Maria Bueno

Brazilian tennis player (1939-2018)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1939-10-11
Died: 2018-06-08
Works: 22

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Andalucía y sus milicias
The Blue Division and Squadron
El Ejército y la Armada en 1808
Guardias reales de España
La División y la Escuadrilla Azul

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Type: Person
Country: DO
Active from: 1963-09-06

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Total plays: 284

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Maria Esther Andion Bueno (11 October 1939 – 8 June 2018) was a Brazilian professional tennis player. 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. Bueno was the year-end No. 1 female player in 1959 and 1960 and was known for her graceful style of play, that earned her the nickname "tennis ballerina".

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.