Connolly, Maureen (Catherine)

Connolly, Maureen (Catherine)
born Sept. 17, 1934, San Diego, Calif., U.S.
died June 21, 1969, Dallas, Texas

U.S. tennis player.

She became the youngest winner of the National Girl's Tournament at age 14. "Little Mo" won her first National Women's title in 1951. In 1953 she became the first woman to win the grand-slam (the Wimbledon, U.S., Australian, and French singles competitions). Her career was ended in 1954 by a horseback-riding accident.

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  • Connolly,Maureen Catherine — Con·nol·ly (kŏnʹə lē), Maureen Catherine. Known as “Little Mo.” 1934 1969. American tennis player who was the first to win the grand slam of U.S., British, French, and Australian women s championships (1953). * * * …   Universalium

  • Connolly, Maureen Catherine — ▪ American athlete byname  Little Mo  born Sept. 17, 1934, San Diego, Calif., U.S. died June 21, 1969, Dallas, Texas  American tennis player who in 1953 became the first woman to win the grand slam of tennis: the British (Wimbledon), U.S.,… …   Universalium

  • Connolly, Maureen (Catherine) — (17 sep. 1934, San Diego, Cal., EE.UU.–21 jun. 1969, Dallas, Texas). Tenista estadounidense. Fue la jugadora más joven en ganar el Torneo Nacional de Niñas, a los 14 años. La pequeña Mo obtuvo su primer título nacional adulto en 1951. En 1953 fue …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Maureen Catherine Connolly — noun United States tennis player who was the first woman to win the United States, British, French, and Australian championships in the same year (1953) (1934 1969) • Syn: ↑Connolly, ↑Little Mo Connolly • Instance Hypernyms: ↑tennis player …   Useful english dictionary

  • Catherine — /kath euhr in, kath rin/, n. a female given name. Also, Catheryn. * * * (as used in expressions) Breshkovsky Catherine Catherine I Catherine de Médicis Catherine of Alexandria Saint Catherine of Aragon Catherine of Braganza Catherine of Siena… …   Universalium

  • Catherine — (as used in expressions) Connolly, Maureen (Catherine) Deneuve, Catherine Catherine Dorléac Catherine Greenaway …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Maureen Connolly — Full name Maureen Catherine Connolly Brinker Country  United Sta …   Wikipedia

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  • Maureen Connolly — Maureen Catherine Connolly (Little Mo) (* 17. September 1934 in San Diego, Kalifornien; † 21. Juni 1969 in Dallas) war eine US amerikanische Tennisspielerin. Als Kind liebte Maureen Connolly das Reiten, aber da ihre Mutter nicht in der Lage war,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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