Beverly Baker Fleitz

Beverly Baker Fleitz
	Baker Fleitz, circa 1949
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 (nee Baker; bɛ dɔɣi o la silimiingoli March bɛɣu pinaata dali, yuuni 1930 ka o kani silimiingoli April bɛ pishi ni awei dali, yuuni 2014) o nyɛla paɣa ŋun daa nyɛ America tennis bɔli ŋmɛri ŋun daa yina United States tingbanni ka daa nyɛ ŋun mali nimɔhi pam yuuni 1940s mini yuuni 1950s saha. John Olliff mini Lance Tingay nɔlini, ni The Daily Telegraph mini the Daily Mail zuɣu, Fleitz nyɛla ŋun daa paagi world top 10 yuuni 1951, ni yuunib 1954, ni yuuni 1955, ni yuuni 1958, n ti pahi yuunib1959, ka daa paagi career high of World No. 3 lala rankings nim din daa niŋ yuuni 1954, yuuni 1955, n ti pahi yuuni 1958 nim puuni la .^[1]

Grand Slam finals

Singles: (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1955	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Louise Brough	5–7, 6–8

Doubles: (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1955	French Championships	Clay	Darlene Hard	Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Shirley Bloomer Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Patricia Ward	7–5, 6–8, 13–11
Loss	1959	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Christine Truman	Jeanne Arth Darlene Hard	6–2, 2–6, 3–6

Other singles finals (38 titles, 13 runner-ups)

