| Belmar Gunderson | |
| Birth Date: | 7 September 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Fort Sill, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Frenchopenresult: | 2R (1963) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 3R (1959) |
| Usopenresult: | QF (1955) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 2R (1961) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | QF (1964) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | QF (1960) |
| Wimbledonmixedresult: | 3R (1959, 1961) |
| Usopenmixedresult: | SF (1961) |
Belmar Gunderson (September 7, 1934 – May 15, 2023) was an American tennis player.[1]
Gunderson, the daughter of an Army colonel, was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and she lived in various other military bases during her childhood, including in post-war Germany where she began playing tennis aged 13.[2]
A diminutive player, Gunderson served as captain of the U.S. junior Wightman Cup side. She celebrated her 21st birthday by beating the second-seeded Louise Brough at the 1955 U.S. National Championships to reach the quarterfinals. As a doubles player, she was ranked as high as two in the U.S., winning titles at the Canadian Championships and U.S. Indoor Championships.[3]
Gunderson retired as a player in 1965 and completed a doctorate at Texas Woman's University. From 1974 to 1976, she served as the first women's athletics director for the University of Minnesota.[4]
Gunderson died on May 15, 2023, at the age of 88.[5]