Jeanne Arth

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Jeanne Arth (born July 21, 1935 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is a former Wimbledon and US Open doubles tennis champion.

Arth graduated of Central High School in 1952 and attended the College of St. Catherine. Arth went on to become an internationally #1 ranked tennis player. Together with her partner Darlene Hard, Arth won the US doubles championships in 1958 and 1959 and the Wimbledon Doubles title in 1959.[1] Arth receive the Lions Club outstanding athlete award in 1958 and was inducted into the Saint Paul Central Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ The 50 Greatest Minnesota Sports Figures
  2. ^ Saint Paul Central Athletic Hall of Fame
  • Jeane Arth Biography from the ITA Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame
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