Eleanor Goss was an American tennis player of the inter-war period.
Notably, she won the US Women's National Championship, in women's doubles four times, including three consecutive titles between 1918 and 1920 with Marion Zinderstein Jessup.
In 1918, she also reached the women's singles final, where she was beaten by Molla Bjurstedt Mallory.
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| Date | Name and place of tournament | Cat. | ($) | Surf. | Winner | Score | ||
| 1 | 1918 | US Women's National Champ’s, Forest Hills | G. Slam | Grass (ext.) | M. Bjurstedt Mallory | 6-4, 6-3 | 1918 US Open (tennis) |
| Date | Name and place of tournament | Cat. | ($) | Surf. | Partner | Finalists | Score | ||
| 1 | 1918 | US Women's National Champ’s, Forest Hills |
G. Slam | Grass (ext.) | Marion Zinderstein | M. Bjurstedt Mallory Mrs. Johan Rogge[1] |
7-5, 8-6 | 1918 US Open (tennis) | |
| 2 | 1919 | US Women's National Champ’s, Forest Hills |
G. Slam | Grass (ext.) | Marion Zinderstein | Eleonora Sears Hazel Hotchkiss |
10-8, 9-7 | 1919 US Open (tennis) | |
| 3 | 1920 | US Women's National Champ’s, Forest Hills |
G. Slam | Grass (ext.) | Marion Zinderstein | Eleanor Tennant Helen Baker |
6-3, 6-1 | 1920 US Open (tennis) | |
| 4 | 1926 | US Women's National Champ’s, Forest Hills |
G. Slam | Grass (ext.) | Elizabeth Ryan | Mary Kendall Browne Charlotte Chapin |
3-6, 6-4, 12-10 | 1926 US Open (tennis) |
| Date | Name and place of tournament | Cat. | ($) | Surf. | Winners | Partner | Score | ||
| 1 | 1923 | US Women's National Champ’s, Forest Hills |
G. Slam | Grass (ext.) | Kathleen McKane Phyllis Covell |
Hazel Hotchkiss | 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 | 1923 US Open (tennis) | |
| 2 | 1924 | US Women's National Champ’s, Forest Hills |
G. Slam | Grass (ext.) | Hazel Hotchkiss Helen Wills |
Marion Zinderstein | 6-4, 6-3 | 1924 US Open (tennis) |
Although the term "Grand Slam" refers to the four major tennis tournaments, it was only used for the first time in 1933, and not in common usage until the 1950s.
| Year | - | French Open | Wimbledon | US National | ||||
| 1918 | - | - | - | Final | M. B. Mallory | |||
Result, final opponent
| Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US National | ||||
| 1918 | - | - | - | Winner M. Z. Jessup |
B. Mallory M. J. Rogge |
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| 1919 | - | - | - | Winner M. Z. Jessup |
E. Sears H. Wightman |
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| 1920 | - | - | - | Winner M. Z. Jessup |
E. Tennant Helen Baker |
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| 1923 | - | - | - | Final H. Wightman |
M. Godfree P. H. Covell |
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| 1924 | - | - | - | Final M. Z. Jessup |
H. Wightman Helen Wills |
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| 1926 | - | - | - | Winner E. Ryan |
M. K. Browne C. Chapin |
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Result, partner, final opponent