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Maureen Catherine ("Little Mo") Connolly (September 17, 1934 – June 21, 1969) was an American tennis player who was the first woman to win the Grand Slam. September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ...
1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ...
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In tennis, a singles player or doubles team is said to have achieved the True Grand Slam if they succeed in winning all four of the following championship titles in the same calendar year or just Grand Slam by owning all four at the same time: Australian Open French Open...
Connolly was born in San Diego, California, United States. As a child, she loved horseback riding, but her mother was unable to pay the cost of riding lessons. So, she took up the game of tennis. A natural, with tremendous power and accuracy from the baseline, at age 14 she won 56 straight matches and the following year became the youngest ever to win the U.S. national championship for girls 18 and under. Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders (R) Michael Aguirre Scott Peters Kevin...
Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
At the 1951 U.S. Championships, the 16 year old Connolly defeated Shirley Fry to become, at that time, the youngest ever to win America's most prestigious tennis tournament. 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...
The U.S. Open is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam in tennis. ...
Shirley Fry-Irvin (June 30, 1927) was an American female tennis player who was born in Akron, Ohio, United States. ...
Connolly successfully defended her U.S. title and won Wimbledon in 1952. For the 1953 season, she hired a new coach, the Australian Davis Cup captain Harry Hopman, and entered all four Grand Slam tournaments for the first time. She defeated Julie Sampson in the Australian Championships final and Doris Hart in the finals of the French Championships, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Championships to become the first woman, and only the second person, to win the world's four major titles in the same year, commonly known as a "Grand Slam." She lost only one set in those four tournaments. Wimbledon logo The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply Wimbledon, is the oldest and arguably most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ...
1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ...
The great Australians Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall with the Cup in 1953 The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in mens tennis. ...
Henry Christian (Harry) Hopman (12 August 1906 - 27 December 1985) was a world-acclaimed tennis player and coach, born in Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales and soon moving to Parramatta, a city adjoining Sydney, Australia and now effectively a suburb of the metropolis. ...
The Australian Open is the first of the worlds four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, held each January at Melbourne Park. ...
Doris Hart (born on June 2, 1925 in St. ...
The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ...
In 1954, Connolly did not defend her title at the Australian Championships but successfully defended her French and Wimbledon championships. On July 20, 1954, just two weeks after she won her third straight Wimbledon title, she was horseback riding when an accident with a truck crushed her right leg, ending her tennis career at age 19. 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ...
Grand Slam singles results for Connolly's 11 appearances:
- Australian Championships - 1 time: Winner 1953
- French Championships - 2 times: Winner 1953, 1954
- Wimbledon - 3 times: Winner 1952, 1953, 1954
- U.S. Championships - 5 times (1949-1953): Winner 1951, 1952, 1953
Connolly won the last nine Grand Slam singles tournaments she played, including 50 consecutive singles matches. 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ...
During her Wightman Cup career from 1951 through 1954, Connolly won all seven of her singles matches. Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman wanted to generate international interest in womens tennis the way Davis Cup did for mens. ...
Connolly's achievements made her the darling of the media and one of the most popular personalities in the U.S. She was named Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for three straight years from 1951 through 1953. Associated Press Athlete of the Year In 1931, the first and most prestigious Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP). ...
In June 1955, Connolly married Norman Brinker, a member of the 1952 U.S Olympic equestrian team who shared her love of horses. They had two children while she remained partially involved in tennis, acting as a correspondent for some U.S. and British newspapers at major U.S. tennis tournaments and as a coach for the British Wightman Cup team during its visits to the U.S. In Texas, where the couple lived, she and her husband established the "Maureen Connolly Brinker Foundation" to promote junior tennis. 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Tragedy struck again in 1966 when she was diagnosed with cancer. After a long battle with the disease, Connolly died at age 34 in Dallas, Texas on June 21, 1969, and was interred in the Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Dallas. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...
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Nickname: Big D Location in the state of Texas Country United States State Texas Counties Dallas, Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall Mayor Laura Miller Area - City 997. ...
June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ...
1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...
Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 7405 W. Northwest Highway in Dallas, Texas. ...
Connolly was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1969 and the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame in 1987. The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit tennis museum at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. It maintains a Hall of Fame for prominent personalities and players from the tennis world. ...
1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...
1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Grand Slam singles finals
Wins (9) | Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final | | 1951 | U.S. Championships |
 Shirley Fry | 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 | | 1952 | Wimbledon |
Louise Brough | 6-4, 6-3 | | 1952 | U.S. Championships (2) |
Doris Hart | 6-3, 7-5 | | 1953 | Australian Championships |
Julie Sampson | 6-3, 6-2 | | 1953 | French Championships |
Doris Hart | 6-2, 6-4 | | 1953 | Wimbledon (2) |
Doris Hart | 8-6, 7-5 | | 1953 | U.S. Championships (3) |
Doris Hart | 6-2, 6-4 | | 1954 | French Championships (2) |
 Ginette Bucaille | 6-4, 6-1 | | 1954 | Wimbledon (3) |
Louise Brough | 6-2, 7-5 | For the article about the U.S. Open 2006, click here. ...
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Shirley Fry-Irvin (June 30, 1927) was an American female tennis player who was born in Akron, Ohio, United States. ...
1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply Wimbledon, is the oldest and arguably the most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ...
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Althea Louise Brough Clapp (March 11, 1923) was an American female tennis player who was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. ...
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The Australian Open is the first of the worlds four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, held each January at Melbourne Park. ...
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The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ...
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1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
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