Country (sports) United States Australian Open QF (1968) Australian Open 3R (1968) French Open QF (1967) | Wimbledon QF (1967) Name Mary-Ann Eisel US Open 3R (1964, 1965, 1967) Role Tennis player | |
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Born November 25, 1946 (age 77)
St. Louis, USA ( 1946-11-25 ) | ||
Chris Evert d Mary Ann Eisel - 1971 US OPEN 2R
Mary–Ann Eisel (born November 25, 1946) is an American former tennis player. She was the US Open mixed doubles champion in 1968.
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Career
Eisel reached the finals of the 1967 women's doubles U.S. National Championships at Forrest Hills with Donna Floyd but lost in three sets against Rosemary Casals and Billie Jean King.
In 1968 she won the US Open mixed doubles title with Peter Curtis by defeating Tory Fretz and Gerry Perry in straight sets. In 1969 she won the singles title at the Surrey Grass Court Championships, defeating Judy Tegart in three sets. She won the doubles title at the 1971 British Hard Court Championships with Françoise Dürr, defeating Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong in the final.
In 1968 and 1970 she played for the US Federation Cup team, reaching the semifinals of the World Group on both occasions, and compiled a record of five wins and four losses.
In 1974, she was a team member of the Detroit Loves, which won the Central Section Championship in the inaugural season of the newly created World Team Tennis league in the United States. The following year, 1975, she played for the Hawaii Leis.