Maria Bueno
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Maria Esther Andion Bueno was a Brazilian professional tennis player. During her 11-year career in the 1950s and 1960s, she won 19 major titles, making her the most successful South American tennis pl
Bueno in 2016
Maria Bueno with Margaret Court in 1964
Bueno in July 1964 at a tournament in the Netherlands.
Bueno's statue by Gustavo Rosa
Billie Jean King
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Billie Jean King is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. She was a member of the victorious Unite
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…her as "incomparably balletic and flamboyant". She did not use a coach and attributed her speed on the court to training with men. The American player Billie Jean King acknowledged her as an influence. She was also known for her on-court style, wearing tennis dresses designed by Ted Tinling. Bueno worked as a commentator…
King in 2026 at the Sundance Film Festival
Billie Jean Moffitt (later King) in the 1960s at the Irish Open at Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, where she won her first international title
From left to right: the United States national team tenniswomen Carole Caldwell Graebner, Julie Heldman and Billie Jean King in Turin, Italy, holding the Federations Cup 1966 won against West Germany women's national tennis team
Billie Jean King in 1970