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Dec 11 2015

Fran Chandler, Tennessee, 2015

Fran Chandler, Tennessee, inducted in 2015Fran Chandler

  • Finalist at the 1980 TSSAA State Single Tournament in 1980 while attending Jackson Central Merry High School
  • Played number 1 singles and doubles for Murray State University posting a 52-6 singles record and winning the 1982 Female Athlete of the Year Award
  • Transferred to the University of Mississippi after her sophomore year, earning All-SEC honors in 1983 and 1984 and winning the 1984 Ole Miss Female Athlete of the Year Award
  • Won the Equitable National Husband and Wife Mixed Doubles Championships in 1985 2 years after marrying Willie Chandler
  • Won 12 National Singles Championships and 5 National Doubles Championships, ranked number 1 in the nation 7 years and ranked in the top three 4 other years between 2001 and 2012
  • Represented the United States on the World Cup Team, winning 3 Margaret Court Cup titles as team captain and won the individual World Doubles title in 2008 and the individual World Singles title in 2010 and 2013 and was ranked number 1 in the International Tennis Federation
  • Received the 2008 Slew Hester Adult Achievement Award and has been inducted into the Jackson-Madison County Hall of Fame, the Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame, and the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

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