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⚫ '''Tory Ann Fretz''' (born ], ]) was an outstanding ] amateur and professional ] player in the 1950s and 1960s.
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⚫ '''Tory-Ann Fretz''' (born August 8, 1942) is a former American amateur and professional ] player who played in the 1950s and 1960s. She was ranked in the U.S. top ten from 1963 to 1966, and was No. 2 in the doubles rankings in 1965 and 1966.


==Career==
She was ranked in the U.S. top ten from 1963 to 1966, and was No. 2 in the doubles rankings in 1965 and 1966.
⚫ Fretz grew up in ] and played collegiate tennis at ] in Los Angeles, ].<ref name="ita">{{cite web |title=Tory Ann Fretz |url=https://itahalloffame.org/inductees/tory-ann-fretz/ |website=Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame |publisher=Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA)}}</ref> She was coached by ].<ref name="wot1972"/> In 1961 she won the singles and doubles titles at the NCAA Intercollegiate Championship.


⚫ At the U.S. Nationals, she was doubles semifinalist in 1965, and reached the mixed finals at the U.S. Open in 1968.
⚫ Fretz grew up in ] and played collegiate tennis at ] in ], ]. In 1961 she won the singles and doubles titles at the NCAA Intercollegiate Championship.


⚫ She was runner-up to ] at the 1965 ].<ref name="ita"/> At the ], Fretz reached the singles final in 1968 before falling to ]. She also reached the doubles final in 1962 at Cincinnati with Carolyn Rogers.
⚫ At the U.S. Nationals, she was doubles semifinalist in 1965, and reached the doubles finals at the U.S. Open in 1968.


⚫ In 1974, she played with ] in the ] on the ].
⚫ At the ], Fretz reached the singles final in 1968 before falling to ]. She also reached the doubles final in 1962 in Cincinnati with Carolyn Rogers.


⚫ She has been inducted into the Intercollegiate Women's Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999.
⚫ In 1974, she played with ] on the World Team Tennis team in Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Freedoms.


== Grand Slam finals ==
⚫ She has been inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Hall of Fame.

===Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)===

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==References==
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==External links==
* {{WTA}}
* {{ITF}}
* ''From Club Court to Center Court'' by Phillip S. Smith (2008 Edition; {{ISBN|978-0-9712445-7-3}})


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Latest revision as of 06:29, 12 December 2024

American tennis player

Tory Ann Fretz
Country (sports) United States
Born (1942-08-08) August 8, 1942 (age 82)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1969)
Wimbledon4R (1974)
US Open3R (1966)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (1969)
Wimbledon2R (1972)
US Open2R (1969)

Tory-Ann Fretz (born August 8, 1942) is a former American amateur and professional tennis player who played in the 1950s and 1960s. She was ranked in the U.S. top ten from 1963 to 1966, and was No. 2 in the doubles rankings in 1965 and 1966.

Career

Fretz grew up in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and played collegiate tennis at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. She was coached by Alice Marble. In 1961 she won the singles and doubles titles at the NCAA Intercollegiate Championship.

At the U.S. Nationals, she was doubles semifinalist in 1965, and reached the mixed finals at the U.S. Open in 1968.

She was runner-up to Carole Caldwell Graebner at the 1965 Pacific Southwest Championships. At the Cincinnati Masters, Fretz reached the singles final in 1968 before falling to Linda Tuero. She also reached the doubles final in 1962 at Cincinnati with Carolyn Rogers.

In 1974, she played with Billie Jean King in the World Team Tennis on the Philadelphia Freedoms.

She has been inducted into the Intercollegiate Women's Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1968 US Open Grass United States Gerry Perry United States Mary-Ann Eisel
United Kingdom Peter Curtis		 4–6, 5–7

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 215. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
  2. ^ "Tory Ann Fretz". Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame. Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).

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