NATIONAL GOLD SLAM CHAMPIONS
PRESENTED AT
USTA Semiannual Meeting & Conference
ELIGIBILITY
Any Adult/Senior competitive player
CRITERIA
Any Adult/Senior player who wins all four national championships on clay, grass, hard court and indoor in the same year
SELECTION PROCESS
Tournament results determine recipients
TIMETABLE
Recipients determined upon completion of tournaments played throughout the year
August/September: Awards presented
CONTACT
Theresa Bowen
USTA Adult/Senior Competition Committee
70 West Red Oak Lane
White Plains, NY 10604
(914) 696-7000 (Phone)
(914) 696-7029 (Fax)
tbowen@usta.com
YEARBOOK DESCRIPTION
Established in 2002, the Gold Slam Award recognizes adult and senior competitive players who have won all of the national championships played in the same division throughout the year. All such players are automatically selected for the awards, which is presented at the USTA Semiannual Meeting.
RECIPIENTS
| 2002 |
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| Women's 75 Singles |
Elaine Mason |
| Women's 75 Doubles |
Elaine Mason |
| Women's 75 Doubles |
June Dickey |
| Women's 80 Doubles |
Dodo Cheney |
| Women's 85 Doubles |
Dodo Cheney |
| Women's 85 Singles |
Dodo Cheney |
| Women's 85 Doubles |
Jean Harris |
| Men's 45 Doubles |
Wesley Cash |
| Men's 80 Singles |
Bob Sherman |
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| 2003 |
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| Women's 70 Doubles |
Mary Boswell |
| Women's 75 Doubles |
June Dickey |
| Women's 75 Doubles |
Elaine Mason |
| Women's 80 Singles |
Betty Eisenstein |
| Women's 85 Singles |
Dodo Cheney |
| Women's 85 Doubles |
Dodo Cheney |
| Women's 85 Doubles |
Jean Harris |
| Men's 30 Singles |
Andy Lake |
| Men's 60 Doubles |
Jim Parker |
| Men's 60 Doubles |
Ken Robinson |
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| 2004 |
|
| Women's 65 Singles |
Dorothy Matthiessen |
| Women's 65 Doubles |
Katie Koontz |
| Women's 65 Doubles |
Norma Veal |
| Women's 75 Singles |
Louise Russ |
| Women's 75 Doubles |
Louise Owen |
| Women's 75 Doubles |
Louise Russ |
| Women's 80 Singles |
Betty Eisenstein |
| Women's 85 Singles |
Dodo Cheney |
| Women's 85 Doubles |
Dodo Cheney |
| Men's 45 Singles |
Vallis Wilder |
| Men's 70 Doubles |
Richard Doss |
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| 2005 |
|
| Men's 70 Singles |
Gordon L. Davis |
| Men's 45 Singles |
Mike Fedderly |
| Men's 70 Doubles |
Leonard Lindborg / James H. Nelson |
| Women's 70 Singles |
Dorothy Matthiessen |
| Women's 80 Singles |
Betty Eisenstein |
| Women's 70 Doubles |
Dorothy Matthiessen |
| women's 85 Doubles |
Dorothy B. Cheney |
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| 2007 |
|
| Women's 30 Singles |
Patricia Zerdan |
| Women's 50 Doubles |
Susan Wright |
| Women's 65 Doubles |
Charlene Hillebrand / Suella Steel |
| Women's 75 Singles |
Mary Boswell |
| Women's 75 Doubles |
Mary Boswell / Louise Russ |
| Men's 45 Doubles |
Mike Fedderly / Val Wilder |
| Men's 90 Singles |
Alex Swetka |
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| 2008 |
|
| Women’s 50 Doubles |
Susan Wright |
| Women’s 70 Singles |
Dorothy Matthiessen |
| Women’s 70 Doubles |
Dorothy Matthiessen |
| Women’s 85 Doubles |
Dodo Cheney / Betty Cookson |
| Super Senior Mother-Daughter |
Emily Schaefer and Bambi Schuette |
| Men’s 55 Doubles |
Phil Landauer / Tom Smith |
| Men’s 65 Doubles |
Jimmy Parker / Ken Robinson |
| Men’s 70 Doubles |
Bob Duesler / Jim Nelson |
| Men’s 90 Singles |
Alex Swetka |
| Men’s 90 Doubles |
Alex Swetka |
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| 2009 |
|
| Women's 60 Doubles |
Kathleen Bennett |
| Women's 80 Doubles |
Louise Russ / Doris Stephens |
| Men's 50 Doubles |
Mike Fedderly / Vallis Wilder |
| Husband-Wife Combo Age 140 Doubles |
Courtney & Carolyn Henderson |
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| 2010 |
|
| Women's 35 Singles |
Patricia Zerdan |
| Women's 75 Singles |
Dorothy Matthiessen |
| Women's 75 Doubles |
Dorothy Matthiessen |
| Women's 85 Doubles |
Elaine Mason / Cathie Hall |
| Women's 90 Singles |
Lucy Dettmer |
| Women's 90 Doubles |
Lucy Dettmer / Dodo Cheney |
| Men's 70 Doubles |
George Sarantos / Henry Leichtfried |
| Men's 90 Doubles |
Bob Sherman / Alex Swetka |
| Super Senior Father-Son |
Carl Erikson / John Erikson |
| Husband-Wife Combined Age 100* |
John & Jennifer Lyons |
| Husband-Wife Combined Age 140 |
Courtney & Carolyn Henderson |
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| 2011 |
|
| Men's 45 Singles |
Mario Tabares |
| Women's 80 Singles |
Doris Lutz |
| Mother-Son |
Diane Barker and Matthew Hane |
| Super Senior Father-Son |
Carl Erikson and John Erikson |
| Husband-Wife Combined Age 140 |
Kathleen Bennett and Richard Doss |
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*Only three nationals were held in these divisions |
| 2012 |
|
| Men's 55 Doubles |
Mark Vines / Wesley Cash |
| Women's 55 Doubles |
Susan Wright |
| Women's 60 Singles |
Tina B. Karwasky |
| Women's 60 Doubles |
Tina B. Karwasky / Mary Ginnard |
| Women's 65 Singles |
Brenda Carter |
| Women's 85 Doubles |
Pat Jackson / Rita Price |
| Husband-Wife Combined Age 140 |
Kathy Bennett and Richard Doss |