Jeanne Arth
American tennis player
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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.
Country(sports)
United States
United StatesBornJuly 21, 1935
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
PlaysRight-handed
FrenchOpen2R (1959)
| Country (sports) | United States |
|---|---|
| Born | July 21, 1935 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States |
| Plays | Right-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) |
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)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1958 | U.S. National Championships | Grass |  Darlene Hard | Althea Gibson Maria Bueno | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 1959 | Wimbledon | Grass | Darlene Hard | Beverly Baker Fleitz Christine Truman | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 1959 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Darlene Hard | Maria Bueno Sally Moore | 6–2, 6–3 |
