Donna Floyd
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| Full name | Donna Floyd Fales |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | October 14, 1940 Atlanta, USA |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | QF (1962) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1963) |
| US Open | SF (1960) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | QF (1967) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1964) |
| US Open | F (1967) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | QF (1962) |
| US Open | W (1966) |
Donna Floyd Fales (born October 14, 1940) is a former American amateur tennis player. She was ranked in the Top 10 in the United States from 1960 to 1963, and from 1965 to 1966.
Biography
She was born in Atlanta, Ga and moved to Arlington, Va at the age of 13. During her playing career she lived in New York city and then in 1968 until present – Miami, Fl.
A graduate of the College of William and Mary, she won her first national junior title at age 15. In 1959, at the second national collegiate tournament for women, she captured the singles title. [1]
She played on the U.S. Wightman Cup team in 1963, and later captained the Wightman and Federation Cup teams.
Fales won the U.S. Clay Court singles title in 1962, and was the U.S. mixed doubles champion in 1966. At the tournaments in Cincinnati and Canada, she won the singles title at Cincinnati in 1959 and at Canada in 1960. She also won the doubles title in Canada in 1960.
Fales has been inducted into Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame (1997), the Virginia All Sports Hall of Fame (1997), the Florida Tennis Association Hall of Fame (1987), the William & Mary Athletic Hall of Fame and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame & Museum (1997).[2]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles
- Runner–up
| Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| 1967 | US Championships |  Mary-Ann Eisel |
Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Mixed doubles
- Titles
| Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| 1966 | US Championships | Owen Davidson |
Carol Hanks Aucamp Ed Rubinoff |
6–1, 6–3 |
References
- ^ "HoF Inductees – Class of 1997". Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ "ITA Women's Tennis Hall of Fame". College of William And Mary.
External links
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
- WTA – Player profile
- From Club Court to Center Court by Phillip S. Smith (2008 Edition; ISBN# 978-0-9712445-7-3)