Virginia Wade

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Virginia Wade Tennis player
Nation: United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Birthday: July 10, 1945
Size: 170 cm
1st professional season: 1968
Resignation: 1986
Playing hand: Right
Prize money: $ 1,531,865
singles
Career record: 839: 329
Career title: 6th
Highest ranking: 2 (November 3 1975)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  3
Australian Open S (1972)
French Open VF (1970, 1972)
Wimbledon S (1977)
US Open S (1968)
Double
Career record: 42:48
Career title: 9
Weeks as No. 1: 35
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  4
Australian Open S (1973)
French Open S (1973)
Wimbledon F (1970)
US Open S (1973, 1975)
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Sarah Virginia Wade (born July 10, 1945 in Bournemouth , England ) is a former British tennis player . She was the last British woman to win the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1977 .

Career

Growing up in South Africa , she was considered the greatest talent in British tennis for decades. She won a total of seven Grand Slam titles, three of which were singles. In 1968 she first met the expectations placed in her when she won the US Open . But after losing to Ann Jones at Wimbledon in 1969 , she remained number two in Great Britain .

The culmination of her career was winning the individual title at Wimbledon in 1977 , when she beat Betty Stöve in the final there . In Great Britain, this victory was also very significant due to the 25th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's throne that year. In the same year she was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year , Sportswoman of the Year in the UK.

In 1989, Virginia Wade was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame . Today she is a commentator for the BBC .

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personal data
SURNAME Wade, Virginia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wade, Sarah Virginia (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH July 10, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Bournemouth , England