennis)|Mary Arnold Prentiss]] || 6–4, 6–2
| Won || Jan 9, 1939 || Palm Springs Invitational<br/>Palm Springs Tennis Club<br/>Palm Springs, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Mary Arnold (tennis)|Mary Arnold Prentiss]] || 6–4, 6–2
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| Won || Jun 26, 1939 || Colorado State Championships<br/>Denver Country Club<br/>Denver, Colorado, U. S. || Clay || [[Marjorie Gladman|Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn]] || 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
| Won || Jun 26, 1939 || [[Colorado State Championships]]<br/>Denver Country Club<br/>Denver, Colorado, U. S. || Clay || [[Marjorie Gladman|Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn]] || 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
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| Lost || Sep 25, 1939 || Pacific Southwest Championships<br/>Los Angeles Tennis Club<br/>Los Angeles, California, U. S. || Hard || Alice Marble || 7–9, 1–6
| Lost || Sep 25, 1939 || Pacific Southwest Championships<br/>Los Angeles Tennis Club<br/>Los Angeles, California, U. S. || Hard || Alice Marble || 7–9, 1–6
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| Lost || Jan 8, 1940 || Palm Springs Invitational<br/>El Mirador Tennis Club<br/>Palm Springs, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Helen Bernhard]] || 3–6, 4–6
| Lost || Jan 8, 1940 || Palm Springs Invitational<br/>El Mirador Tennis Club<br/>Palm Springs, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Helen Bernhard]] || 3–6, 4–6
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| Won || Apr 15, 1940 || Beverley Hills Invitational<br/>Beverley Hills, California, U. S. || Hard || Helen Bernhard || 6–2, 7–5
| Won || Apr 15, 1940 || Beverley Hills Invitational<br/>La Cienega Tennis Club<br/>Beverley Hills, California, U. S. || Hard || Helen Bernhard || 6–2, 7–5
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| Won || Apr 22, 1940 || Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament<br/>Ojai Valley Tennis Club<br/>Ojai, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Pauline Betz]] || 6–4, 6–4
| Won || Apr 22, 1940 || Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament<br/>Ojai Valley Tennis Club<br/>Ojai, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Pauline Betz]] || 6–4, 6–4
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| Won || Jun 24, 1940 || Hotel del Coronado Invitational<br/>Coronado, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Louise Brough]] || 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
| Won || Jun 24, 1940 || Hotel del Coronado Invitational<br/>Coronado, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Louise Brough]] || 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
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| Won || Jul 8, 1940 || Colorado State Championships<br/>Denver Country Club<br/>Denver, Colorado, U. S. || Clay || Esther Hare Bartosh || 7–5, 6–4
| Won || Jul 8, 1940 || [[Colorado State Championships]]<br/>Denver Country Club<br/>Denver, Colorado, U. S. || Clay || Esther Hare Bartosh || 7–5, 6–4
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| Lost || Jul 15, 1940 || Eastern Clay Court Championships<br/>Jackson Heights Tennis Club<br/>New York City, New York, U. S. || Clay || [[Virginia Wolfenden]] || 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
| Lost || Jul 15, 1940 || Eastern Clay Court Championships<br/>Jackson Heights Tennis Club<br/>New York City, New York, U. S. || Clay || [[Virginia Wolfenden]] || 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
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| Won || Jul 29, 1940 || Maidstone Invitational<br/>[[Maidstone Club]]<br/>East Hampton, New York, U. S. || Grass || Gracyn Wheeler || 6–2, 6–3
| Won || Jul 29, 1940 || Maidstone Invitational<br/>[[Maidstone Club]]<br/>East Hampton, New York, U. S. || Grass || Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher || 6–2, 6–3
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| Won || Sep 16, 1940 || Pacific Southwest Championships<br/>Los Angeles Tennis Club<br/>Los Angeles, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Valerie Scott (tennis)|Valerie Scott]] || 6–3, 6–3
| Won || Sep 16, 1940 || [[Pacific Southwest Championships]]<br/>Los Angeles Tennis Club<br/>Los Angeles, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Valerie Scott (tennis)|Valerie Scott]] || 6–3, 6–3
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| Won || Nov 11, 1940 || Championships of the Argentine<br/>Buenos Aires, Argentina || Clay || Sarah Palfrey Cooke || 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
| Won || Nov 11, 1940 || Championships of the Argentine<br/>Buenos Aires, Argentina || Clay || Sarah Palfrey Cooke || 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
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| Lost || Mar 24, 1941 || U.S. National Indoor Championships<br/>Longwood Cricket Club<br/>Brookline, Massachusetts, U. S. || Indoor wood || Pauline Betz || 1–6, 12–10, 2–6
| Lost || Mar 24, 1941 || U.S. National Indoor Championships<br/>Longwood Cricket Club<br/>Brookline, Massachusetts, U. S. || Indoor wood || Pauline Betz || 1–6, 12–10, 2–6
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| Won || Apr 14, 1941 || River Oaks Invitational<br/>River Oaks Country Club<br/>Houston, Texas, U. S. || Clay || Pauline Betz || 5–7, 6–4, 11–9
| Won || Apr 14, 1941 || [[River Oaks Invitational]]<br/>River Oaks Country Club<br/>Houston, Texas, U. S. || Clay || Pauline Betz || 5–7, 6–4, 11–9
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| Won || Jun 2, 1941 || Heart of America Championships<br/>Rockhill Club<br/>Kansas City, Missouri, U. S. || Clay || Pauline Betz || 6–2, 2–6, 6–3
| Won || Jun 2, 1941 || Heart of America Championships<br/>Rockhill Club<br/>Kansas City, Missouri, U. S. || Clay || Pauline Betz || 6–2, 2–6, 6–3
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| Lost || Jun 23, 1941 || Hotel del Coronado Invitational<br/>Coronado, California, U. S. || Hard || Louise Brough || 2–6, 11–9, 2–6
| Lost || Jun 23, 1941 || Hotel del Coronado Invitational<br/>Coronado, California, U. S. || Hard || Louise Brough || 2–6, 11–9, 2–6
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| Lost || Jun 30, 1941 || Colorado State Championships<br/>Denver Country Club<br/>Denver, Colorado, U. S. || Clay || [[Nina Brown]] || 6–8, 5–7
| Lost || Jun 30, 1941 || [[Colorado State Championships]]<br/>Denver Country Club<br/>Denver, Colorado, U. S. || Clay || [[Nina Brown (tennis)|Nina Browm]] || 6–8, 5–7
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| Lost || Jul 7, 1941 || Western Sectional Championships<br/>Woodstock Country Club<br/>Indianapolis, Indiana, U. S. || Clay || Pauline Betz || 7–9, 6–4, 3–6
| Lost || Jul 7, 1941 || Western Sectional Championships<br/>Woodstock Country Club<br/>Indianapolis, Indiana, U. S. || Clay || Pauline Betz || 7–9, 6–4, 3–6
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| Lost || Feb 9, 1942 || Florida State Championships<br/>Orlando, Florida, U. S. || Clay || Pauline Betz || 1–6, 4–6
| Lost || Feb 9, 1942 || Florida State Championships<br/>Orlando, Florida, U. S. || Clay || Pauline Betz || 1–6, 4–6
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| Won || Jun 29, 1942 || Colorado State Championships<br/>Denver Country Club<br/>Denver, Colorado, U. S. || Clay || [[Pearl Harland]] ||
| Won || Jun 29, 1942 || [[Colorado State Championships]]<br/>Denver Country Club<br/>Denver, Colorado, U. S. || Clay || [[Pearl Harland]] ||
