WIGHTMAN, HAZEL HOTCHKISS


Meaning of WIGHTMAN, HAZEL HOTCHKISS in English

orig. Hazel Virginia Hotchkiss

born Dec. 20, 1886, Healdsburg, Calif., U.S.

died Dec. 5, 1974, Newton, Mass.

U.S. tennis player.

She was a dominant competitor in the pre-World War I years, winning nine national tennis titles in the years 1909–11 alone. She won a lifetime total of 45 U.S. titles, the last at age 68. She was instrumental in establishing an annual match between British and U.S. women's teams; the Wightman Cup competition, first held in 1923, continued until 1989. She served as captain of the U.S. team from its inception until 1948.

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