THE SARAH PALFREY DANZIG AWARD
PRESENTED AT
International Club Dinner in NY during the US Open
ELIGIBILITY
Women players worldwide.
CRITERIA
Character, sportsmanship, and contribution to the growth of the game.
SELECTION PROCESS
Nominees come before the International Club Board, which votes mid-summer. The recipient must be present at the International Club Dinner during the US Open to receive the award.
TIMETABLE
Nominations submitted before August 1 of each year.
CONTACT
International Club, USA
341 Madison Avenue, Suite 600
New York, NY 10017
(212) 808-4750
HISTORY
The award is a result of a suggestion by the late Sarah Palfrey Danzig that it was fitting and proper that there should be an award for women comparable to and with the same criteria as the William M. Johnston Award for men. To that end, she gave one of her national championship cups to the International Lawn Tennis Club of the United States to be used for this purpose. The name of the winner is engraved on the trophy and a silver tray suitably inscribed is given to the recipient as a memento of the award.
YEARBOOK DESCRIPTION
The Sarah Palfrey Danzig Trophy is awarded to that female player who by character, sportsmanship, manners, spirit of cooperation, and contribution to the growth of the game ranks first in the opinion of the selection committee. Another basis of the award is the help a player renders not only to players of her own class, but also to a lesser class and to junior players.The award is the result of a suggestion by the late Mrs. Danzig that it was fitting and proper that there should be an award for women comparable to and with the same criteria as the William M. Johnston Award for men. To that end she gave one of her national championship cups to the International Lawn Tennis Club of the United States to be used for this purpose. The name of the winner is engraved on the trophy and a silver tray suitably inscribed is given to the recipient as a memento of the award.
YEAR RECIPIENT
1986 Pamela Shriver
1987 Virginia Wade
1988 Dorothy Bundy Cheney
1989 Donna Floyd Fales
1990 Pauline Betz Addie
1991 Carole Graebner
1992 Wendy Turnbull
1993 Maria Bueno
1994 Francoise Durr-Browning
1995 Billie Jean King
1996 Mary Joe Fernandez
1997 Lesley Turner-Bowrey
1998 Olga Morozova
1999 Not Awarded This Year
2000 Not Awarded This Year
2001 Rosie Casals
2002 Zina Garrison
2003 Monica Seles
2004 Tracy Austin
2005 Chris Evert
2006 Julie Heldman