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| Won || Aug 31, 1942 || Santa Monica City Open<br/>Santa Monica, California, U. S. || Hard || Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher || 6–3, 6–3
| Won || Aug 31, 1942 || Santa Monica City Open<br/>Santa Monica, California, U. S. || Hard || Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher || 6–3, 6–3
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| Won || Jun 12, 1944 || [[U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships|U.S. National Clay Court Championships]]<br/>Detroit Tennis Club<br/>Detroit, Michigan, U. S. || Clay || Mary Arnold Prentiss || 7–5, 6–4
| Won || Jun 12, 1944 || [[U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships|U.S. National Clay Court Championships]]<br/>Detroit Tennis Club<br/>Detroit, Michigan, U. S. || Clay || Mary Arnold Prentiss || 7–5, 6–4
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| Won || Jun 19, 1944 || [[Cincinnati Masters|Tri-State Championships]]<br/>[[Cincinnati Tennis Club]]<br/>Cincinnati, Ohio, U. S. || Clay || Pauline Betz || 7–5, 6–4
| Won || Jun 19, 1944 || [[Tri-State Championships]]<br/>[[Cincinnati Tennis Club]]<br/>Cincinnati, Ohio, U. S. || Clay || Pauline Betz || 7–5, 6–4
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| Lost || Jul 3, 1944 || Western Sectional Championships<br/>Neenah, Wisconsin, U. S. || Clay || Pauline Betz || 1–6, 2–6
| Lost || Jul 3, 1944 || Western Sectional Championships<br/>Neenah, Wisconsin, U. S. || Clay || Pauline Betz || 1–6, 2–6
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| Lost || Aug 20, 1945 || Maidstone Invitational<br/>Maidstone Club<br/>East Hampton, New York, U. S. || Grass || Sarah Palfrey Cooke || 6–8, 4–6
| Lost || Aug 20, 1945 || Maidstone Invitational<br/>Maidstone Club<br/>East Hampton, New York, U. S. || Grass || Sarah Palfrey Cooke || 6–8, 4–6
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| Lost || 1946 || Pacific Southwest Championships<br/>Los Angeles Tennis Club<br/>Los Angeles, U. S. || Hard || Pauline Betz || 2–6, 2–6
| Lost || Jan 7, 1946 || La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Invitational<br/>La Jolla, California, U. S. || Hard || Pauline Betz || 9–7, 3–6, 3-6
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| Lost || 1950 || Pacific Southwest Championships<br/>Los Angeles Tennis Club<br/>Los Angeles, U. S. || Hard || [[Helen Pastall Perez]] || 2–6, 2–6
| Lost || Mar 18, 1946 || Town House Invitational<br/>Los Angeles, California, U. S. || Hard || Pauline Betz || 4–6, 1-6
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| Lost || Jun 22, 1953 || Hotel del Coronado Invitational<br/>Coronado, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Beverly Baker Fleitz]] || 6–4, 6–8, 1–6
| Lost || Apr 8, 1946 || Beverly Hills Invitational<br/>La Cienega Tennis Club<br/>Beverly Hills, California, U. S. || Hard || Pauline Betz || 3–6, 1-6
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| Lost || Aug 3, 1953 || Balboa Bay Club Invitational,<br/>Newport Beach, California, U. S. || Hard || Beverly Baker Fleitz || 4–6, 5–7
| Won || May 6, 1946 || Southern California Sectional Championships<br/>Los Angeles Tennis Club<br/>Los Angeles, U. S. || Hard || Pauline Betz || 6–1, 3–6, 6-1
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| Lost || Sep 7, 1953 || Santa Monica City Tournament<br/>Santa Monica, California, U. S. || Hard || Beverly Baker Fleitz || 4–6, 4–6
| Won || May 20, 1946 || California State Championships<br/>California Club<br/>Berkeley, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Dorothy Head Knode]] || 6–4, 7-5
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| Won || Jul 29, 1946 || Prague International Championships<br/>Prague, Czechoslovakia || Clay || _____ Solcova || 6–2, 6–1
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| Won || Aug 5, 1946 || [[Gstaad International |Gstaad International Championships]]<br/>Gstaad, Switzerland || Clay || [[Helena Matouš|Helena Straubeová]] || 6–4, 6–1
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| Won || Aug 12, 1946 || International Swiss Championships<br/>Lucerne, Switzerland || Clay || Shared with [[Nelly Adamson Landry]] ||
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| Lost || Sep 23, 1946 || Pacific Southwest Championships<br/>Los Angeles Tennis Club<br/>Los Angeles, California, U. S. || Hard || Pauline Betz || 2–6, 2–6
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| Lost || Feb 3, 1947 || La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Invitational<br/>La Jolla, California, U. S. || Hard || Pauline Betz || 4–6, 3-6
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| Won || Mar 13, 1950 || La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Spring Invitational<br/>La Jolla, California, U. S. || Hard || Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher || 6–1, 6-2
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| Lost || Apr 24, 1950 || Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament<br/>Ojai Valley Tennis Club<br/>Ojai, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Helen Pastall Perez]] || 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
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| Lost || Sep 11, 1950 || Pacific Southwest Championships<br/>Los Angeles Tennis Club<br/>Los Angeles, California, U. S. || Hard || Helen Pastall Perez || 2–6, 2–6
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| Won || Jun 16, 1952 || Hotel del Coronado Invitational<br/>Coronado, California, U. S. || Hard || Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher || 6–3, 6–4
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| Lost || Aug 18, 1952 || Santa Monica City Open<br/>Santa Monica, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Beverly Baker Fleitz]] || 2–6, 3–6
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| Lost || Feb 2, 1953 || [[Thunderbird Invitational Tennis Tournament|Thunderbird Invitational]]<br/>Phoenix, Arizona, U. S. || Hard || [[Anita Kanter]] || 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
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| Lost || Feb 9, 1953 || Palm Springs Winter Invitational<br/>Palm Springs, California, U. S. || Hard || Helen Pastall Perez || 6–3, 9–11, 4–6
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| Won || Apr 20, 1953 || Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament<br/>Ojai Valley Tennis Club<br/>Ojai, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Darlene Hard]] || 6–3, 6–2
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| Lost || May 4, 1953 || Southern California Sectional Championships<br/>Los Angeles Tennis Club<br/>Los Angeles, U. S. || Hard || Helen Pastall Perez || 2–6, 4–6
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| Lost || Jun 22, 1953 || Hotel del Coronado Invitational<br/>Coronado, California, U. S. || Hard || Beverly Baker Fleitz || 6–4, 6–8, 1–6
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| Lost || Jul 27, 1953 || Balboa Bay Club Invitational,<br/>Newport Beach, California, U. S. || Hard || Beverly Baker Fleitz || 4–6, 5–7
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| Lost || Aug 24, 1953 || Santa Monica City Tournament<br/>Santa Monica, California, U. S. || Hard || Beverly Baker Fleitz || 3–6, 4–6
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| Lost || Feb 8, 1954 || Palm Springs Winter Invitational<br/>Palm Springs, California, U. S. || Hard || Helen Pastall Perez || 9–7, 2–6, retired
