Lois Felix

Lois Felix
Full nameLois Lorraine Felix-Spencer
Country (sports) United States
BornMeriden, Connecticut
Died(2001-12-23)December 23, 2001[1]
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 8 (U.S. Ranking)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon2R (1955)
US OpenQF (1954)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1955)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon4R (1955)

Lois Lorraine Felix-Spencer (June 1, 1927 – December 23, 2001) was an American amateur tennis player in the 1950s and 1960s. At one time in her career, she was ranked No. 8 in the U.S. singles rankings.[citation needed]

At the U.S. Indoor Championships, Felix won the singles title in 1959 and in 1960 was a singles and doubles finalist.[citation needed]

At the tournament in Cincinnati, Felix won the singles and doubles titles in 1957, and won the singles title in 1954. She won the 1957 doubles title with Margareta Bonstrom of Sweden.[citation needed]

She was inducted into the New England Tennis Hall of Fame in 1990.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Social Security Administration.
  2. ^ "USTA NEW ENGLAND HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES BY YEAR". USTA. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
  • "From Club Court to Center Court" by Phillip S. Smith (2008 Edition; ISBN 978-0-9712445-7-3)