United States Wightman Cup team
The United States Wightman Cup team was the more successful team in the Wightman Cup tennis competition. The team won 51 titles out of 61 participations.
United States | |
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Ties played (W–L) | 61 (51-10) |
Titles | 51 |
Runners-up | 10 |
History
The United States won the inaugural Wightman Cup in 1923. They won 51 out of 61 titles, including a run of nine straight titles between 1931 and 1939 before World War II, another run of twelve straight titles between 1946 and 1957, and a further run of eleven straight titles between 1979 and 1989.
Members of the inaugural team
- Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
- Eleanor Goss
- Molla Mallory
- Helen Wills
Members of the last team
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