Hazel Hotchkiss married George Wightman, future president of the USLTA, continuing her tennis career after marriage.
On June 1, 1912, Hazel Hotchkiss married George William Wightman, a Harvard-educated lawyer who would later serve as president of the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA). The marriage marked the beginning of her lifelong association with the surname 'Wightman', under which she would achieve her greatest fame.
Unlike many women of her era, who were expected to retire from competitive and public life upon marriage, Hazel Wightman continued to compete at the highest levels of tennis after her wedding, eventually raising three children while maintaining an active playing and coaching career that spanned decades. This was itself a quiet but significant challenge to social expectations of the time, which typically pressured married women to abandon athletic pursuits in favor of domestic responsibilities.
Her husband's involvement in tennis administration complemented her own playing career, and the couple's shared commitment to the sport helped support her continued success at national and international levels well into the 1920s and beyond.
The marriage exemplifies how Hazel Wightman balanced the traditional expectations of marriage and motherhood with an unprecedented and sustained athletic career, setting a model for future generations of female athletes.