| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 4, 1918 |
| Place of birth |  Joseph, Oregon, United States |
| Grand Slam singles championships (6) | |
| French Championships | 1946, 1949 |
| Wimbledon | 1947 |
| U.S. Championships | 1948, 1949, 1950 |
Margaret Evelyn Osborne duPont (born March 4, 1918) is a former American female tennis player. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph is a city in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States. Originally named Silver Lake and Lake City, in 1880 the city formally Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This is a list of highly-ranked international female Tennis players
DuPont won a total of 37 singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, which places her fourth on the all-time list despite never entering the Australian Championships. The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year She won 25 of her Grand Slam titles at the U.S. Championships, which is an all-time record. The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881
DuPont won 6 Grand Slam singles titles, saving match points in the finals of the 1946 French Championships (versus Pauline Betz Addie) and 1948 U. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Grand Slam record French Championships Singles finalist 1946 Women's Doubles finalist 1946 Mixed Doubles champion Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. Championships (versus Louise Brough Clapp). Althea Louise Brough Clapp (born March 11, 1923) was an American female tennis player who was born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma, United States In terms of games played, the 1948 final at the U. S. Championships is the longest women's singles final ever played at that tournament (48 games).
DuPont teamed with Brough Clapp to win 20 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, which ties Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver for the most Grand Slam titles ever won by a women's doubles team. Martina Navratilova ( Czech: Martina Navrátilová; born October 18, 1956, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former World Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby (born July 4 1962, in Baltimore Maryland) is a former professional Tennis player and current sports broadcaster DuPont and Brough Clapp won nine consecutive titles at the U. S. Championships from 1942 through 1950. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They won that tournament 12 of the 14 years they entered as a team. Their 12 titles is an all-time record for a women's doubles team at the U. S. Championships, easily surpassing the four career titles won by the teams of Navratilova and Shriver, Doris Hart and Shirley Fry Irvin, and Sarah Palfrey Cooke and Alice Marble. Doris Hart (born on June 2, 1925 in St Louis Missouri) was an American Tennis champion in singles women's doubles and mixed doubles Shirley June Fry Irvin ( June 30, 1927) was an American female Tennis player who was born in Akron Ohio, United States. Sarah Hammond Palfrey Fabyan Cooke Danzig (born September 18, 1912 in Sharon, Massachusetts, USA &ndash died February 27 Alice Marble (b September 28, 1913 in Beckwourth California &ndash d DuPont won a total of 13 women's doubles titles at the U. S. Championships, which also is an all-time record, as is her 10 consecutive women's doubles titles at the U. S. Championships from 1941 through 1950. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
DuPont won more mixed doubles titles at the U. S. Championships than any other player. She won nine titles, including four with William Talbert (a record for a mixed doubles team at the U. William Franklin "Bill" Talbert ( September 4, 1918 - February 28, 1999) was an American Tennis player and administrator S. Championships) and three with Neale Fraser. Neale Andrew Fraser AO MBE (born on 3 October 1933 is a former tennis player from Australia born in Melbourne, Victoria.
DuPont was ranked in the U. S. top 10 (seventh) for the first time in 1938. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Her last U. S. top 10 ranking (fifth) was in 1958. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Over that 21 year period, she was ranked in the U. S. top 10 fourteen times.
DuPont was undefeated in ten Wightman Cup competitions, winning her ten singles and nine doubles matches. The Wightman Cup was a team Tennis competition for women contested from 1923 and 1989 between teams from the United States and Great Britain. She also captained the U. S. team nine times, winning eight.
DuPont married William duPont in 1947 and later interrupted her career to give birth to a son. She was one of the few women to win a major title after childbirth.
DuPont never played the Australian Championships because her husband would not let her. "They didn't start to invite people down there and pay their expenses until I got married, and that was wintertime and Will's vacation time, and I just never got to go. He threatened to divorce me if I went to Australia, so I never went. He had that respiratory trouble, and he wanted me to come to California with him. He thought I should be with him. That was that. "[1]
She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1967. The International Tennis Hall of Fame is a non-profit Tennis Hall of fame and Museum at the Newport Casino in Newport Rhode Island Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar.
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Grand Slam record
- French Championships (5)
- Singles champion (2): 1946, 1949
- Women's Doubles champion (3): 1946, 1947, 1949
- Women's Doubles runner-up: 1950
- Wimbledon (7)
- Singles champion: 1947
- Singles runner-up (2): 1949, 1950
- Women's Doubles champion (5): 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954
- Women's Doubles runner-up (3): 1947, 1951, 1958
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1962
- Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1954
- U.S. Championships (25)
- Singles champion (3): 1948, 1949, 1950
- Singles runner-up (2): 1944, 1947
- Women's Doubles champion (13): 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1957
- Women's Doubles runner-up (2): 1953, 1954
- Mixed Doubles champion (9): 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960
- Mixed Doubles runner-up (3): 1948, 1949, 1954
Grand Slam singles finals
Wins (6)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1946 | French Championships |  Pauline Betz Addie | 1-6, 8-6, 7-5 |
| 1947 | Wimbledon | Doris Hart | 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1948 | U.S. Championships | Louise Brough Clapp | 4-6, 6-4, 15-13 |
| 1949 | French Championships (2) |  Nelly Adamson-Landry | 7-5, 6-2 |
| 1949 | U. The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Grand Slam record French Championships Singles finalist 1946 Women's Doubles finalist 1946 Mixed Doubles champion Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Doris Hart (born on June 2, 1925 in St Louis Missouri) was an American Tennis champion in singles women's doubles and mixed doubles Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 Althea Louise Brough Clapp (born March 11, 1923) was an American female tennis player who was born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma, United States Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nelly Adamson Landry (born December 28, 1916) was a Female tennis player from France (became French citizen after marriage S. Championships (2) | Doris Hart | 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1950 | U. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. Championships (3) | Doris Hart | 6-4, 6-3 |
Runner-ups (4)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1944 | U.S. Championships | Pauline Betz Addie | 6-3, 8-6 |
| 1947 | U. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 Grand Slam record French Championships Singles finalist 1946 Women's Doubles finalist 1946 Mixed Doubles champion Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. Championships | Louise Brough Clapp | 8-6, 4-6, 6-1 |
| 1949 | Wimbledon | Louise Brough Clapp | 10-8, 1-6, 10-8 |
| 1950 | Wimbledon | Louise Brough Clapp | 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | Career SR |
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| Australia | A | A | A | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
| France | A | A | NH | R | R | R | R | A | W | SF | A | W | QF | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2 / 5 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | SF | W | SF | F | F | QF | A | A | QF | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | 1R | 1 / 9 |
| United States | 2R | A | 3R | SF | SF | QF | F | QF | QF | F | W | W | W | A | A | QF | 3R | A | QF | A | 3R | A | 1R | A | A | 3 / 17 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 6 / 31 |
NH = tournament not held. Althea Louise Brough Clapp (born March 11, 1923) was an American female tennis player who was born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma, United States Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881
R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
See also
External links
References
- ^ Billie Jean King with Cynthia Starr (1988). When completed this article will present in a tabular form the career Tennis Grand Slam and Olympic singles results of every woman who has reached the singles final Billie Jean King ( née Moffitt) (born November 22, 1943, in Long Beach, California) is a retired Tennis We Have Come a Long Way: The Story of Women's Tennis. New York: McGraw-Hill, 70. ISBN 0-07-034625-9.
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