Betty Rosenquest Pratt

Betty Rosenquest Pratt (April 15, 1925 – January 31, 2016) was an American amateur tennis player who competed in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.^[1]

Country(sports) United States / Jamaica

Born(1925-04-15)April 15, 1925

Virginia, Minnesota, U.S.

DiedJanuary 31, 2016(2016-01-31) (aged 90)

Winter Park, Florida, U.S.

HighestrankingNo. 7 (1954)

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Betty Rosenquest Pratt

Rosenquest Pratt, circa 1950
Country (sports)	United States / Jamaica
Born	(1925-04-15)April 15, 1925 Virginia, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	January 31, 2016(2016-01-31) (aged 90) Winter Park, Florida, U.S.
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 7 (1954)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	QF (1950)
Wimbledon	SF (1954)
US Open	SF (1956)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	SF (1951)
US Open	F (1956)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	QF (1954)

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Pratt was a student at Florida's Rollins College^[2] where she played collegiate tennis, graduating in 1947.^[3] She was ranked in the Top Ten in the U.S. in 1951 (ranked number eight), 1954 (number five) and 1956 (number five).^[4] At the Wimbledon Championships, Pratt was a semifinalist in both singles (1954), losing to eventual winner Maureen Connolly, and doubles (1951).^[5] At the U.S. Nationals, she was a doubles finalist and singles semifinalist in 1956.^[2][6]

At the tournament in Cincinnati, Pratt won the singles title in 1947 (over Betty Hulbert James in the final) and was a doubles finalist (with Margaret Varner) in 1948.^{[citation needed]}

She captained both the U.S. Wightman Cup team and the U.S. Federation Cup Team.^[2]

Active in the Caribbean, she also represented Jamaica,^[7] and directed the Caribbean Tennis Circuit between 1952 and 1964.^[8]

Pratt continued to win titles at seniors events into her 60s and 70s.^[5][9] She was a charter member of the Rollins College Sports Hall of Fame (1977),^[10] and is a member of the Florida Tennis Association Hall of Fame (1979) and Eastern Tennis Association Hall of Fame (1998).^[2][5]