Dorothy Cheney

Dorothy Bundy Cheney
Bundy in 1929
Full nameDorothy May Sutton Bundy Cheney
Country (sports) United States
Born(1916-09-01)September 1, 1916
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedNovember 23, 2014(2014-11-23) (aged 98)
Escondido, California, U.S.
Int. Tennis HoF2004 (member page)
Singles
Highest rankingWorld No. 6 (1946, John Olliff)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (1938)
French OpenSF (1946)
WimbledonSF (1946)
US OpenSF (1937, 1938, 1943, 1944)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1938)
US OpenF (1940, 1941)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenF (1946)
WimbledonF (1946)
US OpenF (1940, 1944)

Dorothy "Dodo" May Sutton Bundy Cheney (September 1, 1916 – November 23, 2014) was an American tennis player from her youth into her 90s.[1] In 1938, Bundy was the first American to win the women's singles title at the Australian National Championships, defeating Dorothy Stevenson in the final.[2]

  1. ^ Matt Schudel (November 30, 2014). "Dorothy 'Dodo' Cheney, who won more than 300 tennis championships, dies at 98". The Washington Post.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).