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

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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. 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 Lillian Scharman, 6–2, 6–3, in the indoor tournament at

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, Massachusetts. She successfully defended the title in 1925, beating Anna Fuller Hubbard in the final. In 1976, she was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame.

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. After his death, she married Henry MacLure, whom she also survived. She had two children.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 2 (2 runners-up)

Doubles: (4 wins, 1 runner-up)

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 win)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zinderstein, Marion 1896 births 1980 deaths American female tennis players Olympic silver medalists for the United States in tennis Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics United States National champions (tennis) Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportswomen