Carol Sanders
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Carol L. Sanders (1932– August 27, 2012)[1][2] was an American bridge player from Nashville, Tennessee.[3] She was married to Thomas K. Sanders, also a bridge player. She won four world championships, all in partnership with Betty Ann Kennedy of Louisiana.[2]
Sanders and Kennedy were known as the Belles[2] or Southern Belles. They compiled 10 NABC wins and 8 runners-up together.[2]
Both Carol and Tom Sanders were inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2002.[4]
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
- ACBL Hall of Fame, 2002[4]
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships (16)
- Whitehead Women's Pairs (1) 1993 [5]
- Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1961 [6]
- Women's Pairs (1958-62) (1) 1962 [7]
- Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (1) 1990 [8]
- Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (2) 1983, 1995 [9]
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (6) 1963, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1999 [10]
- Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1992, 1995 [11]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 1976, 1982 [12]
Runners-up
- North American Bridge Championships
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1979 [13]
- Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1960 [14]
- Whitehead Women's Pairs (1) 1990 [5]
- Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (2) 1971, 1981 [8]
- Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (1) 1985 [9]
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (3) 1982, 1992, 1994 [10]
- Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1986, 1991, 2000 [11]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1984 [12]
- Reisinger (1) 1961 [15]
References
- ↑ "Sanders, Carol". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Bridge Loses Two Hall of Famers". Phillip Alder. The New York Times. August 31, 2012. Retrieved 2014-12-08. Quote: "Tom died last December and Carol, his wife, on Monday."
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External links
- Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame – with video interview
- Carol Sanders international record at the World Bridge Federation.
- Funeral home obituary
