Suzanne Lenglen was a French tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and became the first female athlete to achieve global celebrity status. She won eight Grand Slam singles titles among 21 Grand Slam titles overall, was the inaugural world number one from 1921 to 1926, and compiled a 332-7 career record before turning professional in 1926. Her aggressive, all-court playing style and fashionable on-court appearance helped establish women's tennis as a professional sport. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Career HighlightWon eight Grand Slam singles titles and 21 Grand Slam titles overall, was the inaugural world number one from 1921 to 1926, and compiled a 332-7 career win-loss record. 1 Classification
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She was the inaugural world No. 1 from 1921 to 1926, winning eight Grand Slam titles in singles and twenty-one in total.
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She was the inaugural world No. 1 from 1921 to 1926, winning eight Grand Slam titles in singles and twenty-one in total.
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She was the inaugural world No. 1 from 1921 to 1926, winning eight Grand Slam titles in singles and twenty-one in total.
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Suzanne Lenglen was a French tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and became the first female athlete to achieve global celebrity status.
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Lenglen was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1978, and the second show court at the site of the French Open is named in her honour.
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Lenglen is recognised as the first female athlete to become a global sport celebrity and her popularity led Wimbledon to move to its larger modern-day venue.
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