Madeline Childress “Madge” Beck ( -1991)

When Fox Meadow celebrated its hundredth anniversary in 1983, they almost ran out of numbers in recording Madeline “Madge” Beck’s accomplishments on a national ranking level. Madge Beck counted among her accolades the women’s singles crown in 1936, and the mixed doubles titles in 1939, 1953, 1954 and 1956.

But it was in Women’s doubles where she left her greatest legacy, winning the national championship for five consecutive years (1938-42), then again in 1949, then another streak of four (1951-1954), and again in 1959 and 1960.

Fox Meadow also cheered its famous women’s player with a quiz question:

What individual went the greatest span of years between winning National Championship honors?

Madge Beck holds that honor with a 22-year span between her first and last women’s doubles titles.

Source: Platform Tennis News, Mid-Winter 1991