About Dorothy Head Knode
Alice Dorothy Head Knode, also known as Dottie Head Knode, was an American tennis player who reached the women's singles final of the French International Championships in 1955, losing to Angela Mortimer in three sets, and 1957, losing to Shirley Bloomer in straight sets. She reached the semifinals of six other Grand Slam singles tournaments from 1952 through 1957. Knode won the singles title at the German Championships in 1950, 1952, and 1953. In 1948, she won the singles title at the Cincinnati Masters (then known as the Tri-State Championships) after defeating Mercedes Madden Lewis in the final in straight sets. She also won the singles title at the U.S. She won the 80-and-over Super-Seniors World Individual Championships in Antalya, Turkey in 2005.
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