Mary-Ann Eisel

Mary–Ann Eisel (born November 25, 1946) also known as Mary–Ann Curtis or Mary–Ann Beattie is an American former tennis player. She was the US Open mixed doubles champion in 1968.

Personal life Eisel was born in St. Louis, Missouri, was educated in the Ladue School District, and went on to Washington University in St. Louis, where she competed on the men's tennis team. In 1969, she married fellow tennis player Peter Curtis. Following their divorce, she married Don Beattie on May 12, 1972.

In addition to her tennis career, Eisel was an amateur golfer. In the same year, she won the Irish National doubles title with Justina Bricka. In 1969, she won the singles title at the Surrey Grass Court Championships, defeating Judy Tegart in three sets. She won the doubles title at the 1971 British Hard Court Championships with Françoise Dürr, defeating Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong in the final.

In 1968 and 1970, she played for the US Federation Cup team, reaching the semifinals of the World Group on both occasions, and compiled a record of five wins and four losses.

In 1974, she was a team member of the Detroit Loves, which won the Central Section Championship in the inaugural season of the World Team Tennis league in the United States. In 1975, she played for the Hawaii Leis.

In total, she competed at Wimbledon nine times.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1967 U.S. Championships Grass Donna Floyd Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King 6–4, 3–6, 4–6

Mixed doubles (1 title)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1968 US Open Grass Peter Curtis Tory Fretz Gerry Perry 6–4, 7–5