Beverly Baker

Full name: Beverly Joyce Baker
Nickname: Bev
Alias: Mrs S.H.Beckett
Mrs J.G.Fleitz

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Bio	Ambidextrous, she hit with tremendous pace off both wings-hitting nothing but forehands. Best on hard courts-blitzing Maureen Connolly more than once. Considered by many to be on the short list of best players never to win a slam in singles, she was unique not only due to her style of play, but for being a mother who played the tour. Fleitz began playing tennis at age 11 and played mostly on public courts in Lincoln Park in Santa Monica, California. Her father Frank Baker was her only coach and was the assistant director of recreation for the city of Santa Monica. During 11 of the 12 weeks following June 19, 1950, Fleitz competed in tournaments across the U.S. In singles, she won three titles, was the runner-up three times, and was a semifinalist at both the U.S. National Championships and the U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships. Her six losses during this period were to Doris Hart (twice), Margaret Osborne duPont (twice), Maureen Connolly, and Magda Berescu Rurac. She recorded wins over Louise Brough, Connolly, Berescu Rurac, Patricia Canning Todd, and Dorothy Bundy Cheney. In women's doubles, she was a quarterfinalist at the U.S. National Doubles Championships. 1955 Wimbledon finalist, she also made 4 semis and 6 QF in slams. Discovering she was pregnant at Wimbledon in 1956, she pulled out of the Championships despite being favoured to win. In 1958 she was already the mother of 3 children. ( John, Julie Ann and Kim) She retired permanently from singles tennis in 1959 and was inducted into the Southern California Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Tournament	AO	RG	W	US	Win-Loss
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2	GS Matches
3	GS Appearances Representing The Same Nation
4	Represented different nations
5	Years Between 2 GS Appearances
6	Years Between The First And Last GS Appearance
7	Decades Between The First And Last GS Appearance
8	GS Final Appearances
9	GS Final Appearances Representing The Same Nation
10	Represented different nations in the GS Finals
11	Years Between 2 GS Final Appearances
12	Years Between The First And Last GS Final Appearance
13	Decades Between The First And Last GS Final Appearance
14	GS Titles