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Encyclopedia > Dorothy Cheney

Dorothy “Dodo” Bundy Cheney (born September 1, 1916 in Los Angeles, California), was an outstanding tennis player from a young age into her golden years. 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ...


In 1938, Cheney won the Australian National singles title and was a doubles finalist with Dorothy Workman. She also reached the doubles final at the U.S. National Championships in 1940 & 1941. This article is about the Australian Open tennis tournament. ... The United States Open tennis championships, commonly refered to as the U.S. Open (or as simply the Open in the U.S. only), is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam tennis tournaments. ...


She was ranked as high as No. 3 in the United States (in 1937, 1938 & 1941).


At the historic tennis event in Cincinnati, she won the singles title in 1944, defeating fellow Hall of Famer Pauline Betz in the final. She also won the Cincinnati doubles title that year, and was a singles finalist and doubles winner in Cincinnati in 1945. The Cincinnati Masters is an annual tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is today the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city. ... Pauline May Betz Addie (August 6, 1919) was an American female tennis player. ...


Now well into her 80s, she still competes in tennis events and currently holds the record for the most USTA senior titles – more than 300.


She is the daughter of Hall of Famer May Sutton Bundy and former tennis champion Tom Bundy.


Dodo Cheney was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2004. The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit tennis museum at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. It maintains a Hall of Fame for prominent personalities and players from the tennis world. ...


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Dodo Cheney adds to tennis titles at 86 years old (338 words)
For Cheney, age is no factor, as she has triumphed in every age group she has ever played in: from the US Women's 35s through the US Women's 80s she has won titles in singles, doubles and mixed.
In 2002 at age 85, Cheney and her daughter Christine Putnam won the USTA National Grass Court Super-Senior Mother Daughter Championships held at the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Cheney is the daughter of 1956 Hall of Famer May Sutton Bundy, winner of 1904 U. Championships and Wimbledon in 1905 and 1907, and Tom Bundy, a U.S. doubles champion (1912, 1913, 1914).
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