Kay Rhodes
Kathryn Mary "Kay" Rhodes was an American bridge player of New York City and later Rohnert Park, California.
Rhodes was born in Washington, DC, on March 22, 1910, to parents with surnames Vandekoolwyk and Friesman. She died in Sonoma, California, on June 19, 1996.
Rhodes teamed with three other women—Paula Bacher, Jane Jaeger, and Sally Young—in the 1947 National Board-a-Match Teams championship, played for the Chicago Trophy. They shared the title with two other teams and it remains the only win, albeit shared, for any all-women team in North America's three major open tournaments—Reisinger, Spingold, and Vanderbilt.
Rhodes and Margaret Wagar won the Whitehead Women's Pairs four years in succession, 1955 to 1958.Bridge accomplishments
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships
- * Whitehead Women's Pairs 1949, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958
- * Reisinger 1947
Runners-up
- North American Bridge Championships
- * Whitehead Women's Pairs 1944
- * Wagar Women's Knockout Teams 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958
- * Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match 1942
