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Margaret Court
Margaret Jean Court AO MBE (born 16 July 1942, also known as Margaret Smith Court) is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Australia. In 1970, she became the first woman during the open era and the second woman ever to win all four Grand Slam singles titles in the same calendar year. Court won 24 Grand Slam singles titles, more than any other player. She won 62 Grand Slam titles overall (24 singles, 19 women's doubles, and 19 mixed doubles), again, more than any other player. The International Tennis Hall of Fame states, "For sheer strength of performance and accomplishment there has never been a tennis player to match (her)."[1]
Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 Career timeline
- 3 Grand Slam titles and world rankings
- 4 Career statistics
- 5 Wimbledon singles record
- 6 United States Championships/Open singles record
- 7 French Championships/Open singles record
- 8 Australian Championships/Open singles record
- 9 Honours
- 10 See also
- 11 References
- 12 External links
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