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Maureen Connolly
Becoming the first woman to win all four major tennis singles titles in one calendar year.
US Championships · Calendar Grand Slam
- Born
- 17 September 1934
- Birthplace
- San Diego, United States
- Died
- 21 June 1969
More people
Maureen Connolly
American tennis champion known as Little Mo, whose extraordinary teenage career ended after a riding accident.
Early life
Public courts
Learned tennis on San Diego’s municipal courts after an early love of horse riding.
Coaching
Trained with Wilbur Folsom and later Eleanor Tennant, developing powerful baseline strokes.
Career
- 1940s
Junior tennis
Rose through American junior competition.
- 1951–1954
Major champion
Won nine major singles titles and dominated the events she entered.
- 1954–1960s
After injury
A severe leg injury ended competition; she later supported junior tennis.
Selected work
US Championships
Won her first major singles title at sixteen.
Calendar Grand Slam
Won the Australian, French, Wimbledon and US singles championships.
Third Wimbledon
Completed three consecutive singles titles at the tournament.
Beyond work
Junior development
Helped establish the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation.
Short life
Died of ovarian cancer in 1969, aged thirty-four.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and references ↗Biography and contributions ↗Photo: Harry Pot for Anefo ]]. CC0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
