Career

Kellmeyer is an alumnus of Florida Atlantic University. Hired as physical education director and coach at Florida"s Marymount College in 1966, Kellmeyer sued successfully to overturn an AIAW rule barring women"s athletic scholarships - blazing a trail for Title IX legislation. She pushed continuously to secure additional venues and increased prize money for her players.

In 1977 she brought the first woman"s tennis tournament to Madison Square Garden.

She is senior vice president of the Sony Ericsson Women's Tennis Association Tour.

Achievements

• A junior champion in the 1950s, Kellmeyer went on to play Number.1 on the University of Miami women"s tennis team and became the first woman to compete on a Division 1 men"s squad. In 1973, Kellmeyer was tapped by founder Gladys Heldman as the first tour director of the fledgling Virginia Slims circuit.