Lois Felix Explained

Lois Felix
Fullname:Lois Lorraine Felix-Spencer
Birth Place:Meriden, Connecticut
Death Date:[1]
Highestsinglesranking:No. 8 (U.S. Ranking)
Wimbledonresult:2R (1955)
Usopenresult:QF (1954)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (1955)
Wimbledonmixedresult:4R (1955)

Lois Lorraine Felix-Spencer (June 1, 1927 – December 23, 2001) was an American amateur tennis player in the 1950s and 1960s. At one time in her career, she was ranked No. 8 in the U.S. singles rankings.

At the U.S. Indoor Championships, Felix won the singles title in 1959 and in 1960 was a singles and doubles finalist.

At the tournament in Cincinnati, Felix won the singles and doubles titles in 1957, and won the singles title in 1954. She won the 1957 doubles title with Margareta Bonstrom of Sweden.

She was inducted into the New England Tennis Hall of Fame in 1990.[2]

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  1. U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Social Security Administration.
  2. Web site: USTA NEW ENGLAND HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES BY YEAR. https://archive.today/20130105022308/http://www.newengland.usta.com/newengland/Global/Custom%20Pages/Awards%20and%20Grants/2375_Hall_of_Fame_Inductees_by_Year.aspx. dead. 2013-01-05. USTA. 2009-04-23.