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| Lost || Apr 22, 1954 || Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament<br/>Ojai Valley Tennis Club<br/>Ojai, California, U. S. || Hard || Mary Arnold Prentiss || 6–1, 4–6, 2–6
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| Won || Jul 19, 1954 || [[Colorado State Championships]]<br/>Denver, Colorado, U. S. || || [[Julia Sampson Hayward]] || 6–3, 6–4
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| Won || Jul 26, 1954 || Balboa Bay Club Invitational,<br/>Newport Beach, California, U. S. || Hard || Barbara Green Weigandt || 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
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| Won || Apr 18, 1955 || Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament<br/>Ojai, California, U. S. || Hard || Barbara Breit || 6–4, 9–7
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| Lost || Apr 30, 1956 || Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament<br/>Ojai, California, U. S. || Hard || Beverly Baker Fleitz || 5–7, 2–6
| Lost || Apr 30, 1956 || Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament<br/>Ojai, California, U. S. || Hard || Beverly Baker Fleitz || 5–7, 2–6
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| Won || Feb 4, 1957 || Palm Desert Invitational<br/>[[Shadow Mountain Club]]<br/>Palm Desert, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Patricia Canning Todd]] || 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
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| Lost || May 13, 1957 || San Bernardino Open<br/>[[Perris Hill Park]]<br/>San Bernardino, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Joan Johnson (tennis)|Joan Johnson]] || 2-6, retired
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| Won || Jul 1, 1957 || La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Summer Invitational<br/>La Jolla, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Marilyn Joseph]] || 6–3, 6-2
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| Won || Aug 12, 1957 || Beverly Hills Invitational<br/>La Cienega Tennis Club<br/>Beverly Hills, California, U. S. || Hard || Barbara Green Weigandt || 6–3, 6-0
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| Won || Aug 26, 1957 || Santa Monica City Tournament<br/>Santa Monica, California, U. S. || Hard || Beverly Baker Fleitz || 6–3, 0–6, 6–4
| Won || Aug 26, 1957 || Santa Monica City Tournament<br/>Santa Monica, California, U. S. || Hard || Beverly Baker Fleitz || 6–3, 0–6, 6–4
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| Lost || Oct 21, 1957 || Riverside Tennis Club Invitational<br/>Riverside, California, U. S. || Hard || Darlene Hard || 6–3, 8–10, 4–6
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|-
| Lost || Oct 21, 1957 || Balboa Bay Club Invitational<br/>Newport Beach, California, U. S. || Hard || Beverly Baker Fleitz || 4–6, 1–6
| Lost || Oct 21, 1957 || Balboa Bay Club Invitational<br/>Newport Beach, California, U. S. || Hard || Beverly Baker Fleitz || 4–6, 1–6
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| Won || Aug 4, 1969 || British Colombia Open Championships<br/>Victoria, British Colombia, Canada || || [[Mary Struthers]] || 6-4, 8-6
| Won || Jul 10, 1958 || La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Summer Invitational<br/>La Jolla, California, U. S. || Hard || Mary Arnold Prentiss || 6–4, 6-2
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| Lost || Sep 29, 1958 || Riverside Press-Enterprise Invitational<br/>Riverside Tennis Club<br/>Riverside, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Karen Hantze Susman]] || 2–6, 1–6
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| Lost || Jul 9, 1959 || La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Summer Invitational<br/>La Jolla, California, U. S. || Hard || Karen Hantze Susman || 2–6, 7-9
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| Lost || Feb 8, 1960 || Palm Desert Invitational<br/>Shadow Mountain Club<br/>Palm Desert, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Carole Caldwell Graebner]] || 6–1, 3–6, 4–6
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| Lost || Apr 18, 1960 || Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament<br/>Ojai, California, U. S. || Hard || Karen Hantze Susman || 0–6, 0–6
|-
| Won || 1960 || La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Summer Invitational<br/>La Jolla, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Judy Minna]] || 6–1, 6-3
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| Won || Jul 3, 1961 || La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Summer Invitational<br/>La Jolla, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Kathy Blake Bryan]] || 6–1, 6-4
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| Lost || Apr 23, 1962 || Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament<br/>Ojai, California, U. S. || Hard || Carole Caldwell Graebner || 7–5, 2–6, 5–7
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| Won || Jul 2, 1962 || La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Summer Invitational<br/>La Jolla, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Patricia Cody]] || 6–2, 6-3
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| Won || Jul 1, 1963 || La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Summer Invitational<br/>La Jolla, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Kathy Chabot]] || 6–2, 1–6, 6-1
|-
| Lost || 1964 || Palm Desert Invitational<br/>Shadow Mountain Club<br/>Palm Desert, California, U. S. || Hard || Karen Hantze Susman || 5–7, 4–6
|-
| Won || Jul 9, 1964 || La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Summer Invitational<br/>La Jolla, California, U. S. || Hard || [[Patricia Hogan Fordyce]] || 7–5, 6-1
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| Lost || Jul 5, 1965 || La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Summer Invitational<br/>La Jolla, California, U. S. || Hard || Patricia Hogan Fordyce || 2–6, 4-6
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| Lost || Jul 4, 1966 || La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Summer Invitational<br/>La Jolla, California, U. S. || Hard || Patricia Hogan Fordyce || 7–5, 3–6, 4-6
|-
| Lost || May 8, 1967 || Southern California Sectional Championships<br/>Los Angeles Tennis Club<br/>Los Angeles, U. S. || Hard || [[Tory Fretz]] || 7–9, retired
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| Won || Aug 4, 1969 || British Columbia Open Championships<br/>Victoria, British Columbia, Canada || || [[Mary Struthers]] || 6-4, 8-6
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| Lost || Aug 4, 1969 || [[British Columbia Open Championships]]<br/>Victoria, British Columbia, Canada || || [[Cynthia Marquette]] || 2-6, 4-6
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Dorothy Bundy Cheney
Bundy in 1929
Full nameDorothy May Sutton Bundy Cheney
Country (sports) United States
Born(1916-09-01)September 1, 1916
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedNovember 23, 2014(2014-11-23) (aged 98)
Escondido, California, U.S.
Int. Tennis HoF2004 (member page)
Singles
Highest rankingWorld No. 6 (1946, John Olliff)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (1938)
French OpenSF (1946)
WimbledonSF (1946)
US OpenSF (1937, 1938, 1943, 1944)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1938)
US OpenF (1940, 1941)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenF (1946)
WimbledonF (1946)
US OpenF (1940, 1944)

