Eleanor Tennant

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Eleanor "Teach" Tennant (1895 – 1963) was an American tennis player and tennis coach notable for the being the first female player to turn professional.[1] Tennant was once ranked third in America[2] and was the coach of Grand Slam winners: Alice Marble, Bobby Riggs, Pauline Betz, and Maureen Connolly. Tennant also coached Hollywood stars including Clarke Gable.[1]

Further reading

  • Teach Tennant: The Story of Eleanor Tennant, the Greatest Tennis Coach in the World: London: W.Laurie: 1953.
  • Eleanor "Teach" Tennant: Courting Danger, Alice Marble: New York: Alice Marble and Dale Leatherman: 1991

References

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