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Dorothy Cheney

Dorothy Cheney, American tennis player (died 2014)

Born
September 1, 1916
Died
November 23, 2014
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1916

About Dorothy Cheney

Dorothy "Dodo" May Sutton Bundy Cheney was an American tennis player from her youth into her 90s. In 1938, Bundy was the first American to win the women's singles title at the Australian National Championships, defeating Dorothy Stevenson in the final. By the end of her senior age-groups playing career, Cheney had amassed 394 USTA titles — a record. The first nine times that Bundy Cheney played singles at the U.S. Her losses were as follows Bundy Cheney also had several significant singles wins at Grand Slam tournaments: Cheney won the singles title at the 1944 Tri-Cities Championships in Cincinnati, defeating Betz in the final.

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Dorothy Cheney timeline

  1. In 1938, Bundy was the first American to win the women's singles title at the Australian National Championships, defeating Dorothy Stevenson in the final.
  2. Her losses were as follows Bundy Cheney also had several significant singles wins at Grand Slam tournaments: Cheney won the singles title at the 1944 Tri-Cities Championships in Cincinnati, defeating Betz in the final.

The world when Dorothy Cheney was born

Dorothy Cheney was born in 1916. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1916

  • Best-selling book"Seventeen" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGeorgia Tech defeats Cumberland 222-0, most lopsided football game ever
  • Top headlineBattle of the Somme — 1 million casualties
  • Technology milestoneTanks first used in warfare
  • Notable inventionMilitary tanks
  • World population~1.76B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population99.6M

1916 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Dorothy Cheney's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19162026
Population99.6M341 million

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