Dorothy "Dodo" May Sutton Bundy Cheney (September 1, 1916 – November 23, 2014) was an American tennis player from her youth into her 90s.[1] In 1938, Bundy was the first American to win the women's singles title at the Australian National Championships, defeating Dorothy Stevenson in the final.[2]

Personal life

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Cheney was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Tennis Hall of Famer May Sutton Bundy (1886–1975) and U.S. men's doubles champion Tom Bundy (1881–1945). She was the grandmother of former Major League Baseball player Danny Putnam.[3] Cheney died on November 23, 2014, in Escondido, California at the age of 98.[2]

Tennis career

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According to A. Wallis Myers and John Olliff of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Bundy Cheney was ranked in the world top 10 in 1937 and 1946 (no rankings issued from 1940 through 1945), reaching a career high of sixth in 1946.[4]

The United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) included Bundy Cheney in its year-end, top-ten rankings of U.S. players from 1936 through 1941, 1943 through 1946, and in 1955. She was ranked third in 1937, 1938, and 1941.[5]

Bundy was a member of the victorious U.S. Wightman Cup teams from 1937 through 1939.

She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2004.

Cheney was still competing in selected top level events at the age of 51. In 1967, she defeated a seeded player, Karen Krantzcke, in the third round of the Pacific Southwest Championships in straight sets.

