1939 Wightman Cup

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1939 Wightman Cup
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Edition17th
Champion
Winning nationFlag of the United States.svg  United States
1938
1946

The 1939 Wightman Cup was the 17th edition of the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens in New York City in the United States. [1] [2] [3]

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United States
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West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, New York City, United States
August 1939
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Great Britain
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Alice Marble
Mary Hardwick
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Helen Jacobs
Kay Stammers
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Sarah Palfrey Fabyan
Valerie Scott
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Alice Marble
Kay Stammers
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Helen Jacobs
Mary Hardwick
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Dorothy Bundy  /  Mary Arnold
Betty Nuthall  /  Nina Brown
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Alice Marble  /  Sarah Palfrey Fabyan
Kay Stammers  /  Freda James Hammersley
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References

  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis : An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 530. ISBN   978-0-942257-70-0.
  2. USTA, United States Tennis Association (1979). Bill Shannon (ed.). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (Rev. and updated 1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. p.  366. ISBN   0060144785.
  3. Max Robertson, ed. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. p. 389. ISBN   0047960426.