Márta Peterdy-Wolf (''

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'' Popp; 21 February 1923 – 16 April 2024) was a Hungarian professional tennis player.

Biography

Márta Popp was born in

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on 21 February 1923. A four-time national singles champion, she also competed at national championship level as a

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early in her sporting career. She featured regularly at the

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and

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from the 1940s through to the 1960s, making it as far as the third round in both tournaments. Following the

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she lived in exile in the French capital,

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and was considered stateless. Peterdy-Wolf turned 100 in February 2023, and died on 16 April 2024, at the age of 101.

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* (wrong age) {{DEFAULTSORT:Peterdy-Wolf, Marta 1923 births 2024 deaths Hungarian centenarians Hungarian female tennis players French female tennis players Hungarian exiles Hungarian emigrants to France Women centenarians Tennis players from Budapest