Jeanne Arth

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Jeanne Arth
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1935-07-21) July 21, 1935 (age 90)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 2R (1959)
Wimbledon 2R (1959)
US Open SF (1958)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 3R (1959)
Wimbledon W (1959)
US Open W (1958, 1959)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open QF (1971)

Jeanne Arth (born July 21, 1935) is an American tennis player who won women's doubles titles at the Wimbledon Championships and the U.S. National Championships.

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Arth graduated from Central High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1952 and attended the College of St. Catherine. Arth and her partner Darlene Hard won women's doubles titles at the U.S. National Championships in 1958 and 1959 and at the Wimbledon Championships in 1959. [1]

Arth received the Lions Club outstanding athlete award in 1958 and was inducted into the Saint Paul Central Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995. [2]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (3 titles)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 1958 U.S. National Championships Grass Flag of the United States.svg Darlene Hard Flag of the United States.svg Althea Gibson
Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Bueno
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 1959 Wimbledon Grass Flag of the United States.svg Darlene Hard Flag of the United States.svg Beverly Baker Fleitz
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Christine Truman
2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 1959 U.S. National ChampionshipsGrass Flag of the United States.svg Darlene Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Bueno
Flag of the United States.svg Sally Moore
6–2, 6–3

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