National Gold Slam Champions

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  
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
     
2003  
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
     
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
     
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
     
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
     
2008  
Women’s 50 Doubles Susan Wright, Grand Junction, CO
Women’s 70 Singles Dorothy Matthiessen, Pasadena, CA
Women’s 70 Doubles Dorothy Matthiessen, Pasadena, CA
Women’s 85 Doubles Dodo Cheney, La Jolla, CA / Betty Cookson, San Mateo, CA
Super Senior Mother-Daughter Emily Schaefer and Bambi Schuette, Houston, TX
Men’s 55 Doubles Phil Landauer,Dublin, OH / Tom Smith, Alpharetta, GA
Men’s 65 Doubles Jimmy Parker, Santa Fe, NM / Ken Robinson, San Carlos, CA
Men’s 70 Doubles Bob Duesler, Newport Beach, CA / Jim Nelson, Palm Desert, CA
Men’s 90 Singles Alex Swetka, Mountain View, CA
Men’s 90 Doubles Alex Swetka, Mountain View, CA
     
2009  
Women's 60 Doubles Kathleen Bennett, Rancho Mirage, CA
Women's 80 Doubles Louise Russ, Boca Raton, FL / Doris Stephens, San Clemente, CA
Men's 50 Doubles Mike Fedderly, Palm Desert, CA / Vallis Wilder, Ft. Worth, TX
Husband-Wife Combo Age 140 Doubles Courtney & Carolyn Henderson, Richardson, TX
   
2010  
Women's 35 Singles Patricia Zerdan, Dallas, TX
Women's 75 Singles Dorothy Matthiessen, Pasadena, CA
Women's 75 Doubles Dorothy Matthiessen, Pasadena, CA
Women's 85 Doubles Elaine Mason, Fresno, CA / Cathie Hall, Newport Beach, CA
Women's 90 Singles Lucy Dettmer, Park City, UT
Women's 90 Doubles Lucy Dettmer, Park City, UT / Dodo Cheney, Escondido, CA
Men's 70 Doubles George Sarantos, Rancho Mirage, CA / Henry Leichtfried, Laguna Woods, CA
Men's 90 Doubles Bob Sherman, Santa Barbara, CA / Alex Swetka, Mountain View, CA
Super Senior Father-Son Carl Erikson, Asheville, NC / John Erikson, Oberlin, OH
Husband-Wife Combined Age 100* John & Jennifer Lyons, San Clemente, CA
Husband-Wife Combined Age 140 Courtney & Carolyn Henderson, Richardson, TX
   
2011  
Men's 45 Singles Mario Tabares, Miami, FL
Women's 80 Singles Doris Lutz, Sarasota, FL
Mother-Son Diane Barker and Matthew Hane, Daniel Island, SC
Super Senior Father-Son Carl Erikson, Asheville, NC and John Erikson, Oberlin, OH
Husband-Wife Combined Age 140 Kathleen Bennett and Richard Doss, Irvine, CA
  *Only three nationals were held in these divisions

 

 
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