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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Statements (47)

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