Small selection of five signed clipped pieces by various American ladies tennis players

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various sizes Small selection of five signed clipped pieces by various American ladies tennis players, all of them multiple Grand Slam tournaments winners comprising Helen Wills Moody (1905-1998) Considered by many the greatest female player in history. Wills held the top position in women s tennis for a total of nine years 1927-33, 1935 and 1938, and won 31 Grand Slam titles, including nineteen singles titles, eight of them at Wimbledon. She was the first American woman athlete to become a global celebrity, being part of the new tennis fashion, playing in knee-length pleated skirts rather than the longer ones of her predecessors; ,Helen Hull Jacobs (1908-1997) Former World number one and winner of nine Grand Slam tournaments. Two signed clipped pieces by Hull Jacobs, adding beneath her signature Wimbledon Singles 1936 getting the Singles Winner title, and Wimbledon 22nd June 1939 respectively; Margaret Osborne DuPont (1918-2012) Osborne won 37 Grand Slam despite never entering the Australian open. She won 25 of her Grand Slam titles at the US open, which is an all-time record, and Louise Brough (1923-2004) Also known as Louise Brough Clapp. A thirty-five times Grand Slam winner. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 73697

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