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Sarah Palfrey Cooke
American tennis player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the American novelist, see Sarah Hammond Palfrey
Sarah Hammond Palfrey Danzig (née Palfrey; September 18, 1912 – February 27, 1996) was an American tennis player whose adult amateur career spanned 19 years, from June 1926 until September 1945. She won two singles, nine women's doubles, and four mixed doubles titles at the U.S. National Championships.
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![]() Palfrey (then Fabyan) at Wimbledon in 1939 | |
Full name | Sarah Hammond Palfrey Danzig |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | (1912-09-18)September 18, 1912 Sharon, Massachusetts, US |
Died | February 27, 1996(1996-02-27) (aged 83) New York City, US |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Turned pro | 1947 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Int. Tennis HoF | 1963 (member page) |
Singles | |
Career record | 419–116, 78.32% |
Career titles | 36 |
Highest ranking | No. 4 (1934) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | QF (1939) |
Wimbledon | SF (1939) |
US Open | W (1941, 1945) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | F (1934) |
Wimbledon | W (1938, 1939) |
US Open | W (1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | W (1939) |
Wimbledon | F (1936, 1938) |
US Open | W (1932, 1935, 1937, 1941) |
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