Eleanor Goss

Eleanor Goss
Full nameEleanor Goss-Lanning
Country (sports) United States
Born(1895-11-18)November 18, 1895
New York, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 6, 1982 (aged 86)[1]
Salisbury, Connecticut, U.S.
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenF (1918)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US OpenW (1918, 1919, 1920, 1926)

Eleanor Goss (November 18, 1895 – November 6, 1982) was an American tennis player of the inter-war period. She first drew attention in tennis by winning titles as a student at Wellesley College.[2] She won the US Women's National Championship in women's doubles four times, including three consecutive titles between 1918 and 1920 with Marion Zinderstein.

In 1918, she also reached the women's singles final, where she was beaten by Molla Bjurstedt, and competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[3]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1918 US National Championships Grass Molla Bjurstedt 4–6, 3–6

Doubles (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1918 US National Championships Grass Marion Zinderstein Molla Bjurstedt
Mrs. Johan Rogge[4] 		7–5, 8–6
Win 1919 US National Championships Grass Marion Zinderstein Eleonora Sears
Hazel Hotchkiss 		10–8, 9–7
Win 1920 US National Championships Grass Marion Zinderstein Eleanor Tennant
Helen Baker 		6–3, 6–1
Loss 1923 US National Championships Grass Hazel Hotchkiss Kathleen McKane
Phyllis Covell 		6–2, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 1924 US National Championships Grass Marion Zinderstein Hazel Hotchkiss
Helen Wills 		4–6, 3–6
Win 1926 US National Championships Grass Elizabeth Ryan Mary Kendall Browne
Charlotte Hosmer Chapin 		3–6, 6–4, 12–10

References

  1. ^ Connecticut Death Index, 1949–2012
  2. ^ "Cream of world's women tennis stars thrilling U.S." Mansfield News-Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. August 19, 1925. p. 11. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Eleanor Goss". Olympedia. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Mrs. Rogge, tennis champion of Norway, starts here with victory over Miss Vanderhoef". The New York Times. February 5, 1918. p. 10.
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