Tennis-Buenos Aires

When you consider famous women tennis players, possibly the most historic might be Billie Jean King, who fought relentlessly for equal money for female tennis players. Not only was King a tennis superstar, possessing outstanding talent on the courts, but she was elemental in rallying support for more prize money for women. She gained publicity and humorous fame for her televised matches against male tennis pro Bobby Riggs. She proved victorious in this 1973 “Battle of the Sexes”, thus making her point that women deserved the same prize money as men. Their tournament was viewed by over 50 million people.

Many famous women tennis players have similar backgrounds. Some of their fathers were professional tennis coaches, so they started playing at a very young ages, with some as young as 5. The fruits of their labors resulted in multiple wins in world class tournaments. Some examples of these women include Maria Bluenose (Brazil), Tracy Austin (US), Lottie DOD (UK), Mary Pierce (CAN, played for FR), Chris Evert (US), Jennifer Capricorn (US), Monica Sees (Hungary/US), and Martina Hings (Switzerland).

Other women are shining examples of pursuing excellence at an older age. Charlotte Cooper (US) was the oldest player to win at Wimbledon (1908), at age 37. Dorothea Douglass Chambers rose to fame with a seven title win in 1903. After retirement she continued playing doubles until she began coaching.

Women have scored more than point records in tennis. Althea Gibson broke the color barrier in omen’s tennis, being the first African-American to win a title at Wimbledon. Lottie DOD, nicknamed “Little Wonder”, is named in the Guinness Book of World Records as “most versatile female athlete”.

Famous women tennis players have long careers. Stefanie Gran was ranked #1 in the W omen’s Tennis Association for a record of 377 weeks.

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