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Helen Jacobs

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Helen Jacobs was an American tennis player who won multiple Grand Slam singles titles in the 1930s, including the US Championships, and was known for her long rivalry with fellow American Helen Wills.

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Birth Year
1908 1
Birth Date
1908-08-06 1
Death Year
1997 1
Death Date
1997-06-02 1
Nationality
American 1
Career Highlight
She won nine Grand Slam titles and was ranked world No. 1 in singles in 1936. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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  • Lead sentence: birth date
    Helen Hull Jacobs (August 6, 1908, June 2, 1997) was an American tennis player who won nine Grand Slam titles.
  • Lead sentence: birth year
    Helen Hull Jacobs (August 6, 1908, June 2, 1997) was an American tennis player who won nine Grand Slam titles.
  • Lead sentence: death date
    Helen Hull Jacobs (August 6, 1908, June 2, 1997) was an American tennis player who won nine Grand Slam titles.
  • Lead sentence: death year
    Helen Hull Jacobs (August 6, 1908, June 2, 1997) was an American tennis player who won nine Grand Slam titles.
  • Lead sentence: nationality
    Helen Hull Jacobs (August 6, 1908, June 2, 1997) was an American tennis player who won nine Grand Slam titles.
  • Lead paragraph: career highlight
    In 1936 she was ranked No. 1 in singles by A. Wallis Myers.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Helen Hull Jacobs (August 6, 1908 – June 2, 1997) was an American tennis player who won nine Grand Slam titles.
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How many Grand Slam titles did Helen Jacobs win?

Nine, and she was ranked world No. 1 in 1936.

Helen Jacobs won nine Grand Slam titles and was ranked world No. 1 in singles in 1936. Her career included a long rivalry with fellow American Helen Wills.

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