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Maureen Connolly

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Also known as Maureen Catherine Connolly, Maureen Catherine Connolly Brinker, Muareen Connolly Brinker, Maureen Catherine Connolly-Brinker

American tennis player (1934-1969)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1942-11-24
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Key facts

Full name
Maureen Catherine Connolly
Country sports
United States
Born
( 1934-09-17 ) September 17, 1934, San Diego , California, US
Died
June 21, 1969 (1969-06-21) (aged 34), Dallas , Texas, US
Height
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Turned pro
Amateur
Retired
February 1955 (age 20)
Plays
Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
College
Southern Methodist University , (1964–196x)
Int tennis hof
1968 ( member page )
Official website
mcbtennis.org
Highest ranking
No. 1 (1952)
Australian open
W ( 1953 )
French open
W ( 1953 , 1954 )
Wimbledon
W ( 1952 , 1953 , 1954 )
Us open
W ( 1951 , 1952 , 1953 )
Wightman cup
( 1951 , 1952 , 1953 , 1954 )

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Sports profile

Sport
Tennis
Team
_Retired Tennis
Position
Tennis Player
Nationality
United States

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Encyclopedic overview

Maureen Catherine Connolly-Brinker (née Connolly; September 17, 1934 – June 21, 1969), known as "Little Mo", was an American tennis player, the winner of nine major singles titles in the early 1950s. In 1953, she became the first woman to win a Grand Slam (all four major tournaments during the same calendar year). She is also the only player in history to win a title without losing a set at all four major championships. The following year, in July 1954, a horseback riding accident seriously injured her right leg and ended her competitive tennis career at age 19. She died of ovarian cancer at the age of 34.

Early years

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