Helen Jacobs

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Tennis Player
gptkbp:awards International_Tennis_Hall_of_Fame_Inductee
gptkbp:birthDate 1908-02-06
gptkbp:careerEnd 1938
gptkbp:careerStart 1925
gptkbp:charityWork Youth_Tennis_Programs
gptkbp:coachingCareer Aggressive
Self-coached
gptkbp:date 1933-09-10
gptkbp:deathDate 1997-01-02
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:famous_for Wimbledon
First woman to defeat Wills Moody in a Grand Slam.
gptkbp:famousFor Winning_the_U.S._Open
gptkbp:famousPerson The_Life_of_Helen_Jacobs
gptkbp:famousQuote "Tennis is a game of patience."
gptkbp:famousRival gptkb:Forest_Hills,_New_York
gptkb:Helen_Wills_Moody
1935 U.S. Championships Final
With_Helen_Wills_Moody
Won_against_Wills_Moody_in_1933
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1930 U.S. Championships
1929 U.S. Championships
1931 U.S. Championships
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Helen_Wills_Jacobs
gptkbp:hasFeature 1925
1938
gptkbp:hobbies Golf
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Helen Jacobs
gptkbp:influence Women’s Tennis
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Martina_Navratilova
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Billie_Jean_King
gptkbp:inspiration Young female athletes
gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for 1929 U.S. Open
gptkbp:legacy Pioneer_for_female_athletes
gptkbp:mostTitles 3
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Helen_Wills_Moody
1933 U.S. Championships Final
gptkbp:notableWork 6-4, 6-3
gptkbp:playingStyle Right-handed
gptkbp:playsFor Grass
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer Tennis Commentator
gptkbp:rank World No. 3
gptkbp:residence gptkb:California
gptkbp:retirementYear Injuries
gptkbp:sibling Margaret_Jacobs
gptkbp:sport Tennis
Inducted in 1967
gptkbp:sportsmanship Highly regarded
gptkbp:youth_tournaments 15