| Full name | Beverly Joyce Baker Fleitz |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | March 13, 1930 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | April 29, 2014 (aged 84) Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Plays | Right and left-handed forehand |
| Prize money | Amateur |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | World No. 3 (1954, 1955, 1958) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | SF (1955) |
| Wimbledon | F (1955) |
| US Open | SF (1950, 1958) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | W (1955) |
| Wimbledon | F (1959) |
| US Open | QF (1949, 1950) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | QF (1951) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1959) |
| US Open | QF (1948, 1951, 1958) |
Beverly Joyce Fleitz (née Baker; March 13, 1930 – April 29, 2014) was an American tennis player from the United States who was active in the late 1940s and during the 1950s. According to John Olliff and Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Fleitz was ranked in the world top 10 in 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, and 1959, reaching a career high of World No. 3 in those rankings in 1954, 1955, and 1958.[1] Fleitz was included in the year-end top 10 rankings issued by the United States Lawn Tennis Association from 1948 through 1951 and in 1954, 1955, 1958, and 1959. She was the top-ranked U.S. player in 1959.[2] She was ambidextrous and played with two forehands.
- ^ Bud Collins (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York City: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 702–3. ISBN 978-0-942257-41-0.
- ^ United States Tennis Association (1988). 1988 Official USTA Tennis Yearbook. Lynn, Massachusetts: H. O. Zimman, Inc. p. 261.