Wightman Cup
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The Wightman Cup was an annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain, held from 1923 to 1989.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international tennis competition
ⓘ
women's team tennis competition ⓘ |
| category |
United States–United Kingdom sports rivalries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
defunct tennis tournaments ⓘ women's tennis competitions ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | team ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | elite ⓘ |
| continent |
Europe
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| country1 | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country2 | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1989 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| gender | women's ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Lawn Tennis Association
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Lawn Tennis Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest international women's tennis team competitions ⓘ |
| inception | 1923 ⓘ |
| lastEditionYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| locationPattern | alternating between United States and Great Britain ⓘ |
| matchType |
doubles
ⓘ
singles ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForRole | Hazel Wightman as promoter of women's tennis ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Althea Gibson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Billie Jean King NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Evert NERFINISHED ⓘ Dorothy Round NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Wills Moody NERFINISHED ⓘ Martina Navratilova NERFINISHED ⓘ Maureen Connolly NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participants |
Great Britain women's national tennis team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States women's national tennis team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRivalry | United States vs Great Britain in women's tennis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Davis Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federation Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | tennis ⓘ |
| status | defunct tennis tournament ⓘ |
| surface | grass court ⓘ |
| teamCompetition | yes ⓘ |
| teamEvent | women's international team event ⓘ |
| teamNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| timeSpan | 1923–1989 ⓘ |
| trophyType | silver cup ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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