Clara Louise Zinke, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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American tennis player
Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1909
Date of Death: 20-Apr-1978
Profession: tennis player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Clara Louise Zinke
- Clara Louise Zinke (March 30, 1909 in Cincinnati – April 20, 1978) was an American tennis player in the early part of the 20th century. She competed on the national level as a junior and adult.
- She was a singles finalist in the U.S.
- National Girls singles championship of 1926, and at the storied international tennis tournament in Cincinnati, she won more total titles (12) than any other woman in tournament history: Singles Titles (5): 1926, '27, '29, '30 & '31 Mixed Doubles Title (1): 1931 Doubles Titles (6): 1927, '28, '30, '31, '32 & '33She still holds tournament records in Cincinnati for most total finals appearances (18), most singles finals appearances (10) and most doubles finals appearances (7) for both men and women.
- (The other appearance was in mixed doubles, which she won, in 1931.) Other Career Highlights: Ranked No.
- 1 in 1928 & 1929 USTA/Midwest section singles rankings Ranked No.
- 1 in doubles in 1928, 1929 & 1931 USTA/Midwest section rankings with Ruth Oexman Ranked No.
- 2 in the USTA/Midwest section singles rankings in 1927 (behind Marion Leighton of Chicago) and 1931 (behind U.S.
- top tenner Catherine Wolf) Singles Champion: 1929 Western Indoor Championship; 1929 Ohio State Championships; 1927 Michigan State Championships Singles Finalist: 1927 & 1929 Western Tennis Championship; 1927, 1929 & 1930 Illinois State Championship Singles Semifinalist: 1931 Western Tennis Championship; 1928 South Atlantic Championships in Augusta; 1926 Illinois State Championship Doubles Champion: 1928, 1929 and 1931 Western Championship; 1929 Illinois State Championship; 1927 Michigan State Championships Doubles Finalist: 1926 & 1927 Illinois State Championship; 1927 Western Tennis Championship; 1929 Eastern Grass Court Championships U.S.
- National Championships at Forest Hills, NY – reached the second round in 1929 Mixed Doubles Champion: 1929 Western Indoor Championship Mixed Doubles Finalist: 1926 Western Clay Court Championships with future Hall of Famer George Lott; 1929 Seabright (NJ) Tournament with J.
- Gilbert Hall
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