McGill University Athletics

Elaine Anna Fildes was born in Montreal on Aug. 31, 1926 and graduated from McGill in 1948 with a bachelor of science degree, majoring in physical education. An intercollegiate tennis champion from 1944 to 1947, she also played varsity basketball and badminton.
 

She was the No.1-ranked female tennis player in Canada in 1947 and the No.2 ranked singles player in both 1949 and 1950. Fildes, who also teamed-up with Pat Macken to become the top-ranked doubles team in the country, qualified for the U.S. national championships three straight years beginning in 1947.

Fildes served as manager of the McGill tennis team in 1944 and head coach in 1950 and coached the women's basketball squad in 1947-48. She later taught at the University of Alberta, where she coached the women's tennis team and currently resides in Kingston, Ont.