Margaret Osborne duPont
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Margaret Osborne duPont (born Margaret Evelyn Osborne; March 4, 1918 – October 24, 2012) was a world No. 1 American female tennis player.
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Full name | Margaret Evelyn Osborne duPont |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Born | (1918-03-04)March 4, 1918 Joseph, Oregon, U.S.[1] |
Died | October 24, 2012(2012-10-24) (aged 94) El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[2] |
Plays | Right-handed |
Int. Tennis HoF | 1967 (member page) |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (1947) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | W (1946, 1949) |
Wimbledon | W (1947) |
US Open | W (1948, 1949, 1950) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | W (1946, 1947, 1949) |
Wimbledon | W (1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954) |
US Open | W (1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1957) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | W (1962) |
US Open | W (1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960) |
Close
DuPont won a total of 37 singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, which places her fourth on the all-time list, despite never entering the Australian Championships. She won 25 of her Grand Slam titles at the U.S. Championships, which is an all-time record.