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, 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)
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

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Singles (1 runner-up)

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

Doubles (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

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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

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  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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