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Sarah Virginia Wade OBE (born 10 July 1945) is a British former professional tennis player. She won three Major tennis singles championships and four major doubles championships, and is the only British woman in history to have won titles at all four majors.
Virginia Wade, OBE (Bournemouth, 10 de julho de 1945) é uma ex-tenista profissional britânica, que foi número 1 de duplas e 2 de simples. [1] Ela foi vencedora de três Grand Slam em simples, o US Open de 1968, o Australian Open de 1972 e Wimbledon de 1977. [2]
1 de jul. de 2019 · Watched by a passionate 14,000 home crowd including the Queen in the Royal Box during her Silver Jubilee year, Virginia Wade valiantly fought back from a set down to beat Betty Stove 4-6 6-3 6-1 to win the 100th edition of the most famous tournament in all of tennis.
Virginia Wade chose the perfect time to become the first British female to win the Wimbledon Ladies Singles Championship in 8 years and the last to win since. In July 1977, the summer of the monarch’s Silver Jubilee, Wade won her third major title at the All England Club, with nicely coincided with Wimbledon’s centenary year.
19 de jan. de 2018 · Virginia Wade etched her name into the record books when, in 1968, she won the first-ever US Open women’s singles title in the Open era. The No. 6 seed was pushed to three sets only once – a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 first-round victory over American Stephanie DeFina – a remarkable feat considering her eventual path to the final.
Watch the highlights of the thrilling 1977 Wimbledon final between Virginia Wade and Betty Stove, the last British woman to win the title.
9 de jul. de 2013 · Before Andy Murray's triumph on Sunday, Virginia Wade was the last Briton to win a singles title at Wimbledon. Legacy is a word that's been everywhere since Murray's triumph.
