Tory Ann Fretz

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Tory Ann Fretz
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1942-08-08) August 8, 1942 (age 81)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. [1]
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 2R (1969)
Wimbledon 4R (1974)
US Open 3R (1966)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 2R (1969)
Wimbledon 2R (1972)
US Open 2R (1969)

Tory-Ann Fretz (born August 8, 1942) is a former American amateur and professional tennis player who played in the 1950s and 1960s. She was ranked in the U.S. top ten from 1963 to 1966, and was No. 2 in the doubles rankings in 1965 and 1966.

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Career

Fretz grew up in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and played collegiate tennis at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. [2] She was coached by Alice Marble. [1] In 1961 she won the singles and doubles titles at the NCAA Intercollegiate Championship.

At the U.S. Nationals, she was doubles semifinalist in 1965, and reached the mixed finals at the U.S. Open in 1968.

She was runner-up to Carole Caldwell Graebner at the 1965 Pacific Southwest Championships. [2] At the Cincinnati Masters, Fretz reached the singles final in 1968 before falling to Linda Tuero. She also reached the doubles final in 1962 at Cincinnati with Carolyn Rogers.

In 1974, she played with Billie Jean King in the World Team Tennis on the Philadelphia Freedoms.

She has been inducted into the Intercollegiate Women's Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1968 US Open Grass Flag of the United States.svg Gerry Perry Flag of the United States.svg Mary-Ann Eisel
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Curtis
4–6, 5–7

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References

  1. 1 2 John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 215. ISBN   9780362001037. OCLC   86035663.
  2. 1 2 "Tory Ann Fretz". Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame. Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).