Her win–loss singles records against some elite players were as follows:[citation needed]

  • 21–8 Mary Arnold Prentiss
  • 9–3 Patricia Canning Todd
  • 7–2 Doris Hart
  • 4–1 Billie Jean King
  • 3–0 Freda James Hammersley
  • 4–2 Shirley Fry
  • 6–5 Margaret Osborne duPont
  • 3–2 Nell Hall Hopman, Thelma Coyne Long
  • 2–1 Simmone Passemard Mathieu
  • 1–0 Betty Nuthall, Nelly Adamson Landry
  • 2–2 Mary Hardwick
  • 1–2 Katherine Stammers Menzies
  • 0–1 Althea Gibson, Angela Mortimer, Anita Lizana, Ann Haydon Jones
  • 0–1 Christine Truman, Lesley Turner Bowrey, Nancy Richey
  • 2–4 Maureen Connolly
  • 1–3 Nancye Wynne Bolton
  • 0–2 Helen Jacobs, Rosemary Casals
  • 8–11 Sarah Palfrey Cooke
  • 3–6 Darlene Hard
  • 0–3 Carole Caldwell, Jadwiga Jedrzejowska
  • 5–10 Louise Brough
  • 1–8 Karen Hantze Susman
  • 1–9 Alice Marble
  • 1–16 Beverly Baker Fleitz
  • 8–26 Pauline Betz

By the end of her senior age-groups playing career, Cheney had amassed 394 USTA titles — a record.[6]

Grand Slam and other singles tournaments

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In the first singles match of her career at any Grand Slam tournament, Bundy upset second-seeded Sarah Palfrey Fabyan in the first round of the 1936 U.S. National Championships. Bundy ultimately lost in the quarterfinals.

The first nine times that Bundy Cheney played singles at the U.S. National Championships, she reached at least the quarterfinals. During those (and other) years, she had no "bad" losses at Grand Slam singles tournaments. Her losses were as follows

Bundy Cheney also had several significant singles wins at Grand Slam tournaments:

Year Tournament Round Opponent Opponent's
Seeding
1936 U.S. National Championships 1R Sarah Palfrey Fabyan Second
1937 U.S. National Championships 3R Marie Horn Fourth foreign
1937 U.S. National Championships QF Alice Marble First
1938 U.S. National Championships 2R Margaret Osborne None
1938 U.S. National Championships QF Simone Mathieu Second foreign
1939 U.S. National Championships 3R Freda James Fifth foreign
1941 U.S. National Championships 3R Patricia Canning Todd None
1943 U.S. National Championships QF Margaret Osborne Third
1944 U.S. National Championships 2R Patricia Canning Todd None
1944 U.S. National Championships QF Doris Hart Second
1946 Wimbledon Championships 4R Betty Nuthall None
1946 Wimbledon Championships QF Katherine Stammers None

Cheney won the singles title at the 1944 Tri-Cities Championships in Cincinnati, defeating Betz in the final. The following year, Cheney was the singles runner-up at that tournament.

Grand Slam and other women's doubles tournaments

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Bundy Cheney was a three-time runner-up in Grand Slam women's doubles tournaments: 1938 Australian National Championships, 1940 U.S. National Championships, and 1941 U.S. National Championships.

Cheney won the women's doubles title at the 1944 and 1945 Tri-Cities Championships in Cincinnati.

Grand Slam finals

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Singles (1 title)

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Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Win 1938 Australian Championships Grass Australia Dorothy Stevenson 6–3, 6–2

Doubles (3 runner-ups)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1938 Australian Championships Grass United States Dorothy Workman Australia Nancye Wynne Bolton
Australia Thelma Coyne Long
7–9, 4–6
Loss 1940 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn United States Alice Marble
United States Sarah Palfrey Cooke
3–6, 7–9
Loss 1941 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Pauline Betz United States Margaret Osborne duPont
United States Sarah Palfrey Cooke
6–3, 1–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles (4 runner-ups)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1940 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Jack Kramer United States Alice Marble
United States Bobby Riggs
7–9, 1–6
Loss 1944 U.S. National Championships Grass United States Don McNeill United States Margaret Osborne duPont
United States Bill Talbert
2–6, 3–6
Loss 1946 Wimbledon Championships Grass Australia Geoff Brown United States Louise Brough
United States Thomas Brown, Jr.
4–6, 4–6
Loss 1946 French Championships Clay United States Thomas Brown, Jr United States Pauline Betz
United States Budge Patty
5–7, 7–9

Other singles finals (54 titles, 60 runner-ups)

