Cheney, Dorothy

Dorothy Cheney “Dodo”
Born: September 01, 1916
Hometown: Los Angeles, California, United States
Citizenship: United States
Handed: Right
Inducted: 2004

Dorothy “Dodo” Cheney, born September 1, 1916, was the first American woman to win the Australian National Championships in 1938. She was a member of the winning Wightman Cup teams, 1937-39, until WWII cut her amateur career short. In Grand Slam events, she also reached the mixed doubles final at both the French and Wimbledon in 1946. Cheney, competing in tennis events for 8 decades, currently holds the record for the most United States Tennis Association (USTA) National Senior titles – over 300 – and has won over 20 Senior Grand Slam titles, another USTA record. She has been, and continues to be, victorious on every playing surface and has a winning streak that may never be equaled. For Cheney, age is no factor, as she has triumphed in every age group she has ever played in: from the US Women’s 35s through the US Women’s 80s she has won titles in singles, doubles and mixed.

In 2002 at age 85, Cheney and her daughter Christine Putnam won the USTA National Grass Court Super-Senior Mother Daughter Championships held at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. This marked her 311th career win.

Cheney is the daughter of 1956 Hall of Famer May Sutton Bundy, winner of 1904 U. S. Championships and Wimbledon in 1905 and 1907, and Tom Bundy, a U.S. doubles champion (1912, 1913, 1914).

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