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in three sets, and 1957, losing to

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in straight sets. She reached the semifinals of six other

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singles tournaments from 1952 through 1957. In 1948, she won the singles title at the Cincinnati Masters (then known as the Tri-State Championships) after defeating Mercedes Madden Lewis in the final in straight sets. Knode won the singles title at the German Championships in 1950, 1952, and 1953. She also won the singles title at the

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in 1951, 1955, 1958, and 1960 and the bronze medal at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago. She and partner

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were the runners-up in women's doubles at the 1956 French International Championships, losing to the team of

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and Angela Buxton 6–8, 8–6, 6–1. According to Lance Tingay of ''The Daily Telegraph'' and the ''Daily Mail'', Knode was ranked in the world top 10 in 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, and 1958 (no rankings issued from 1940 through 1945), reaching a career high of World No. 5 in those rankings in 1955 and 1957. Knode was included in the year-end top 10 rankings issued by the

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in 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, and 1956 through 1959. She was the third-ranked United States player in 1957 and 1959. In October 2008, Knode was still active in international and national senior events. She won the 80-and-over Super-Seniors World Individual Championships in

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, Turkey in 2005. She died in Novato, California, in October 2015 at the age of 90 after suffering from arthritis and Alzheimer's.Gluten-Free Grateful Thanksgiving
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Grand Slam finals

Singles: (2 runner-ups)

Women's doubles (1 runner-up)

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

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. ¹In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.

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