Maureen Connolly
Awards And Accomplishments
1950-51 | Won United States junior championships |
1951-53 | Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year |
1951-53 | Won three consecutive U.S. Open singles championships |
1951-54 | Captured all seven singles matches as U.S. defeated Britain in four straight Wightman Cup tournaments |
1952-54 | Won three straight Wimbledon singles championships |
1953 | Completed pure Grand Slam, winning all four major tournaments—Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open |
1968 | Inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame |
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