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Result Week of Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Lost Jul 24, 1933 British Columbia Open Championships
Victoria Lawn Tennis Club
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Grass Mary Campbell 0–6, 6–2, 4–6
Won Sep 4, 1933 Santa Monica City Open
Santa Monica, California, U. S.
Hard May Doeg Smith 8–6, 6–3
Won Aug 13, 1934 Long Beach Open Championships
Long Beach, California, U. S.
Hard Marjorie Lauderbach Blair 10–8, 6–2
Won Apr 13, 1936 Ambassador Hotel Invitational
Ambassador Tennis Club
Los Angeles, California, U. S.
Hard Esther Hare Bartosh 6–3, 6–2
Won Apr 20, 1936 Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament
Ojai Valley Tennis Club
Ojai, California, U. S.
Hard Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher 7–5, 1–6, 6–4
Lost May 4, 1936 Southern California Sectional Championships
Los Angeles Tennis Club
Los Angeles, U. S.
Hard Alice Marble 2–6, 4–6
Won Jun 15, 1936 City of Denver Championships
Denver Country Club
Denver, Colorado, U. S.
Clay Fay Schwayder 6–1, 6–1
Won Jul 6, 1936 Colorado State Championships
Denver Country Club
Denver, Colorado, U. S.
Clay Gertrude Bishop Bixler 6–1, 6–4
Won Dec 28, 1936 Southern California Midwinter Championships
La Cienega Tennis Club
Beverley Hills, California, U. S.
Hard Jacque Virgil Nelson 6–1, 3–6, 6–1
Won Apr 5, 1937 Ambassador Hotel Invitational
Ambassador Tennis Club
Los Angeles, California, U. S.
Hard Barbara Winslow 6–4, 8–6
Won Apr 19, 1937 Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament
Ojai Valley Tennis Club
Ojai, California, U. S.
Hard Barbara Winslow 6–2, 6–2
Won May 3, 1937 Southern California Sectional Championships
Los Angeles Tennis Club
Los Angeles, U.S.
Hard Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher 6–1, 6–8, 7–5
Lost Jun 28, 1937 Hotel del Coronado Invitational
Coronado, California, U. S.
Hard Bonnie Miller Blank 5–7, 4–6
Won Jul 12, 1937 Colorado State Championships
Denver Country Club
Denver, Colorado, U. S.
Clay Carolin Babcock 4–6, 6–0, 6–3
Won Dec 6, 1937 Victorian Championships
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club
Melbourne, Australia
Grass Nancye Wynne Bolton 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Won Apr 18, 1938 Ambassador Hotel Invitational
Ambassador Tennis Club
Los Angeles, California, U. S.
Hard May Doeg Smith 8–6, 3–6, 6–2
Won Apr 25, 1938 Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament
Ojai Valley Tennis Club
Ojai, California, U. S.
Hard Gertrude Bishop Bixler 6–3, 6–3
Lost May 23, 1938 Middlesex Championships
Chiswick Park Lawn Tennis Club
London, United Kingdom
Grass Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 5–7, 2–6
Lost Jul 11, 1938 Scottish Championships
Peebles, Scotland
Grass Mary Hardwick 2–6, 5–7
Lost Jul 25, 1938 Seabright Invitational
Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club
Rumson, New Jersey, U. S.
Grass Alice Marble 2–6, 2–6
Lost Aug 8, 1938 Eastern Grass Court Championships
Westchester Country Club
Rye, New York, U. S.
Grass Alice Marble 5–7, 0–6
Won Sep 26, 1938 Pacific Southwest Championships
Los Angeles Tennis Club
Los Angeles, U. S.
Hard Sarah Palfrey Cooke 6–4, 6–4
Won Jan 9, 1939 Palm Springs Invitational
Palm Springs Tennis Club
Palm Springs, California, U. S.
Hard Mary Arnold Prentiss 6–4, 6–2
Won Jun 26, 1939 Colorado State Championships
Denver Country Club
Denver, Colorado, U. S.
Clay Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Lost Sep 25, 1939 Pacific Southwest Championships
Los Angeles Tennis Club
Los Angeles, California, U. S.
Hard Alice Marble 7–9, 1–6
Lost Jan 8, 1940 Palm Springs Invitational
El Mirador Tennis Club
Palm Springs, California, U. S.
Hard Helen Bernhard 3–6, 4–6
Won Apr 15, 1940 Beverley Hills Invitational
La Cienega Tennis Club
Beverley Hills, California, U. S.
Hard Helen Bernhard 6–2, 7–5
Won Apr 22, 1940 Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament
Ojai Valley Tennis Club
Ojai, California, U. S.
Hard Pauline Betz 6–4, 6–4
Won Jun 24, 1940 Hotel del Coronado Invitational
Coronado, California, U. S.
Hard Louise Brough 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Won Jul 8, 1940 Colorado State Championships
Denver Country Club
Denver, Colorado, U. S.
Clay Esther Hare Bartosh 7–5, 6–4
Lost Jul 15, 1940 Eastern Clay Court Championships
Jackson Heights Tennis Club
New York City, New York, U. S.
Clay Virginia Wolfenden 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Won Jul 29, 1940 Maidstone Invitational
Maidstone Club
East Hampton, New York, U. S.
Grass Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher 6–2, 6–3
Won Sep 16, 1940 Pacific Southwest Championships
Los Angeles Tennis Club
Los Angeles, California, U. S.
Hard Valerie Scott 6–3, 6–3
Won Nov 11, 1940 Championships of the Argentine
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clay Sarah Palfrey Cooke 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Won Nov 25, 1940 International Tournament of Uruguay
Montevideo, Uruguay
Clay Sarah Palfrey Cooke 6–4, 7–9, 6–3
Lost Dec 2, 1940 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Clay Sarah Palfrey Cooke 8–6, 3–6, 3–6
Lost Dec 9, 1940 Championship of the Fluminense
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Clay Sarah Palfrey Cooke 2–6, 1–6
Lost Jan 20, 1941 Florida West Coast Championships
St. Petersburg, Florida, U. S.
Clay Sarah Palfrey Cooke 5–7, 1–6
Lost Feb 3, 1941 South Florida Championships
West Palm Beach, Florida, U. S.
Clay Pauline Betz 4–6, 1–6
Lost Feb 17, 1941 Miami Biltmore Round Robin
Miami Biltmore Country Club
Coral Gables, Florida, U. S.
