Mary-Ann Eisel Explained

Mary–Ann Eisel
Birth Date:1946 11, mf=yes
Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Plays:Right-handed
Australianopenresult:3R (1968)
Wimbledonresult:QF (1967)
Usopenresult:3R (1964, 1965, 1967)
Australianopendoublesresult:QF (1968)
Frenchopendoublesresult:QF (1967)
Wimbledondoublesresult:SF (1969, 1971)
Usopendoublesresult:F (1967)
Mixed:yes
Australianopenmixedresult:QF (1968)
Frenchopenmixedresult:2R (1967)
Wimbledonmixedresult:QF (1966)
Usopenmixedresult:W (1968)

Mary–Ann Eisel (born November 25, 1946) also known as Mary–Ann Curtis or Mary–Ann Beattie is an American former tennis player. She was the US Open mixed doubles champion in 1968.

Personal life

Eisel was born in St. Louis, Missouri, was educated in the Ladue School District,[1] and went on to Washington University in St. Louis,[2] where she competed on the men's tennis team.[3] In 1969, she married fellow tennis player Peter Curtis. Following their divorce, she married Don Beattie on May 12, 1972.

In addition to her tennis career, Eisel was an amateur golfer.[2]

Career

In 1964, Eisel won the US girls' 18 championship.[4] In the same year, she won the Irish National doubles title with Justina Bricka.

Eisel reached the finals of the 1967 women's doubles U.S. National Championships at Forrest Hills with Donna Floyd, losing in three sets against Rosemary Casals and Billie Jean King.

In 1968, she won the US Open mixed doubles with Peter Curtis, defeating Tory Fretz and Gerry Perry in straight sets[5] In 1969, she won the singles title at the Surrey Grass Court Championships, defeating Judy Tegart in three sets. She won the doubles title at the 1971 British Hard Court Championships with Françoise Dürr, defeating Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong in the final.[6]

In 1968 and 1970, she played for the US Federation Cup team, reaching the semifinals of the World Group on both occasions, and compiled a record of five wins and four losses.

In 1974, she was a team member of the Detroit Loves, which won the Central Section Championship in the inaugural season of the World Team Tennis league in the United States. In 1975, she played for the Hawaii Leis.[7]

In total, she competed at Wimbledon nine times.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles (1 title)

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dillon, Dan . So, Where'd You Go to High School? Vol. 2: The Baby Boomer Years: 1950s–1960s . Virginia Publishing . June 2005 . 1– . 978-1-891442-33-9.
  2. Web site: USTA Hall of Fame History . USTA . 3 July 2018.
  3. Web site: Nelson . Kathleen . July 3, 2011 . Three aces for Tennis . . en.
  4. Web site: 2017-01-03 . Mary Ann Eisel Beattie . 2023-02-03 . The St. Louis Tennis Hall of Fame . en-US.
  5. Book: Collins, Bud . The Bud Collins History of Tennis . New Chapter Press . [New York] . 2nd . 2010 . 482 . 978-0942257700.
  6. Book: Hedges, Martin . The Concise Dictionary of Tennis . registration . Mayflower Books . New York . 1978 . 23 . 978-0861240128.
  7. Web site: Mary Ann Beattie. www.wtt.com. World TeamTennis.