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Tennis and badminton
Born Nancy Ann CHAFFEE
American female tennis player
Born on March 6, 1929 in Ventura, California, USA , United States
Died on August 11, 2002 in Coronado, California, USA
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Her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament came in 1951 when, partnered with Patricia Todd, she reached the final of the doubles competition at the U.S. Championships. They were defeated in the final in two straight sets by Shirley Fry and Doris Hart. In 1951 she was selected for the U.S. Wightman Cup team and won her doubles match, contributing to a 6–1 victory against Great Britain.
... Chaffee won the national girls' 18-and-under title in 1947. She won the U.S. National Indoor Championship, played at at the Seventh Regiment Armory in Manhattan, from 1950 to 1952, defeating Althea Gibson, Beverly Baker and Patricia Todd in the finals. Chaffee reached the semifinals of the 1950 U.S. Championships as an unseeded player but was beaten in three sets by Margaret Osborne duPont. She reached No. 4 world ranking in 1951.
Her best performance at a Grand Slam tournament came in 1951 when, partnered with Patricia Todd, she reached the final of the doubles competition at the U.S. Championships. They were defeated in the final in two straight sets by Shirley Fry and Doris Hart. In 1951 she was selected for the U.S. Wightman Cup team and won her doubles match, contributing to a 6–1 victory against Great Britain.
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