Pratt was a student at Florida's Rollins College[2] where she played collegiate tennis, graduating in 1947.[3] She was ranked in the Top Ten in the U.S. in 1951 (ranked number eight), 1954 (number five) and 1956 (number five).[4] At the Wimbledon Championships, Pratt was a semifinalist in both singles (1954), losing to eventual winner Maureen Connolly, and doubles (1951).[5] At the U.S. Nationals, she was a doubles finalist and singles semifinalist in 1956.[2][6]
At the tournament in Cincinnati, Pratt won the singles title in 1947 (over Betty Hulbert James in the final) and was a doubles finalist (with Margaret Varner) in 1948.[citation needed]
Active in the Caribbean, she also represented Jamaica,[7] and directed the Caribbean Tennis Circuit between 1952 and 1964.[8]
Pratt continued to win titles at seniors events into her 60s and 70s.[5][9] She was a charter member of the Rollins College Sports Hall of Fame (1977),[10] and is a member of the Florida Tennis Association Hall of Fame (1979) and Eastern Tennis Association Hall of Fame (1998).[2][5]
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betty, rosenquest, pratt, april, 1925, january, 2016, american, amateur, tennis, player, competed, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, country, sports, united, states, jamaicaborn, 1925, april, 1925diedjanuary, 2016, 2016, aged, winter, park, florida, singleshighest, ranking. Betty Rosenquest Pratt April 15 1925 January 31 2016 was an American amateur tennis player who competed in the 1940s 1950s and 1960s 1 Betty Rosenquest PrattCountry sports United States JamaicaBorn 1925 04 15 April 15 1925DiedJanuary 31 2016 2016 01 31 aged 90 Winter Park Florida U S SinglesHighest rankingNo 7 1954 Grand Slam singles resultsFrench OpenQF 1950 WimbledonSF 1954 US OpenSF 1956 DoublesGrand Slam doubles resultsWimbledonSF 1951 US OpenF 1956 Grand Slam mixed doubles resultsWimbledonQF 1954 Pratt was a student at Florida s Rollins College 2 where she played collegiate tennis graduating in 1947 3 She was ranked in the Top Ten in the U S in 1951 ranked number eight 1954 number five and 1956 number five 4 At the Wimbledon Championships Pratt was a semifinalist in both singles 1954 losing to eventual winner Maureen Connolly and doubles 1951 5 At the U S Nationals she was a doubles finalist and singles semifinalist in 1956 2 6 At the tournament in Cincinnati Pratt won the singles title in 1947 over Betty Hulbert James in the final and was a doubles finalist with Margaret Varner in 1948 citation needed She captained both the U S Wightman Cup team and the U S Federation Cup Team 2 Active in the Caribbean she also represented Jamaica 7 and directed the Caribbean Tennis Circuit between 1952 and 1964 8 Pratt continued to win titles at seniors events into her 60s and 70s 5 9 She was a charter member of the Rollins College Sports Hall of Fame 1977 10 and is a member of the Florida Tennis Association Hall of Fame 1979 and Eastern Tennis Association Hall of Fame 1998 2 5 Contents 1 Grand Slam finals 1 1 Doubles 1 runner up 2 References 3 External linksGrand Slam finals editDoubles 1 runner up edit Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 1956 U S National Championships Grass nbsp Shirley Fry nbsp Louise Brough nbsp Margaret Osborne 3 6 0 6References edit Tennis Groundbreaker Florida Volunteer and Former World Top 10 Pratt Dies at Age 90 United States Tennis Association 1 February 2016 Retrieved 1 February 2016 a b c d McShea Nancy Gill Inductees 1998 USTA Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame Archived from the original on 2011 02 03 Retrieved 2011 02 28 Tradition Rollins College Archived from the original on 2011 07 15 Retrieved 2011 02 28 USTA Yearbook Top 10 U S Women s Rankings United States Tennis Association Archived from the original on 2010 08 05 Retrieved 2011 02 28 a b c ITA Women s Hall of Fame McCormack Nagelsen Tennis Center Betty Rosenquest Pratt The College of William amp Mary Archived from the original on 2011 07 20 Retrieved 2011 02 28 Australian Duo Wins US Doubles Net Title The Milwaukee Journal Associated Press 1956 08 27 Mrs Pratt Unranked Defeats Miss Bloomer in Essex Tennis The New York Times 1956 08 17 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2021 11 18 BETTY ROSENQUEST PRATT ITA Women s Hall of Fame Retrieved 2021 11 18 Storm Stephanie 1995 06 15 Pratt Adds World Title To Her Ongoing Collection Orlando Sentinel Rollins Hall of Fame Rollins College Archived from the original on 2011 07 15 Retrieved 2011 02 28 External links editBetty Rosenquest Pratt at the International Tennis Federation nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Betty Rosenquest Pratt amp oldid 1189840232, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
