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Doris Hart
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Doris Hart was an American tennis player and autobiographer born in St. Louis on June 20, 1925. She competed as a right-handed athlete representing the United States. Her career spanned until 1955, during which she won the women's singles titles at the 1949 Australian Championships, the 1950 French Championships, the 1954 U.S. National Championships, and the 1955 U.S. National Championships.
Hart was educated at the University of Miami and spoke English. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She died in Coral Gables on May 29, 2015.
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Key facts
- Country sports
- United States
- Born
- ( 1925-06-20 ) June 20, 1925, St. Louis , Missouri, U.S.
- Died
- May 29, 2015 (2015-05-29) (aged 89), Coral Gables , Florida, U.S.
- Retired
- 1955 (but played at the 1968 Wimbledon Championships and the 1969 US Open )
- College
- University of Miami
- Int tennis hof
- 1969 ( member page )
- Career record
- 679–123
- Highest ranking
- No. 1 (1951)
- Australian open
- W (1949)
- French open
- W (1950, 1952)
- Wimbledon
- W (1951)
- Us open
- W (1954, 1955)
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Tennis
- Position
- Tennis Player
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Doris
- Family name
- Hart
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- St. Louis
- Place of death
- Coral Gables
- Occupation
- autobiographer
- Educated at
- University of Miami
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- tennis
- Country for sport
- United States
- Image
- Doris Hart1953.jpg
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1925-06-20
- Commons category
- Doris Hart
- date of death
- 2015-05-29
- handedness
- right-handedness
- competition won
- 1951 Wimbledon Championships – women's singles
- end of work period
- 1955-00-00
- singles record
- 0–0
- doubles record
- 0–0
- prize money
- 0
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Encyclopedic overview
Doris Hart (June 20, 1925 – May 29, 2015) was an American tennis player who was active in the 1940s and first half of the 1950s. 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 (all women) to complete the career "Boxed Set" of Grand Slam titles, which is winning at least one title in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles at all four Grand Slam events. Only she and Margaret Court achieved this during the amateur era of the sport.
Hart played collegiate tennis for the Miami Hurricanes at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.
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