Dorothy Weisel Hack
BornMarch 7, 1910
Sacramento, California, U.S.
DiedJune 17, 1963
Sacramento, California, U.S.
OccupationTennis player

Dorothy Alice Weisel Hack (March 7, 1910 – June 17, 1963) was an amateur American tennis player in the 1920s and 1930s. She was ranked as high as No. 3 in the U.S. rankings during her career.

Career

Dorothy Weisel was from Sacramento, California,[1] the daughter of Theodore Jasper Weisel and Ethel D. Weisel. She won the Oregon state singles title in 1929. In the same tournament, she was paired with Golda Gross and reached the doubles final. She was California state women's tennis champion in 1930,[2] and a two-time singles quarterfinalist (1930 and 1931) at the U.S. Nationals. In 1930, she beat fourth-seeded Sarah Palfrey Cooke en route to the quarters where she lost to Betty Nuthall. She reached the final of the California state tournament in 1931, but lost to Alice Marble. Also in 1931, she lost to Helen Wills Moody in the semifinals of a tournament at the Essex Country Club in Manchester-by-the-Sea.[3][4] Hack won the Western Indoor championships in 1932. In the same year, at the tournament in Cincinnati, she won the singles title over Clara Louise Zinke, and was a doubles finalist with Helen Fulton. However, this pair were defeated in the finals match by Zinke and Ruth Oexman.

Personal life

In 1932,[5] Hack married fellow Sacramento native Stan Hack, a former third baseman and manager of the Chicago Cubs.[6][7] They had a son, Stanley Jr. Hack died in 1963, at the age of 53, in Sacramento.

References

  1. ^ "Sacramento Girl Hailed as Newest Tennis Sensation". Imperial Valley Press. August 7, 1930. p. 3. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  2. ^ "Mrs. Moody Out of Tennis Play". Imperial Valley Press. June 6, 1931. p. 3. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  3. ^ "Feminine Tennis Stars in Battle". Imperial Valley Press. July 24, 1931. p. 6. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  4. ^ "Seeded Players in Semi-Finals". Imperial Valley Press. July 23, 1931. p. 6. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  5. ^ "To Wed in May". San Pedro News Pilot. January 25, 1932. p. 9. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  6. ^ MacLennan, Ashley (2018-10-20). "Chicago Cubs History: The smiling career of Stan Hack". Bleed Cubbie Blue. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  7. ^ Billington, Charles N. (2005). Wrigley Field's Last World Series: The Wartime Chicago Cubs and the Pennant of 1945. Lake Claremont Press. pp. 153–154. ISBN 978-1-893121-45-4.
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