Clay Pauline Betz 3–6
Lost Feb 24, 1941 Southeastern Sectional Championships
Jacksonville, Florida, U. S.
Clay Pauline Betz 4–6, 9–11
Lost Mar 24, 1941 U.S. National Indoor Championships
Longwood Cricket Club
Brookline, Massachusetts, U. S.
Indoor wood Pauline Betz 1–6, 12–10, 2–6
Won Apr 14, 1941 River Oaks Invitational
River Oaks Country Club
Houston, Texas, U. S.
Clay Pauline Betz 5–7, 6–4, 11–9
Won Jun 2, 1941 Heart of America Championships
Rockhill Club
Kansas City, Missouri, U. S.
Clay Pauline Betz 6–2, 2–6, 6–3
Lost Jun 23, 1941 Hotel del Coronado Invitational
Coronado, California, U. S.
Hard Louise Brough 2–6, 11–9, 2–6
Lost Jun 30, 1941 Colorado State Championships
Denver Country Club
Denver, Colorado, U. S.
Clay Nina Browm 6–8, 5–7
Lost Jul 7, 1941 Western Sectional Championships
Woodstock Country Club
Indianapolis, Indiana, U. S.
Clay Pauline Betz 7–9, 6–4, 3–6
Lost Sep 15, 1941 Pacific Southwest Championships
Los Angeles, U. S.
Hard Sarah Palfrey Cooke 3–6, 5–7
Lost Nov 17, 1941 Championships of the Argentine
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clay Sarah Palfrey Cooke 6–3, 7–9, 5–7
Lost Feb 9, 1942 Florida State Championships
Orlando, Florida, U. S.
Clay Pauline Betz 1–6, 4–6
Won Jun 29, 1942 Colorado State Championships
Denver Country Club
Denver, Colorado, U. S.
Clay Pearl Harland
Won Aug 31, 1942 Santa Monica City Open
Santa Monica, California, U. S.
Hard Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher 6–3, 6–3
Won Jan 25, 1943 La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Invitational
La Jolla, California, U. S.
Hard Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher 6–4, 6–1
Lost May 31, 1943 Southern California Sectional Championships
Los Angeles Tennis Club
Los Angeles, U. S.
Hard Louise Brough 3–6, 2–6
Lost Oct 11, 1943 Pan American International Championships
Mexico City, Mexico
Clay Pauline Betz 5–7, 4–6
Won Jun 12, 1944 U.S. National Clay Court Championships
Detroit Tennis Club
Detroit, Michigan, U. S.
Clay Mary Arnold Prentiss 7–5, 6–4
Won Jun 19, 1944 Tri-State Championships
Cincinnati Tennis Club
Cincinnati, Ohio, U. S.
Clay Pauline Betz 7–5, 6–4
Lost Jul 3, 1944 Western Sectional Championships
Neenah, Wisconsin, U. S.
Clay Pauline Betz 1–6, 2–6
Lost Jul 10, 1944 Chicago Open
River Forest Tennis Club
River Forest, Illinois, U. S.
Clay Mary Arnold Prentiss 7–9, 4–6
Lost Aug 16, 1944 Longwood Bowl Invitational
Longwood Cricket Club
Brookline, Massachusetts, U. S.
Grass Louise Brough 2–6, 4–6
Lost Jun 25, 1945 Tri-State Championships
Cincinnati Tennis Club
Cincinnati, Ohio, U. S.
Clay Pauline Betz 2–6, 0–6
Lost Aug 20, 1945 Maidstone Invitational
Maidstone Club
East Hampton, New York, U. S.
Grass Sarah Palfrey Cooke 6–8, 4–6
Lost Jan 7, 1946 La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Invitational
La Jolla, California, U. S.
Hard Pauline Betz 9–7, 3–6, 3-6
Lost Mar 18, 1946 Town House Invitational
Los Angeles, California, U. S.
Hard Pauline Betz 4–6, 1-6
Lost Apr 8, 1946 Beverly Hills Invitational
La Cienega Tennis Club
Beverly Hills, California, U. S.
Hard Pauline Betz 3–6, 1-6
Won May 6, 1946 Southern California Sectional Championships
Los Angeles Tennis Club
Los Angeles, U. S.
Hard Pauline Betz 6–1, 3–6, 6-1
Won May 20, 1946 California State Championships
California Club
Berkeley, California, U. S.
Hard Dorothy Head Knode 6–4, 7-5
Won Jul 29, 1946 Prague International Championships
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Clay _____ Solcova 6–2, 6–1
Won Aug 5, 1946 Gstaad International Championships
Gstaad, Switzerland
Clay Helena Straubeová 6–4, 6–1
Won Aug 12, 1946 International Swiss Championships
Lucerne, Switzerland
Clay Shared with Nelly Adamson Landry
Lost Sep 23, 1946 Pacific Southwest Championships
Los Angeles Tennis Club
Los Angeles, California, U. S.
Hard Pauline Betz 2–6, 2–6
Lost Feb 3, 1947 La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Invitational
La Jolla, California, U. S.
Hard Pauline Betz 4–6, 3-6
Won Mar 13, 1950 La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Spring Invitational
La Jolla, California, U. S.
Hard Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher 6–1, 6-2
Lost Apr 24, 1950 Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament
Ojai Valley Tennis Club
Ojai, California, U. S.
Hard Helen Pastall Perez 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Lost Sep 11, 1950 Pacific Southwest Championships
Los Angeles Tennis Club
Los Angeles, California, U. S.
Hard Helen Pastall Perez 2–6, 2–6
Won Jun 16, 1952 Hotel del Coronado Invitational
Coronado, California, U. S.
Hard Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher 6–3, 6–4
Lost Aug 18, 1952 Santa Monica City Open
Santa Monica, California, U. S.
Hard Beverly Baker Fleitz 2–6, 3–6
Lost Feb 2, 1953 Thunderbird Invitational
Phoenix, Arizona, U. S.
Hard Anita Kanter 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Lost Feb 9, 1953 Palm Springs Winter Invitational
Palm Springs, California, U. S.
Hard Helen Pastall Perez 6–3, 9–11, 4–6
Won Apr 20, 1953 Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament
Ojai Valley Tennis Club
Ojai, California, U. S.
Hard Darlene Hard 6–3, 6–2
Lost May 4, 1953 Southern California Sectional Championships
Los Angeles Tennis Club
Los Angeles, U. S.
Hard Helen Pastall Perez 2–6, 4–6
Lost Jun 22, 1953 Hotel del Coronado Invitational
Coronado, California, U. S.
Hard Beverly Baker Fleitz 6–4, 6–8, 1–6
Lost Jul 27, 1953 Balboa Bay Club Invitational,
Newport Beach, California, U. S.
Hard Beverly Baker Fleitz 4–6, 5–7
Lost Aug 24, 1953 Santa Monica City Tournament
Santa Monica, California, U. S.
