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'''Rita Davar''' (3 June 1935 - ) is an Indian tennis player. She was the first Indian to reach the tennis [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] finals. Davar lost to Fenny ten Bosch in the [[1952 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles|1952 Junior-Girls Wimbledon Championship]] with the 5–7, 6–1, 7–5 scores. Her other tennis achievements include winning the North India Championship (1953), South India Championship (1954), National Championship (1954 and 1955), and the Indian Championship (1954 and 1955).<ref>{{Cite book| |
'''Rita Davar''' (3 June 1935 - ) is an Indian tennis player. She was the first Indian to reach the tennis [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] finals. Davar lost to Fenny ten Bosch in the [[1952 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles|1952 Junior-Girls Wimbledon Championship]] with the 5–7, 6–1, 7–5 scores. Her other tennis achievements include winning the North India Championship (1953), South India Championship (1954), National Championship (1954 and 1955), and the Indian Championship (1954 and 1955).<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Pope|first1=S. W.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IvaSAgAAQBAJ|title=Routledge Companion to Sports History|last2=Nauright|first2=John|date=2009-12-17|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-97813-6|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-10|title=First Queens of Indian tennis and the reign of Rita Davar|url=https://thebridge.in/tennis/first-queens-indian-tennis-reign-rita-davar/|access-date=2021-02-07|website=The Bridge|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=India's Latest Tennis Sensation|url=http://www.khabar.com/magazine/features/indias_latest_tennis_sensation.aspx|access-date=2021-02-07|website=www.khabar.com}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 00:12, 16 February 2021
Rita Davar (3 June 1935 - ) is an Indian tennis player. She was the first Indian to reach the tennis Grand Slam finals. Davar lost to Fenny ten Bosch in the 1952 Junior-Girls Wimbledon Championship with the 5–7, 6–1, 7–5 scores. Her other tennis achievements include winning the North India Championship (1953), South India Championship (1954), National Championship (1954 and 1955), and the Indian Championship (1954 and 1955).[1][2][3]
References
- ^ Pope, S. W.; Nauright, John (2009-12-17). Routledge Companion to Sports History. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-97813-6.
- ^ "First Queens of Indian tennis and the reign of Rita Davar". The Bridge. 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ "India's Latest Tennis Sensation". www.khabar.com. Retrieved 2021-02-07.