Tennant, Eleanor (1895–1974)

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Tennant, Eleanor (1895–1974)

American tennis coach. Name variations: Teach Tennant. Born Feb 12, 1895, in San Francisco, CA, to English parents; died May 1974 in La Jolla, CA.

Often called "Hollywood's best-known coach," ranked 3rd among American women tennis players in 1920, before becoming a highly regarded professional tennis coach; pupils included champions Maureen Connolly, Alice Marble, Pauline Betz, and Bobby Riggs, as well as such non-champions as Clark Gable and Carole Lombard.

See also Women in World History.