Marion Zinderstein

Marion Hall Zinderstein (May 6, 1896 – August 14, 1980) also known by her married name Marion Jessup, was a female 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]

Marion Zinderstein

Zinderstein, circa 1920
Full name	Marion Hall Zinderstein
Country (sports)	United States
Born	May 6, 1896
Died	August 14, 1980 (aged 84)
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon	QF (1924)
US Open	F (1919, 1920)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open	W (1918, 1919, 1920, 1922)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US Open	W (1919)
Medal record Olympic Games 1924 Paris Mixed doubles

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.[2] 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.[3][4]

In 1976, Jessup was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame.[5]

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.[6]

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (2 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1919	U.S. Championships	Grass	Hazel Hotchkiss	1–6, 2–6
Loss	1920	U.S. Championships	Grass	Molla Mallory	3–6, 1–6

Doubles: (4 wins, 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1918	U.S. Championships	Grass	Eleanor Goss	Molla Mallory Anna Rogge	7–5, 8–6
Win	1919	U.S. Championships	Grass	Eleanor Goss	Eleonora Sears Hazel Hotchkiss	10–8, 9–7
Win	1920	U.S. Championships	Grass	Eleanor Goss	Eleanor Tennant Helen Baker	6–3, 6–1
Win	1922	U.S. Championships	Grass	Helen Wills	Molla Mallory Edith Sigourney	6–4, 7–9, 6–3
Loss	1924	U.S. Championships	Grass	Eleanor Goss	Helen Wills Hazel Hotchkiss	4–6, 3–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 win)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1919	U.S. Championships	Grass	Vincent Richards	Florence Ballin Bill Tilden	2–6, 11–9, 6–2

References

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

External links

• Marion Zinderstein at the International Tennis Federation
• Marion Zinderstein at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)