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Dorothy Workman

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Dorothy Workman
Full nameDorothy Elizabeth Workman
Country (sports) United States
Born(1912-01-05)January 5, 1912
DiedNovember 30, 1981(1981-11-30) (aged 69)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1938)
US Open3R (1930, 1938, 1939)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1938)
US OpenSF (1939)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1938)
US OpenQF (1930, 1938, 1939)

Dorothy Elizabeth "Do" Workman (January 5, 1912 – November 30, 1981) was an American tennis player.[1]

Born in King City, Missouri, Workman competed on tour in the 1930s. She was a member of the Los Angeles Tennis Club and attained a best national ranking of sixth. In 1938 she was a singles quarter-finalist at the Australian Championships and made the final of the women's doubles, with Dorothy Bundy. Her doubles partnership with Bundy, known as "Dodo" and "Do", included multiple Pacific Southwest Championships titles.[2]

Grand Slam finals

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Women's doubles (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1938 Australian Championships Grass United States Dorothy Bundy Australia Nancye Wynne
Australia Thelma Coyne
7–9, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Ladies Steal Show First Day Of Palm Springs Invitational Tourney". The Desert Sun. January 13, 1939.
  2. ^ "Miss Dorothy Workman Talks of American Tennis". The Age. December 2, 1937. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia.