Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | Fort Sill, Oklahoma, U.S. | September 7, 1934
Died | May 15, 2023 | (aged 88)
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 2R ( 1963) |
Wimbledon | 3R ( 1959) |
US Open | QF ( 1955) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 2R ( 1961) |
Wimbledon | QF ( 1964) |
US Open | QF ( 1960) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 3R ( 1959, 1961) |
US Open | SF ( 1961) |
Belmar Gunderson (September 7, 1934 – May 15, 2023) was an American tennis player. [1]
Gunderson, the daughter of an Army colonel, was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and she lived in various other military bases during her childhood, including in post-war Germany where she began playing tennis aged 13. [2]
A diminutive player, Gunderson served as captain of the U.S. junior Wightman Cup side. She celebrated her 21st birthday by beating the second-seeded Louise Brough at the 1955 U.S. National Championships to reach the quarterfinals. As a doubles player, she was ranked as high as two in the U.S., winning titles at the Canadian Championships and U.S. Indoor Championships. [3]
Gunderson retired as a player in 1965 and completed a doctorate at Texas Woman's University. From 1974 to 1976, she served as the first women's athletics director for the University of Minnesota. [4]
Gunderson died on May 15, 2023, at the age of 88. [5]