Doris Hart was an American tennis player of the 1940s and early 1950s who was ranked world number one in 1951. She won a Career Grand Slam in singles and was the first of only three players to complete the career boxed set of Grand Slam titles, a title in singles, doubles and mixed doubles at all four majors. She reached 67 Grand Slam finals and won 35 titles, six in singles, fourteen in women's doubles and fifteen in mixed doubles. She played collegiate tennis at the University of Miami and, as a child, suffered osteomyelitis that left her right leg permanently impaired. She died in 2015.
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was an American tennis player
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(June 20, 1925, May 29, 2015)
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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
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the 1951 Wimbledon Championships (routing doubles partner Shirley Fry in the final)
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Six of her titles were in women's singles, 14 in women's doubles, and 15 in mixed doubles.
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was an American tennis player
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was an American tennis player
Competed In: Wimbledon, Lead, Wimbledon title
the 1951 Wimbledon Championships (routing doubles partner Shirley Fry in the final)
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Her first Grand Slam singles title came at the 1949 Australian National Championships, where she was the only non-Australian player in the draw.
Competed In: French Open, French Open
She also won singles titles at the 1950 and 1952 French International Championships, the 1951 Wimbledon Championships (routing doubles partner Shirley Fry in the final), and the 1954 and 1955 U.S. National Championships.
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