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'''Rita Davar''' (1935 - ) was an Indian tennis player. |
'''Rita Davar''' (3 June 1935 - ) was an Indian tennis player. She was the first Indian to reach the [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] final. |
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She was a finalist at Wimbledon, in the Junior-Girls Championship, in 1952 [1] [2] one of the four greatest successes of Indian tennis, the only female, even today (2018). In the final he lost to the Dutch Fanny Tin Boss 5–7, 6–1, 7–5. |
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Winner of the Indian Championships in 1954 and 1955, finalist in 1953, National Champion in 1954 and 1955, winner in 1953 in the North India Championship and in 1954 in the South India Championship. |
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https://thebridge.in/tennis/first-queens-indian-tennis-reign-rita-davar/ |
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http://www.khabar.com/magazine/features/indias_latest_tennis_sensation.aspx |
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Rita Davar was the first Indian to reach the finals of Junior Grand Slam. She achieved this feat in the 1952 Wimbledon. Prior to reaching the final of Wimbledon, Rita had not even won a single National Championship. She was the first-ever Indian to reach the final of a Grand Slam singles. |
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Revision as of 16:13, 5 February 2021
Rita Davar (3 June 1935 - ) was an Indian tennis player. She was the first Indian to reach the Grand Slam final.
She was a finalist at Wimbledon, in the Junior-Girls Championship, in 1952 [1] [2] one of the four greatest successes of Indian tennis, the only female, even today (2018). In the final he lost to the Dutch Fanny Tin Boss 5–7, 6–1, 7–5.
Winner of the Indian Championships in 1954 and 1955, finalist in 1953, National Champion in 1954 and 1955, winner in 1953 in the North India Championship and in 1954 in the South India Championship.
https://thebridge.in/tennis/first-queens-indian-tennis-reign-rita-davar/
http://www.khabar.com/magazine/features/indias_latest_tennis_sensation.aspx
Rita Davar was the first Indian to reach the finals of Junior Grand Slam. She achieved this feat in the 1952 Wimbledon. Prior to reaching the final of Wimbledon, Rita had not even won a single National Championship. She was the first-ever Indian to reach the final of a Grand Slam singles.
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