Virginia Wade
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Virginia Wade is a former British professional tennis player best known for winning three Grand Slam singles titles, including Wimbledon in 1977.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British tennis player
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female tennis player ⓘ human ⓘ tennis player ⓘ |
| australianOpenSinglesTitleCount | 1 ⓘ |
| backhand | one-handed backhand ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-07-10 ⓘ |
| degree | mathematics and physics ⓘ |
| education | University of Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fedCupTitles | 1 ⓘ |
| frenchOpenSinglesTitleCount | 0 ⓘ |
| fullName | Sarah Virginia Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName |
Sarah
NERFINISHED
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Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandSlamDoublesTitles | 4 ⓘ |
| grandSlamMixedDoublesTitles | 1 ⓘ |
| grandSlamSinglesTitles | 3 ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | International Tennis Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| handedness | right-handed ⓘ |
| highestSinglesRanking | World No. 2 ⓘ |
| honor | Officer of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the last British woman to win Wimbledon singles in the 20th century
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winning Wimbledon women’s singles in 1977 ⓘ |
| occupation |
sports commentator
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tennis player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bournemouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plays | right-handed (one-handed backhand) ⓘ |
| representedTeam | Great Britain Fed Cup team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| retired | 1986 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sport | tennis ⓘ |
| turnedPro | 1968 ⓘ |
| usOpenSinglesTitleCount | 1 ⓘ |
| wimbledonSinglesTitleCount | 1 ⓘ |
| wonTournament |
Australian Open – Women’s doubles 1973
NERFINISHED
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Australian Open – Women’s singles 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ French Open – Mixed doubles 1973 NERFINISHED ⓘ French Open – Women’s doubles 1973 NERFINISHED ⓘ US Open – Women’s doubles 1973 NERFINISHED ⓘ US Open – Women’s doubles 1975 NERFINISHED ⓘ US Open – Women’s singles 1968 NERFINISHED ⓘ Wimbledon Championships – Women’s singles 1977 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfHighestSinglesRanking | 1975 ⓘ |
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