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5 unusual facts about Margaret Court


2013 Serena Williams tennis season

It was the first time Serena was able to defend a US Open title while also becoming the oldest women's US Open champion in the Open Era, surpassing the previous record set by Australia's Margaret Court.

Astrid Suurbeek

In the final, she played Australian multiple Grand Slam winner Margaret Court and lost in straight sets, 1–6, 3–6.

Court family

His older brother Barry was president of the Pastoralists' and Graziers' Association, and married Margaret Court.

Olga Morozova

Earlier, she and Alex Metreveli were the first players from the Soviet Union to reach a Grand Slam final when they teamed at Wimbledon in 1968, losing to Margaret Court and Ken Fletcher.

San Diego Country Estates, California

San Diego Country Estates, on May 13, 1973, hosted former 55 year old tennis player Bobby Riggs and then 30 year old women's world number one player, Margaret Court.


1960 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 7–5, 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1960 Australian Championships.

1962 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 6–0, 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1962 Australian Championships.

Elizabeth Ryan

The longtime tennis writer Ted Tinling has credited Ryan with inventing the volleying style later perfected by players such as Sarah Palfrey Cooke, Alice Marble, Louise Brough Clapp, Margaret Osborne duPont, Doris Hart, Darlene Hard, Margaret Court, Navratilova, and King.

Karen Hantze Susman

Susman and King, as an unseeded team, won the 1961 women's doubles title at Wimbledon, defeating the third seeded team of Jan Lehane O'Neill and Margaret Court in the final 6–3, 6–4.

Kerry Harris

In 1973, Margaret Court and Virginia Wade won the final 6-4 6-4, and in 1974, Evonne Goolagong and Peggy Michel won 7-5 6-3.


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