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==Country==
 
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==Notable Achievements==
 
==Notable Achievements==
  
Wimbledon Champion
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Wimbledon Champion, National Champion
 
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National Champion
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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Tennis player.  Winner of ten Grand Slam titles in the late 1920s and '30s.
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Tennis player.  Winner of ten Grand Slam titles in the late 1920s and '30s. World Number 1 in 1936.  Author of several books, including 'Modern Tennis' (1933) and 'Improve Your Tennis' (1935).  First woman to wear shorts at Wimbledon.  Member, International Tennis Hall of Fame, 1962.  Member, National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame (2015).  Life-long partner was Virginia Gurnee. 
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==See Also==
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* [[LGBTQ Tennis]]
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==Further Research/Reading==
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* http://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/helen-hull-jacobs
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* http://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/04/sports/helen-jacobs-tennis-champion-in-the-1930-s-dies-at-88.html
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Latest revision as of 13:10, 28 July 2015

Helen Hull Jacobs

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1909 - 1997

Occupation

Sports

Notable Achievements

Wimbledon Champion, National Champion

Description

Tennis player. Winner of ten Grand Slam titles in the late 1920s and '30s. World Number 1 in 1936. Author of several books, including 'Modern Tennis' (1933) and 'Improve Your Tennis' (1935). First woman to wear shorts at Wimbledon. Member, International Tennis Hall of Fame, 1962. Member, National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame (2015). Life-long partner was Virginia Gurnee.

See Also

Further Research/Reading



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