Marion Zinderstein
Zinderstein, circa 1920
Full nameMarion Hall Zinderstein
Country (sports)United States
Born(1896-05-06)May 6, 1896
Allentown, Pennsylvania
DiedAugust 14, 1980(1980-08-14) (aged 84)
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQF (1924)
US OpenF (1919, 1920)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US OpenW (1918, 1919, 1920, 1922)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US OpenW (1919)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1924 Paris Mixed doubles

Marion Hall Zinderstein (May 6, 1896 – August 14, 1980) also known by her married name Marion Jessup, was a tennis player from the United States. At the 1924 Paris Olympics, she won a silver medal in the mixed doubles event partnering Vincent Richards.[1][2]

Career

Marion Zinderstein twice reached the singles finals of the U.S. National Championships. In 1919, she defeated reigning champion Molla Bjurstedt from Norway in the semifinals in straight sets and then lost to compatriot Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman in the final, 1–6, 2–6.[3] A year later, 1920, Bjurstedt avenged the previous year's semifinal defeat and Zinderstein suffered a heavy loss in the final, 3–6, 1–6.

In 1924, she became national singles indoor champion when she defeated the Lillian Scharman, 6–2, 6–3, in the indoor tournament at Brookline, Massachusetts.[4][5]

In 1976, Jessup was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame.[6]

Personal

Her parents were Charles Zinderstein (1866-1902) and Elizabeth Schmalz, both children of German immigrants. Her father and grandfather were in the silk milling business in Allentown, Pennsylvania. After her father's death, the family moved to West Newton, Massachusetts in 1912, where they lived on Prince Street. Marion married John Butler Jessup in 1921.[7]

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (2 runners-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss1919U.S. ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Hazel Hotchkiss1–6, 2–6
Loss1920U.S. ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Molla Mallory3–6, 1–6

Doubles: (4 wins, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1918U.S. ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Eleanor GossUnited States Molla Mallory
Norway Anna Rogge
7–5, 8–6
Win1919U.S. ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Eleanor GossUnited States Eleonora Sears
United States Hazel Hotchkiss
10–8, 9–7
Win1920U.S. ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Eleanor GossUnited States Eleanor Tennant
United States Helen Baker
6–3, 6–1
Win1922U.S. ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Helen WillsUnited States Molla Mallory
United States Edith Sigourney
6–4, 7–9, 6–3
Loss1924U.S. ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Eleanor GossUnited States Helen Wills
United States Hazel Hotchkiss
4–6, 3–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 win)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1919U.S. ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Vincent RichardsUnited States Florence Ballin
United States Bill Tilden
2–6, 11–9, 6–2

References

  1. "Marion Jessup". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  2. "Marion Zinderstein". Olympedia. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  3. "Molla Bjurstedt Loses Net Title" (PDF). The New York Times. June 21, 1919.
  4. "Sport: Two Veterans". Time Inc. March 31, 1924. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
  5. "Mrs. Jessup Takes National Net Title". The New York Times. March 22, 1924.
  6. "1976 Inductees". Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  7. "National Portrait Gallery". National Portrait Gallery.
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