Eleanor Goss

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.

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

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 Norway 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 United States Marion Zinderstein Norway Molla Bjurstedt
Norway Mrs. Johan Rogge[4]		 7–5, 8–6
Win 1919 US National Championships Grass United States Marion Zinderstein United States Eleonora Sears
United States Hazel Hotchkiss		 10–8, 9–7
Win 1920 US National Championships Grass United States Marion Zinderstein United States Eleanor Tennant
United States Helen Baker		 6–3, 6–1
Loss 1923 US National Championships Grass United States Hazel Hotchkiss United Kingdom Kathleen McKane
United Kingdom Phyllis Covell		 6–2, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 1924 US National Championships Grass United States Marion Zinderstein United States Hazel Hotchkiss
United States Helen Wills		 4–6, 3–6
Win 1926 US National Championships Grass United States Elizabeth Ryan United States Mary Kendall Browne
United States 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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