Alice Marble was an American tennis player who won multiple Grand Slam singles titles in the late 1930s, known for an aggressive serve-and-volley style that was unusual for women's tennis at the time. She later became an early advocate for the racial integration of professional tennis.
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Career HighlightShe won 18 Grand Slam championships between 1936 and 1940, five in singles, six in women's doubles, and seven in mixed doubles, and was ranked world No. 1 in 1939. 1 Classification
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What made Alice Marble's playing style unusual for her era?
An aggressive serve-and-volley style, unusual for women's tennis at the time.
Marble played an aggressive serve-and-volley game that was unusual for women's tennis in the late 1930s. She won 18 Grand Slam championships between 1936 and 1940, five in singles, six in women's doubles, and seven in mixed doubles, and was ranked world No. 1 in 1939. She later became an early advocate for the racial integration of professional tennis.
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Alice Irene Marble (September 28, 1913 - December 13, 1990) was an American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam championships between 1936 and 1940: five in singles, six in women's doubles, and seven in mixed doubles.
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She was ranked world No. 1 in 1939.
Competed In: Wimbledon, Article text
At Wimbledon, Marble won the singles title in 1939; the women's doubles title with Cooke in 1938 and 1939 and the mixed doubles title with Budge in 1937 and 1938 as well as the mixed doubles title with Riggs in 1939.
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