Dorothy Cheney was the grandmother of former Major League Baseball player Danny Putnam.
10 Facts About Dorothy Cheney
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Dorothy Cheney died on November 23,2014, in Escondido, California at the age of 98.
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Dorothy Cheney was ranked third in 1937,1938, and 1941.
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Dorothy Cheney was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2004.
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Dorothy Cheney was still competing in selected top level events at the age of 51.
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The first nine times that Bundy Dorothy Cheney played singles at the US National Championships, she reached at least the quarterfinals.
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Bundy Dorothy Cheney had several significant singles wins at Grand Slam tournaments:.
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Dorothy Cheney won the singles title at the 1944 Tri-Cities Championships in Cincinnati, defeating Betz in the final.
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Bundy Dorothy Cheney was a three-time runner-up in Grand Slam women's doubles tournaments: 1938 Australian National Championships, 1940 US National Championships, and 1941 US National Championships.
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Dorothy Cheney won the women's doubles title at the 1944 and 1945 Tri-Cities Championships in Cincinnati.