Born: September 17, 1934, San Diego, California Died June 21, 1969. Dallas, Texas. American tennis player. Nicknamed Little Mo. Started tennis at age 10, and in 1949 became the youngest player ever to win the U.S. Junior Championships. In 1951, she won the U.S. Open Tennis Championships for the first time in the women's singles, and in 1952, she won the championships twice in a row. She also won the Wimbledon Championships for the first time, and in 1953, she won the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and U.S. Championships, becoming the first woman in tennis history to achieve the Grand Slam (winning all four Grand Slams in a single year). In 1954, she won the French Open for the second time in a row and the Wimbledon Championship for the third time in a row, but was forced to retire due to injuries sustained after a fall from a horse. She intimidated her opponents with her powerful drives and poker face. In 1968, she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Connolly |
[生]1934.9.17. カリフォルニア,サンディエゴ [没]1969.6.21. テキサス,ダラス アメリカ合衆国のテニス選手。愛称は Little Mo。10歳でテニスを始め,1949年史上最年少で全米ジュニア選手権大会で優勝。1951年全米選手権大会(→全米オープンテニス選手権大会)の女子シングルスで初優勝し,1952年に 2連覇を果たす。さらに,ウィンブルドン選手権大会を初勝利で飾り,1953年には全豪選手権大会(→全豪オープン),全仏選手権大会(→全仏オープン),ウィンブルドン選手権,全米選手権を制覇して,女子テニス史上初の年間グランドスラム(四大大会制覇)を達成した。1954年に全仏選手権 2連覇,ウィンブルドン選手権 3連覇を成し遂げたが,落馬による負傷のため引退を余儀なくされた。強力なドライブとポーカーフェースで相手を威圧した。1968年国際テニス殿堂入り。 コノリー
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