Eleanor McFadden

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Eleanor McFadden (nee O'Neill) is an Irish former tennis player.

Eleanor O'Neill
Country (sports) Ireland
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1962)
Wimbledon1R (1961, 1962)
US Open2R (1962)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (1962)
Wimbledon1R (1959, 1961, 1964, 1965)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open1R (1962)
Wimbledon2R (1965)
US OpenQF (1964)

O'Neill grew up in the village of Laytown in County Meath and is a niece of Mayo footballer Paddy Moclair. From 1956 to 1958 she won three successive national under 18 singles championships and became an Irish number one in the 1960s.[1] She took part in Ireland's first ever Federation Cup campaign in 1964, which ended in a loss to the United States in Philadelphia. In 1969 she announced she was quitting amateur tennis to pursue professional coaching.[2] She did however make further Federation Cup appearances for Ireland in 1972 and 1973.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Tennis club with a big past and a brighter future". Independent. 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Eleanor now a teaching professional". Belfast Telegraph. 14 January 1969.
  3. ^ "Federation Cup place for coach Eleanor". Belfast Telegraph. 24 January 1972.
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