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Maria Bueno

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Maria Bueno is a Brazilian former tennis player who won multiple Grand Slam singles titles at Wimbledon and the US Championships in the late 1950s and 1960s. Known for her graceful, attacking style, she remains one of the most celebrated tennis players from South America.

Facts
Birth Year
1939 1
Birth Date
1939-10-11 1
Death Year
2018 1
Death Date
2018-06-08 1
Nationality
Brazilian 1
Career Highlight
Won 19 Grand Slam titles across singles, doubles and mixed doubles in an 11-year career, the only Brazilian woman to win the Wimbledon singles title, and in 1960 became the first woman to win the Grand Slam in doubles. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Mixed or Doubles 1
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1. Wikipedia, Maria Bueno
Wikipedia
  • lead, opening sentence (birth date)
    Maria Esther Andion Bueno (11 October 1939-8 June 2018) was a Brazilian professional tennis player.
  • lead, opening sentence (birth year)
    Maria Esther Andion Bueno (11 October 1939-8 June 2018) was a Brazilian professional tennis player.
  • lead, opening sentence (death date)
    Maria Esther Andion Bueno (11 October 1939-8 June 2018) was a Brazilian professional tennis player.
  • lead, opening sentence (death year)
    Maria Esther Andion Bueno (11 October 1939-8 June 2018) was a Brazilian professional tennis player.
  • lead, opening sentence (nationality)
    Maria Esther Andion Bueno (11 October 1939-8 June 2018) was a Brazilian professional tennis player.
  • lead, second sentence (career highlight: 19 major titles)
    During her 11-year career in the 1950s and 1960s, she won 19 major titles (seven in women's singles, 11 in women's doubles and one in mixed doubles), making her the most successful South American tennis player in history and the only one ever to win Wimbledon in singles.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    In 1960, Bueno became the first woman to win the Grand Slam in doubles (all four majors in a year), three of them partnering Darlene Hard and one with Christine Truman.
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