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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Career HighlightShe won nine Grand Slam titles and was ranked world No. 1 in singles in 1936. 1 Classification
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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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Helen Hull Jacobs (August 6, 1908 - June 2, 1997) was an American tennis player who won nine Grand Slam titles.
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In 1936 she was ranked No. 1 in singles by A. Wallis Myers.
Competed In: Wimbledon, Article text (competition)
I just couldn't play any longer, but I didn't say anything because it would look like an excuse." Jacobs almost defeated Moody again when she had match point at 6-3, 3-6, 5-3 in the 1935 Wimbledon Championships singles final but a mishit on a short lob, which she decided to let bounce, cost her the point and four games later the match.
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