Hard Beverly Baker Fleitz 3–6, 4–6
Lost Feb 8, 1954 Palm Springs Winter Invitational
Palm Springs, California, U. S.
Hard Helen Pastall Perez 9–7, 2–6, retired
Lost Apr 22, 1954 Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament
Ojai Valley Tennis Club
Ojai, California, U. S.
Hard Mary Arnold Prentiss 6–1, 4–6, 2–6
Won Jul 19, 1954 Colorado State Championships
Denver, Colorado, U. S.
Julia Sampson Hayward 6–3, 6–4
Won Jul 26, 1954 Balboa Bay Club Invitational,
Newport Beach, California, U. S.
Hard Barbara Green Weigandt 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Won Apr 18, 1955 Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament
Ojai, California, U. S.
Hard Barbara Breit 6–4, 9–7
Lost Apr 30, 1956 Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament
Ojai, California, U. S.
Hard Beverly Baker Fleitz 5–7, 2–6
Won Feb 4, 1957 Palm Desert Invitational
Shadow Mountain Club
Palm Desert, California, U. S.
Hard Patricia Canning Todd 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Lost May 13, 1957 San Bernardino Open
Perris Hill Park
San Bernardino, California, U. S.
Hard Joan Johnson 2-6, retired
Won Jul 1, 1957 La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Summer Invitational
La Jolla, California, U. S.
Hard Marilyn Joseph 6–3, 6-2
Won Aug 12, 1957 Beverly Hills Invitational
La Cienega Tennis Club
Beverly Hills, California, U. S.
Hard Barbara Green Weigandt 6–3, 6-0
Won Aug 26, 1957 Santa Monica City Tournament
Santa Monica, California, U. S.
Hard Beverly Baker Fleitz 6–3, 0–6, 6–4
Lost Oct 21, 1957 Riverside Tennis Club Invitational
Riverside, California, U. S.
Hard Darlene Hard 6–3, 8–10, 4–6
Lost Oct 21, 1957 Balboa Bay Club Invitational
Newport Beach, California, U. S.
Hard Beverly Baker Fleitz 4–6, 1–6
Won Jul 10, 1958 La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Summer Invitational
La Jolla, California, U. S.
Hard Mary Arnold Prentiss 6–4, 6-2
Lost Sep 29, 1958 Riverside Press-Enterprise Invitational
Riverside Tennis Club
Riverside, California, U. S.
Hard Karen Hantze Susman 2–6, 1–6
Lost Jul 9, 1959 La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Summer Invitational
La Jolla, California, U. S.
Hard Karen Hantze Susman 2–6, 7-9
Lost Feb 8, 1960 Palm Desert Invitational
Shadow Mountain Club
Palm Desert, California, U. S.
Hard Carole Caldwell Graebner 6–1, 3–6, 4–6
Lost Apr 18, 1960 Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament
Ojai, California, U. S.
Hard Karen Hantze Susman 0–6, 0–6
Won 1960 La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Summer Invitational
La Jolla, California, U. S.
Hard Judy Minna 6–1, 6-3
Won Jul 3, 1961 La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Summer Invitational
La Jolla, California, U. S.
Hard Kathy Blake Bryan 6–1, 6-4
Lost Apr 23, 1962 Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament
Ojai, California, U. S.
Hard Carole Caldwell Graebner 7–5, 2–6, 5–7
Won Jul 2, 1962 La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Summer Invitational
La Jolla, California, U. S.
Hard Patricia Cody 6–2, 6-3
Won Jul 1, 1963 La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Summer Invitational
La Jolla, California, U. S.
Hard Kathy Chabot 6–2, 1–6, 6-1
Lost 1964 Palm Desert Invitational
Shadow Mountain Club
Palm Desert, California, U. S.
Hard Karen Hantze Susman 5–7, 4–6
Won Jul 9, 1964 La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Summer Invitational
La Jolla, California, U. S.
Hard Patricia Hogan Fordyce 7–5, 6-1
Lost Jul 5, 1965 La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Summer Invitational
La Jolla, California, U. S.
Hard Patricia Hogan Fordyce 2–6, 4-6
Lost Jul 4, 1966 La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Summer Invitational
La Jolla, California, U. S.
Hard Patricia Hogan Fordyce 7–5, 3–6, 4-6
Lost May 8, 1967 Southern California Sectional Championships
Los Angeles Tennis Club
Los Angeles, U. S.
Hard Tory Fretz 7–9, retired
Won Aug 4, 1969 British Columbia Open Championships
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Mary Struthers 6-4, 8-6
Lost Aug 4, 1969 British Columbia Open Championships
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Cynthia Marquette 2-6, 4-6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 19461 19471 1948 1949 - 1954 1955 1956 - 1958 1959 Career SR
Australian Championships A A W A A NH NH NH NH NH A A A A A A A 1 / 1
French Championships A A A A NH R R R R A SF A A A A A A 0 / 1
Wimbledon Championships A A 4R A NH NH NH NH NH NH SF A A A A A A 0 / 2
U.S. National Championships QF SF SF QF QF QF A SF SF QF 1R A 2R A 3R A 1R 0 / 13
SR 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 17

R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.

1In 1946 and 1947, the French International Championships were held after the Wimbledon Championships.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matt Schudel (November 30, 2014). "Dorothy 'Dodo' Cheney, who won more than 300 tennis championships, dies at 98". The Washington Post.
  2. ^ a b "Dodo Cheney, tennis champion, dies at 98". The New York Times. November 25, 2014.
  3. ^ "Danny Putnam profile". www.gostanford.com. Stanford Baseball.
  4. ^ The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York City: New Chapter Press. 2008. pp. 695, 702. ISBN 978-0-942257-41-0.
  5. ^ United States Tennis Association (1988). 1988 Official USTA Tennis Yearbook. Lynn, Massachusetts: H. O. Zimman, Inc. p. 260.
  6. ^ Joel Drucker (May 16, 2013). "The Durable & Dominant Dodo". Tennis Channel. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
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