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Margaret Smith Court

AKA Margaret Smith

Born: 16-Jul-1942
Birthplace: Albury, New South Wales, Australia

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Tennis

Nationality: Australia
Executive summary: Won 62 Grand Slam titles

Father: Lawrence Smith
Mother: Catherine Beaufort
Husband: Barry Court (m. 1967)

    Winner, Australian Open 1960 (singles)
    Winner, Australian Open 1961 (singles)
    Winner, Australian Open 1961 (doubles)
    Winner, US Open 1961 (mixed doubles)
    Winner, Australian Open 1962 (singles)
    Winner, Australian Open 1962 (doubles)
    Winner, French Open 1962 (singles)
    Winner, US Open 1962 (singles)
    Winner, US Open 1962 (doubles)
    Winner, US Open 1962 (mixed doubles)
    Winner, Australian Open 1963 (singles)
    Winner, Australian Open 1963 (doubles)
    Winner, Australian Open 1963 (mixed doubles)
    Winner, US Open 1963 (mixed doubles)
    Winner, French Open 1963 (mixed doubles)
    Winner, Wimbledon 1963 (singles)
    Winner, Wimbledon 1963 (mixed doubles)
    Winner, Australian Open 1964 (singles)
    Winner, Australian Open 1964 (mixed doubles)
    Winner, US Open 1964 (mixed doubles)
    Winner, Wimbledon 1964 (doubles)
    Winner, French Open 1964 (singles)
    Winner, French Open 1964 (doubles)
    Winner, French Open 1964 (mixed doubles)
    Winner, Australian Open 1965 (singles)
    Winner, Australian Open 1965 (doubles)
    Winner, Australian Open 1965 (mixed doubles)
    Winner, Wimbledon 1965 (singles)
    Winner, Wimbledon 1965 (mixed doubles)
    Winner, French Open 1965 (doubles)
    Winner, French Open 1965 (mixed doubles)
    Winner, US Open 1965 (singles)
    Winner, US Open 1965 (mixed doubles)
    Winner, Australian Open 1966 (singles)
    Winner, French Open 1966 (doubles)
    Winner, Wimbledon 1966 (mixed doubles)
    Winner, US Open 1968 (doubles)
    Winner, Wimbledon 1968 (mixed doubles)
    Winner, Australian Open 1969 (singles)
    Winner, Australian Open 1969 (doubles)
    Winner, Australian Open 1969 (mixed doubles)
    Winner, Wimbledon 1969 (doubles)
    Winner, French Open 1969 (singles)
    Winner, French Open 1969 (mixed doubles)
    Winner, US Open 1969 (singles)
    Winner, US Open 1969 (mixed doubles)
    Winner, Australian Open 1970 (singles)
    Winner, Australian Open 1970 (doubles)
    Winner, French Open 1970 (singles)
    Winner, Wimbledon 1970 (singles)
    Winner, US Open 1970 (singles)
    Winner, US Open 1970 (doubles)
    Winner, US Open 1970 (mixed doubles)
    Winner, Australian Open 1971 (singles)
    Winner, Australian Open 1971 (doubles)
    Winner, US Open 1972 (mixed doubles)
    Winner, Australian Open 1973 (singles)
    Winner, Australian Open 1973 (doubles)
    Winner, French Open 1973 (singles)
    Winner, French Open 1973 (doubles)
    Winner, US Open 1973 (singles)
    Winner, US Open 1973 (doubles)
    Winner, US Open 1975 (doubles)
    Winner, Wimbledon 1975 (mixed doubles)
    Member of the British Empire 1967
    International Tennis Hall of Fame 1979
    Order of Australia 2007
    Risk Factors: Homophobia

Author of books:
Court on Court: A Life of Tennis (1975, memoir, with George McGann)



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