Betty Rosenquest Pratt
Betty Rosenquest Pratt (born April 15, 1925) is an American amateur tennis player who competed in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.
Pratt was a student at Florida's Rollins College[1] where she played collegiate tennis, graduating in 1947.[2] She was ranked in the Top Ten in the U.S. in 1951 (ranked number eight), 1954 (number five) and 1956 (number five).[3] She was a semi-finalist in both singles and doubles at Wimbledon in 1954.[4] At the U.S. Nationals, she was a doubles finalist and singles semi-finalist in 1956.[1][5]
At the tournament in Cincinnati, Pratt won the singles title in 1947 (over Betty Hulbert James in the final) and was a doubles finalist (with Margaret Varner) in 1948.[citation needed]
She captained both the U.S. Wightman Cup team and the U.S. Federation Cup Team.[1]
Pratt continued to win titles at seniors events into her 60s and 70s.[4][6] She was a charter member of the Rollins College Sports Hall of Fame (1977),[7] and is a member of the Florida Tennis Association Hall of Fame (1979) and Eastern Tennis Association Hall of Fame (1998).[1][4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d McShea, Nancy Gill. "Inductees: 1998". USTA Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame. http://ustaeasternhalloffame.com/1998.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ "Tradition". Rollins College. http://www.rollinssports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19500&ATCLID=1547225. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ "USTA Yearbook – Top 10 U.S. Women's Rankings". United States Tennis Association. http://www.usta.com/About-USTA/Organization/Yearbook/23262_2008_USTA_Yearbook__Top_10_US_Womens_Rankings__page_3/. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ a b c "ITA Women's Hall of Fame – McCormack–Nagelsen Tennis Center: Betty Rosenquest Pratt". The College of William & Mary. http://web.wm.edu/tenniscenter/pratt.html?svr=www. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ "Australian Duo Wins US Doubles Net Title". The Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. 1956-08-27. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ejEaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5iUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6991,3281816. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ Storm, Stephanie (1995-06-15). "Pratt Adds World Title To Her Ongoing Collection". Orlando Sentinel. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1995-06-15/news/9506140267_1_betty-pratt-tennis-singles-title. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
- ^ "Rollins Hall of Fame". Rollins College. http://www.rollinssports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19500&ATCLID=1549231. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
