Eileen Bennett Whittingstall

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Eileen Bennett Whittingstall (1907-1979) was a female tennis player from the United Kingdom who won six Grand Slam doubles titles from 1927 through 1931.

Although most of her success was in women's doubles or mixed doubles, Whittingstall reached the singles final of the 1928 French Championships and the 1931 U.S. Championships. She lost both of those finals to Helen Wills Moody, 6-1, 6-2 in 1928 and 6-4, 6-1 in 1931.

Whittingstall twice won the women's doubles title at the French Championships, in 1928 with Phoebe Holcroft Watson and in 1931 with Betty Nuthall Shoemaker. Whittingstall and Shoemaker lost the 1932 final to the team of Moody and Elizabeth Ryan.

Whittingstall teamed with Ermyntrude Harvey to reach the 1928 women's doubles final at Wimbledon, losing to the team of Watson and Peggy Saunders 6-2, 6-3.

Whittingstall teamed with Shoemaker to win the 1931 women's doubles title at the U.S. Championships, defeating Helen Jacobs and Dorothy Round Little in the final 6-2, 6-4.

Whittingstall twice partnered with Henri Cochet to win the mixed doubles title at the French Championships. In both 1928 and 1929, they defeated the team of Moody and Frank Hunter in the final. Whittingstall and Cochet lost the 1930 final to the team of Bill Tilden and Cilly Aussem.

Whittingstall and Cochet won the mixed doubles title at the 1927 U.S. Championships, defeating Hazel Wightman and Rene Lacoste in the final.

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Tournament	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	Career SR
Australian Championships	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0
French Championships	A	A	SF	F	SF	2R	2R	QF	QF	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 7
Wimbledon	1R	2R	3R	QF	4R	2R	4R	QF	4R	2R	4R	A	A	2R	0 / 12
U.S. Championships	A	A	3R	A	A	A	F	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2
SR	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 21