Maureen Connolly

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Maureen Connolly was an American tennis champion of the early 1950s, best known for being the first woman to win the calendar-year Grand Slam in 1953.

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Maureen Connolly canonical 4
Maureen Catherine Connolly 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Slam champion
human
tennis player
careerEnded 1954
careerEndReason horse-riding accident
causeOfDeath ovarian cancer
child Brenda Brinker
Cindy Brinker
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1934-09-17
dateOfDeath 1969-06-21
era 1950s
fullName Maureen Catherine Connolly
linked to: Maureen Connolly
grandSlamSinglesTitles 9
grandSlamType calendar-year Grand Slam
linked to: Calendar Grand Slam
hallOfFame International Tennis Hall of Fame
handedness right-handed
highestRanking world No. 1
inductedIntoHallOfFame 1968
knownFor first woman to win the calendar-year Grand Slam in tennis
legacy pioneer of women’s tennis Grand Slam achievements
marriageStart 1955
nickname Little Mo
occupation tennis player
placeOfBirth San Diego, California, United States
placeOfDeath Dallas, Texas, United States
linked to: Dallas, Texas
residence San Diego, California, United States
sexOrGender female
sport tennis
spouse Norman Brinker
turnedPro amateur era
wasWorldNumberOne 1952
1953
1954
wonAustralianChampionshipsSingles 1953
wonFrenchChampionshipsSingles 1953
wonTournament Australian Championships
French Championships
U.S. Championships
Wimbledon Championships
linked to: Wimbledon
wonUSChampionshipsSingles 1951
1952
1953
wonWimbledonSingles 1952
1953
1954
yearOfGrandSlam 1953

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Norman Brinker spouse Maureen Connolly
Maureen Connolly fullName Maureen Catherine Connolly
linked to: Maureen Connolly
Wightman Cup notablePlayer Maureen Connolly