Marion Zinderstein
![]() Zinderstein, circa 1920 | |
Full name | Marion Hall Zinderstein |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | May 6, 1896 |
Died | August 14, 1980 | (aged 84)
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Wimbledon | QF (1924) |
US Open | F (1919, 1920) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
US Open | W (1918, 1919, 1920, 1922) |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
US Open | W (1919) |
Marion Hall Zinderstein (May 6, 1896 – August 14, 1980) also known by her married name Marion Jessup, was a female tennis player from the United States. At the 1924 Paris Olympics, she won a silver medal in the mixed doubles event partnering Vincent Richards.[1]
Career[]
Marion Zinderstein twice reached the singles finals of the U.S. National Championships. In 1919, she defeated reigning champion Molla Bjurstedt from Norway in the semifinals in straight sets and then lost to compatriot Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman in the final, 1–6, 2–6.[2] A year later, 1920, Bjurstedt avenged the previous year's semifinal defeat and Zinderstein suffered a heavy loss in the final, 3–6, 1–6.
In 1924, she became national singles indoor champion when she defeated the Lillian Scharman, 6–2, 6–3, in the indoor tournament at Brookline, Massachusetts.[3][4]
In 1976, Jessup was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame.[5]
Personal[]
Her parents were Charles Zinderstein (1866-1902) and Elizabeth Schmalz, both children of German immigrants. Her father and grandfather were in the silk milling business in Allentown, Pennsylvania. After her father's death, the family moved to West Newton, Massachusetts in 1912, where they lived on Prince Street. Marion married John Butler Jessup in 1921.[6]
Grand Slam finals[]
Singles: 2 (2 runners-up)[]
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1919 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1920 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: (4 wins, 1 runner-up)[]
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1918 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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7–5, 8–6 |
Win | 1919 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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10–8, 9–7 |
Win | 1920 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 1922 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–9, 6–3 |
Loss | 1924 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Mixed doubles: 1 (1 win)[]
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1919 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() |
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2–6, 11–9, 6–2 |
References[]
- ^ "Marion Jessup". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ "Molla Bjurstedt Loses Net Title" (PDF). The New York Times. June 21, 1919.
- ^ "Sport: Two Veterans". Time Inc. 31 Mar 1924. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ "Mrs. Jessup Takes National Net Title". The New York Times. March 22, 1924.
- ^ "1976 Inductees". Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "National Portrait Gallery". National Portrait Gallery.
External links[]
- Marion Zinderstein at the International Tennis Federation
- Marion Zinderstein at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1896 births
- 1980 deaths
- American female tennis players
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in tennis
- Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- United States National champions (tennis)
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century American women