Tɛmplet:Unreferenced section

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Lost	Apr 1948	Ojai Tennis Tournament Ojai, California, U.S.	Hard	Louise Brough	2–6, 2–6
Won	Jul 1948	Colorado State Championships Denver, Colorado, U.S.	Hard	Maureen Connolly	6–0, 6–3
Won	Jul 1948	Pacific Northwest Sectional Championships Tacoma, Washington, U.S.	Unknown	Maureen Connolly	6–2, 6–1
Lost	Sep 1948	Pacific Southwest Championships Los Angeles Tennis Club, Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Louise Brough	2–6, 3–6
Lost	Apr 1949	Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament Ojai, California, U.S.	Hard	Louise Brough	1–6, 4–6
Lost	Jun 1950	Hotel del Coronado Invitational Coronado, California, U.S.	Hard	Maureen Connolly	2–6, 9–7, 2–6
Lost	Jun 1950	Southern Sectional Championships Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.	Clay	Magda Berescu Rurac	6–8, 2–6
Won	Jul 1950	Tri-State Tennis Championships Cincinnati Tennis Club Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.	Clay	Magda Berescu Rurac	5–7, 6–3, 9–7
Won	Jul 1950	Western Sectional Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.	Clay	Melita Ramírez	6–1, 6–2
Won	Jul 1950	Maidstone Club Invitational East Hampton, New York, U.S.	Grass	Maureen Connolly	6–4, 9–7
Lost	Aug 1950	Essex County Club Championships Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, U.S.	Grass	Margaret Osborne duPont	3–6, 0–6
Won	Jan 1951	Dixie Championships Tampa, Florida, U.S.	Clay	Shirley Fry	6–3, 6–4
Won	Jan 1951	South Florida Championships Howard Park West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.	Clay	Shirley Fry	6–4, 6–4
Lost	Jan 1951	Havana (Cuba) International	Unknown	Doris Hart	4–6, 6–8
Lost	Feb 1951	U.S. Indoor National Championships Seventh Regiment Armory New York City	Wood	Nancy Chaffee	4–6, 4–6
Won	Feb 1951	Bermuda International Hamilton	Unknown	Barbara Scofield	9–7, 7–5
Won	Mar 1951	Coral Beach Club Invitational Hamilton, Bermuda	Unknown	Betty Rosenquest	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Won	May 1951	Hurlingham (England) Hard Courts	Clay	Kay Tuckey	6–4, 5–7, 7–5
Won	May 1951	Priory Club Tournament Birmingham, England	Grass	Nancye Wynne Bolton	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Lost	Jun 1951	Northern Championships Northern Lawn Tennis Club Manchester, England	Grass	Doris Hart	6–8, 3–6
Won	Jun 1951	West of England Championships Bristol	Grass	Beryl Nicholas-Bartlett	6–3, 6–3
Lost	Jul 1951	Maidstone Club Invitational East Hampton, New York, U.S.	Grass	Patricia Canning Todd	4–6, 1–6
Lost	Sep 1951	Pacific Southwest Championships Los Angeles Tennis Club Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Maureen Connolly	7–9, 4–6
Won	Jun 1953	Hotel del Coronado Invitational Coronado, California, U.S.	Hard	Dorothy Bundy Cheney	4–6, 8–6, 6–1
Won	Aug 1953	Balboa Bay Club Invitational, Newport Beach, California, U.S.	Hard	Dorothy Bundy Cheney	6–4, 7–5
Won	Sep 1953	Santa Monica City Tournament Santa Monica, California, U.S.	Hard	Dorothy Bundy Cheney	6–4, 6–4
Won	May 1954	Southern California Sectional Championships Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Louise Brough	5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Won	Jul 1954	Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships Merion Cricket Club Haverford, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Grass	Louise Brough	6–4, 2–6, 8–6
Won	Dec 1954	U.S. Women's Hardcourt Championships La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club La Jolla, California, U.S.	Hard	Barbara Green	6–1, 6–3
Won	Jan 1955	Thunderbird Invitational Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.	Hard	Patricia Canning Todd	6–1, 6–1
Won	Feb 1955	Shadow Mountain Club Invitational Palm Desert, California, U.S.	Hard	Barbara Breit	6–2, 6–3
Won	Mar 1955	La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club Invitational La Jolla, California, U.S.	Hard	Louise Brough	8–6, 3–6, 6–2
Won	May 1955	Southern California Sectional Championships Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Louise Brough	7–5, 6–4
Won	May 1955	Wiesbaden (Germany) International	Clay	Elaine Watson	6–3, 6–2
Won	Jul 1955	Irish Lawn Tennis Championships Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club Dublin	Grass	Darlene Hard	6–2, 6–2
Won	Sep 1955	Pacific Southwest Championships Los Angeles Tennis Club, Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Barbara Breit	6–1, 6–4
Won	Feb 1956	Shadow Mountain Club Invitational Palm Desert, California, U.S.	Hard	Darlene Hard	6–4, 6–1
Won	Apr 1956	Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament Ojai, California, U.S.	Hard	Dorothy Bundy Cheney	7–5, 6–2
Won	May 1956	Southern California Sectional Championships Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Louise Brough	6–3, 6–4
Lost	Aug 1957	Santa Monica City Tournament Santa Monica, California, U.S.	Hard	Dorothy Bundy Cheney	3–6, 6–0, 4–6
Won	Oct 1957	Balboa Bay Club Invitational Newport Beach, California, U.S.	Hard	Dorothy Bundy Cheney	6–4, 6–1
Won	Dec 1957	U.S. Women's Hardcourt Championships La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club La Jolla, California, U.S.	Hard	Mary "Mimi" Arnold	6–1, 6–1
Won	Jan 1958	Thunderbird Invitational Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.	Hard	Louise Brough	6–2, 3–6, 10–8
Won	Mar 1958	Puerto Rican Invitational San Juan, Puerto Rico	Hard	Althea Gibson	6–4, 10–8
Won	Sep 1958	Pacific Southwest Championships Los Angeles Tennis Club, Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Darlene Hard	6–3, 9–7
Won	Dec 1958	U.S. Women's Hardcourt Championships La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club La Jolla, California, U.S.	Hard	Karen Hantze	6–1, 8–6
Won	Feb 1959	Shadow Mountain Club Invitational Palm Desert, California, U.S.	Hard	Sally Moore	6–2, 6–2
Lost	Jul 1959	U.S. Women's Hardcourt Championships Denver, Colorado, U.S.	Hard	Sandra Reynolds	3–6, 2–6
Won	Aug 1959	Santa Monica City Tournament Lincoln Park Santa Monica, California, U.S.	Hard	Diane Wootton	6–3, 6–2
Won	Sep 1959	Pacific Southwest Championships Los Angeles Tennis Club, Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Maria Bueno	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Won	Oct 1959	Pan American International Championships Mexico City, Mexico	Clay	Patricia Canning Todd	6–1, 7–5

Grand Slam tournament timeline

Tɛmplet:Performance key

Singles

Tournament	1947¹	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	Career SR	Win–loss
Australian Championships	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
French Championships	A	A	A	A	QF	A	A	A	SF	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	6–2
Wimbledon Championships	A	A	A	A	SF	A	A	A	F	QF	A	A	4R	0 / 4	16–3
U.S. National Championships	3R	QF	QF	SF	3R	A	A	QF	QF	A	A	SF	A	0 / 8	22–7
SR	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 14
Win–loss	2–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	8–3	0–0	0–0	3–0	12–3	3–0	0–0	4–1	3–1		44–12

¹In 1947, the French International Championships were held after the Wimbledon Championships.

Doubles

Tournament	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	Career SR	Win–loss
Australian Championships	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
French Championships	A	A	1R	A	A	A	W	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	4–1
Wimbledon Championships	A	A	SF	A	A	A	SF	2R	A	A	F	0 / 4	13–3
U.S. National Championships	QF	QF	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 3	3–3
SR	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 9
Win–loss	2–1	1–1	4–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	7–1	1–0	0–0	0–0	5–1		20–7

Kundivihira

↑ 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.

External links

Tɛmplet:Wimbledon player

Tɛmplet:French Open women's doubles champions

[1] 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.

[1]