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Doris Hart (racewalker)
Doris Hart (June 20, 1925 – May 29, 2015) was an American tennis player from who was active in the 1940s and first half of the 1950s. She was ranked world No. 1 in 1951. She was the fourth player, and second woman, to win a Career Grand Slam in singles. She was the first of only three players (all women) to complete the career "Boxed Set" of Grand Slam titles, which is winning at least one title in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles at all four Grand Slam events. Only she and Margaret Court achieved this during the amateur era of the sport. Hart played collegiate tennis for the Miami Hurricanes at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. Tennis career Hart reached 67 Grand Slam finals and won 35 titles, tying with Louise Brough for sixth on the all-time list (behind Margaret Smith Court (64), Martina Navratilova (59), Billie Jean King (39), Serena Williams (39), and Margaret Osborne duPont (37)). Six of her titles were in women's singles, 14 in women's dou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coral Gables, Florida
Coral Gables, officially City of Coral Gables, is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city is located southwest of Downtown Miami. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 49,248. Coral Gables is known globally as home to the University of Miami, one of the nation's top private research universities whose main campus spans in the city. With 16,479 faculty and staff as of 2021, the University of Miami is the largest employer in Coral Gables and second largest employer in all of Miami-Dade County. The city is a Mediterranean-themed planned community known for its historic and affluent character reinforced by its strict zoning, popular landmarks, and tourist sights. History Coral Gables was formally incorporated as a city on April 29, 1925. It was and remains a planned community based on the popular early twentieth century City Beautiful Movement and is known for its strict zoning regulations. The city was developed by George Merrick, a real estate developer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Doris Hart and Pat Todd defeated the defending champions Louise Brough and Margaret Osborne in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1947 Wimbledon Championships.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977 Seeds Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne ''(final)'' Doris Hart / Pat Todd (champions) Jean Bostock / Betty Hilton ''(semifinals)'' Nancye Bolton / Nell Hopman Eleanor "Nell" Mary Hall Hopman, CBE (née Hall; 9 March 1909 – 10 January 1968) was one of the female tennis players that dominated Australian tennis from 1930 through the early 1960s. She was the first wife of Harry Hopman, the coach and ... ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 The nationality of Miss BM Crosoer is unknown. Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1947 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Doubles Women's Doubles Wimbledon Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triple Crown (tennis)
Triple Crown may refer to: Sports Horse racing * Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing * Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States) ** Triple Crown Trophy ** Triple Crown Productions * Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing * Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers * Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters * Triple Crown of Hurdling Motor racing * Triple Crown of Motorsport * Triple Crown of Endurance racing * Triple Crown (IndyCar) Professional wrestling * Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, Japan * Triple Crown (professional wrestling), mainly United States Other endeavors * Triple Crown of Alpine Skiing * Triple Crown (baseball) * Triple Crown (basketball) * Triple Crown of Boxing * Triple Crown of Brazilian Football * Triple crown of bridge * Triple Crown of Cycling * Triple Crown (golf) * Triple Crown of Hiking * Triple Crown (poker) * Triple Crown (rugby union) * Triple Crown (snooker) * Triple Crown (tennis) * Triple Crown of Surfing * Triple Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Eric Sturgess and Louise Brough were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Mervyn Rose and Nancye Bolton. Frank Sedgman and Doris Hart defeated Rose and Bolton in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1951 Wimbledon Championships.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977 Seeds Eric Sturgess / Louise Brough ''(semifinals)'' Frank Sedgman / Doris Hart (champions) Ken McGregor / Margaret Osborne ''(semifinals)'' Sven Davidson / Shirley Fry Shirley June Fry Irvin (née Fry; June 30, 1927 – July 13, 2021) was an American tennis player. During her career, which lasted from the early 1940s until the mid-1950s, she won the singles title at all four Grand Slam events, as well as 13 dou ... ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Shirley Fry and Doris Hart defeated the defending champions Louise Brough and Margaret duPont in the final, 6–3, 13–11 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1951 Wimbledon Championships.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977 Seeds Louise Brough / Margaret duPont ''(final)'' Shirley Fry / Doris Hart (champions) Barbara Davidson / Betty Rosenquest ''(semifinals)'' Beverly Baker / Nancy Chaffee Nancy Chaffee Whitaker (March 6, 1929 – August 11, 2002) was an American female tennis player who was active in the 1950s. Chaffee won the national girls' 18-and-under title in 1947. She won the U.S. Indoor National Championships, played at ... ''(semifinals)'' Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1951 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Doubles Women's Doubles Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's doubles Wimbledon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Doris Hart defeated Shirley Fry in the final, 6–1, 6–0 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1951 Wimbledon Championships. Louise Brough was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Fry. Seeds Louise Brough ''(semifinals)'' Margaret duPont ''(quarterfinals)'' Doris Hart (champion) Shirley Fry ''(final)'' Beverly Baker ''(semifinals)'' Pat Todd ''(withdrew)'' Nancy Chaffee ''(quarterfinals)'' Jean Walker-Smith ''(quarterfinals)'' Pat Todd withdrew before the tournament began. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Madzy Couquerque. Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1951 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles Women's Singles Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships The Wimbledon Championships, commonly know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 U
Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijiangshan Islands: The Chinese Communist People's Liberation Army seizes the islands from the Republic of China (Taiwan). * January 22 – In the United States, The Pentagon announces a plan to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), armed with nuclear weapons. * January 23 – The Sutton Coldfield rail crash kills 17, near Birmingham, England. * January 25 – The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union announces the end of the war between the USSR and Germany, which began during World War II in 1941. * January 28 – The United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Formosa from the People's Republic of China. February * February 10 – The United States Sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 U
Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head office of IBM. * January 10 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet jet plane, disintegrates in mid-air due to metal fatigue, and crashes in the Mediterranean near Elba; all 35 people on board are killed. * January 12 – 1954 Blons avalanches, Avalanches in Austria kill more than 200. * January 15 – Mau Mau rebellion, Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya. * January 17 – In Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, Milovan Đilas, one of the leading members of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, is relieved of his duties. * January 20 – The US-based National Negro Network is established, with 46 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Fry
Shirley June Fry Irvin (née Fry; June 30, 1927 – July 13, 2021) was an American tennis player. During her career, which lasted from the early 1940s until the mid-1950s, she won the singles title at all four Grand Slam events, as well as 13 doubles titles, and was ranked No. 1 in the world in 1956. Early life Fry was born in Akron, Ohio, on June 30, 1927. She started playing tennis competitively at age nine. She was educated at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, graduating in 1949. Career Fry was one of 10 women to have won each Grand Slam singles tournament at least once during her career. She was also one of seven women (with Hart, Court, Navratilova, Pam Shriver, Serena Williams, and Venus Williams) to have won all four Grand Slam doubles tournaments. At the U.S. National Championship (precursor of the U.S. Open) in 1942, Fry reached the singles quarterfinals at the age of 15. At Wimbledon in 1953, Fry and Hart lost only four games during the entire women's double ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Wimbledon Championships
The 1951 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 25 June until Saturday 7 July 1951. It was the 65th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1951. Dick Savitt and Doris Hart won the singles titles; Hart also won both the women's doubles and mixed doubles, completing the triple crown. This was the final Wimbledon tournament during the reign of King George VI. Finals Men's singles Dick Savitt defeated Ken McGregor, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 Women's singles Doris Hart defeated Shirley Fry, 6–1, 6–0 Men's doubles Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman defeated Jaroslav Drobný / Eric Sturgess, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 Women's doubles Shirley Fry / Doris Hart defeated Louise Brough / Margaret duPont, 6–3, 13–11 Mixed doubles Frank Sedgman / Doris Hart de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 French Championships (tennis)
The 1952 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 20 May until 2 June. It was the 56th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1952. Jaroslav Drobný and Doris Hart won the singles titles. Finals Men's singles Jaroslav Drobný defeated Frank Sedgman 6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–4 Women's singles Doris Hart defeated Shirley Fry 6–4, 6–4 Men's doubles Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman defeated Gardnar Mulloy / Dick Savitt 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 Women's doubles Doris Hart / Shirley Fry defeated Hazel Redick-Smith / Julia Wipplinger 7–5, 6–1 Mixed doubles Doris Hart Doris Hart (June 20, 1925 – May 29, 2015) was an American tennis player from who was active in the 1940s and first half of the 1950s. She was ranked world No. 1 in 1951. She was the fourth player, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 French Championships (tennis)
The 1950 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 24 May until 4 June. It was the 54th staging of the French Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1950. Budge Patty and Doris Hart won the singles titles. Finals Men's singles Budge Patty defeated Jaroslav Drobný 6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 7–5 Women's singles Doris Hart defeated Patricia Canning Todd 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 Men's doubles Bill Talbert / Tony Trabert defeated Jaroslav Drobný / Eric Sturgess 6–2, 1–6, 10–8, 6–2 Women's doubles Doris Hart / Shirley Fry defeated Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne duPont 1–6, 7–5, 6–2 Mixed doubles Barbara Scofield / Enrique Morea defeated Patricia Canning Todd Patricia Canning Todd (born Mary Patricia Canning, July 22, 1922 – September 5, 2015) was an American tennis pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
