Margaret Osborne duPont

Margaret Osborne duPont
Full nameMargaret Evelyn Osborne duPont
Country (sports) United States
Born(1918-03-04)March 4, 1918
Joseph, Oregon, U.S.[1]
DiedOctober 24, 2012(2012-10-24) (aged 94)
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[2]
PlaysRight-handed
Int. Tennis HoF1967 (member page)
Singles
Career record0–0
Highest rankingNo. 1 (1947)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenW (1946, 1949)
WimbledonW (1947)
US OpenW (1948, 1949, 1950)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenW (1946, 1947, 1949)
WimbledonW (1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954)
US OpenW (1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1957)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonW (1962)
US OpenW (1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960)

Margaret Osborne duPont (born Margaret Evelyn Osborne; March 4, 1918 – October 24, 2012) was a world No. 1 American female tennis player.

DuPont won a total of 37 singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, which places her fourth on the all-time list, despite never entering the Australian Championships. She won 25 of her Grand Slam titles at the U.S. Championships, which is an all-time record.

  1. ^ Finn, Robin (October 25, 2012). "Margaret Osborne duPont, Tennis Champion, Dies at 94". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  2. ^ "Mrs. duPont denies secret success formula". Newport Daily News. AP. August 24, 1962. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.

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