Dorothy Weisel Hack

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Dorothy Weisel Hack (7 March 1910–17 June 1963), born in Sacramento, California, was an amateur American tennis player in the 1920s and 1930s. She was ranked as high as No. 3 in the U.S. rankings during her career.

She was a two-time singles quarterfinalist (1930 and 1931) at the U.S. Nationals. In 1930 she beat fourth-seeded Sarah Palfrey Cooke en route to the quarters where she lost to Betty Nuthall.

In 1932 at the historic tournament in Cincinnati, she won the singles title over Clara Louise Zinke, and was a doubles finalist with Helen Fulton. (They lost in the final to Zinke and Ruth Oexman.)

She reached the final of the California state tournament in 1931 (only to lose to Alice Marble) and won the Oregon state singles title in 1929. She also paired with Golda Gross to reach the doubles final at the Oregon state tournament in 1929. She also won the Western Indoor championships in 1932.

She was married to fellow Sacramento native Stan Hack, a former third baseman and manager of the Chicago Cubs.

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