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Margaret Smith Court

Written by admin on September 22, 2011 — Leave a Comment

Margaret Smith Court (Tennis.  Born, Albury, New South Wales, Australia, July 16, 1942.)  Of all the great women tennis players, few have dominated the sport as much for as long as did Margaret Smith Court, who was the world’s No. 1 player seven times in 12 years from 1962-73, winning a record 24 singles titles […]

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Maria Bueno

Written by admin on September 21, 2011 — Leave a Comment

Maria Bueno (Tennis.  Born, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 11, 1939.)  Despite being dogged by illness and injury almost throughout her career, Maria Esther Bueno became one of the true tennis champions of her time, ranking in the world’s top ten every year but one from 1958-68.  She was the world’s No. 1 woman player in both […]

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