Barbara Krase Chandler (October 27, 1923 – November 20, 2019) was an American tennis player.[1][2]
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| Full name | Barbara Krase Chandler |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | October 27, 1923 San Francisco, California |
| Died | November 20, 2019 (aged 96) Boise, Idaho |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (1947, John Olliff) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | QF (1941, 1947) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| US Open | QF (1947) |
Born and raised in San Francisco, Krase was active on tour in the 1940s, before moving with her husband Bill Chandler to Boise, Idaho in the 1950s, where she continued to compete locally.[3]
Krase twice reached the singles quarter-finals of the U.S. national championships, as an unseeded player in 1941 and as the eighth seed in 1947. Her biggest career title came at the U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships in 1946, with her run including a semi-final win over Shirley Fry. She beat Virginia Kovacs in the final.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Gabbing With Grant". The Idaho Statesman. June 3, 1954.
- ^ "BARBARA KRASE CHANDLER 1923 - 2019". Summers Funeral Home. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "Barbara Chandler, first lady of Idaho tennis, dies at 96". KTVB. November 21, 2019.
- ^ "Barbara Krase Gains Reaches Tennis Final". The Central New Jersey Home News. July 7, 1946.