Pauline May Betz Addie (August 6, 1919) was an American female tennis player. She has won 5 singles majors and reached 4 finals. August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Tennis balls This article is about the sport, tennis. ... A Grand Slam title is a championships title won in one of the four tournaments that make up the Grand Slam. ...
She was inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1965. The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit tennis museum in Newport, Rhode Island, USA that also has a Hall of Fame for prominent personalities and players from the tennis world. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the worlds Grand Slam tournaments. ...
PaulineBetz, who later married Bob Addie, who was a sports columnist for the Washington Post, is the closest thing the ladies have to a Segura figure.
Pauline had not signed a professional contract, but the USLTA came across a letter from Elwood Cooke, Sarah Palfrey Cooke's husband, suggesting that Pauline might play as a pro, and so she was ruled out as an amateur on the basis of intent.
Pauline was available, she was a great player, and she was in no position to demand a big contract so we grabbed her at a straight salary...
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