Elsie Goldsack Pittman (née Goldsack; 21 January 1904 – 28 March 1975) was an English tennis player who competed during the second half of the 1920s and the 1930s. Between 1925 and 1939, she participated in 15

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. Her best result in the singles event was reaching the semifinal in

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in which she was defeated in straight sets by top-seeded and eventual champion

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. In the mixed doubles, she reached the quarterfinals in 1930 and 1931. Her biggest success at Grand Slam level came in 1937 when she partnered with

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to reach the final of the 1937 Wimbledon Championships, which they lost to

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and

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in straight sets. In 1932, she reached the semifinals of the singles event at the U.S. National Championships, losing to top-seeded and eventual champion Helen Jacobs. During the same tournament, she reached the semifinals of the mixed doubles event. The same year, she won the singles title at the Eastern Grass Court Championships in Rye, New York after defeating Joan Ridley in the final. In September 1931, she won the singles title at the Ardsley Invitation tournament at the Ardsley Club. In 1931 and 1932, she won the Middle States Championships, defeating compatriot Joan Ridley both times in the final. On 4 January 1930, she married J.B. Pittman.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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1929 Getty Images photo of Elsie Goldsack with Bernard Pittman
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pittman, Elsie Goldsack 1904 births 1975 deaths Tennis players from the London Borough of Lewisham English female tennis players British female tennis players 20th-century English sportswomen