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Tory Fretz

b. 1942

US American tennis player

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Born 1942. Tory Fretz is an American tennis player.

Tory-Ann Fretz (born August 8, 1942) is a former American amateur and professional tennis player who played in the 1960s and 1970s . She was ranked in the U.S. top ten from 1963 to 1966, and was No. 2 in the doubles rankings in 1965 and 1966.

Career Fretz grew up in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and played collegiate tennis at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. She was coached by Alice Marble. In 1961 she won the singles and doubles titles at the NCAA Intercollegiate Championship.

At the U.S. Nationals, she was doubles semifinalist in 1965, and reached the mixed finals at the U.S. Open in 1968.

She was runner-up to Carole Caldwell Graebner at the 1965 Pacific Southwest Championships. At the Cincinnati Masters, Fretz reached the singles final in 1968 before falling to Linda Tuero. She also reached the doubles final in 1962 at Cincinnati with Carolyn Rogers.

In 1974, she played with Billie Jean King in the World Team Tennis on the Philadelphia Freedoms.

She has been inducted into the Intercollegiate Women's Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1968 US Open Grass Gerry Perry Mary-Ann Eisel Peter Curtis 4–6, 5–7

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Who is Tory Fretz?

US American tennis player

When was Tory Fretz born?

Tory Fretz was born on 8 August 1942 in Harrisburg.

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Tory Fretz is a tennis player.

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Tory Fretz is American.

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Β· Wikipedia: Tory Fretz

Β· Wikidata: Q1565071

Β· DBpedia: Tory Ann Fretz

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