Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman

Hazel Virginia Hotchkiss Wightman, CBE (née Hotchkiss; December 20, 1886 – December 5, 1974) was an American tennis player and founder of the Wightman Cup, an annual team competition for British and American women. She dominated American women's tennis before World War I and won 45 U.S. titles during her life.

Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
CBE
Wightman in 1910
Full nameHazel Virginia Hotchkiss Wightman
ITF nameHazel Wightman
Country (sports)United States
Born(1886-12-20)December 20, 1886
Healdsburg, California, U.S.
DiedDecember 5, 1974(1974-12-05) (aged 87)
Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
PlaysRight-handed
Int. Tennis HoF1957 (member page)
Singles
Career record0–0
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon3R (1924)
US OpenW (1909, 1910, 1911, 1919)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonW (1924)
US OpenW (1909, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1924, 1928)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US OpenW (1909, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1918, 1920)
Medal record
Olympic Games – Tennis
1924 ParisDoubles
1924 ParisMixed doubles
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