What is Dorothy Cheney?
[[File:Dorothy Bundy 1929.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Cheney in 1929]] '''Dorothy “Dodo” Bundy Cheney''' (September 1, 1916 – November 23, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] [[tennis]] player. She played most of her tennis at the [[Los Angeles Tennis Club]]. In 1938, Cheney became the first American to win the women's singles title at the [[Australian Open|Australian Championships]], defeating [[Dorothy Stevenson]] in the final.<ref name=obit/> Cheney was born in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. Cheney died on November 23, 2014 in [[Escondido, California]] at the age of 98.<ref name=obit>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/26/sports/tennis/dodo-cheney-tennis-champion-dies-at-98.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&_r=0|publisher=New York Times|title=Dodo Cheney, tennis champion, dies at 98|date=November 25, 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheney, Dorothy}} [[Category:1916 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:American tennis players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Los Angeles]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}