after college at a time when there were only a few professional tournaments. He eventually joined Jack Kramer on Kramer's fledgling pro tour. Among those Braden played with were Jimmy Evert, the father of Hall of Famer Chris Evert, and George Richey, the father of future pros Cliff and Nancy Richey.
Date: Oct 08, 2014
Category: Sports
Source: Google
Australian Open: Size doesn't matter for Dominika Cibulkova
And since the Open Era began in 1968, no player shorter than 5-foot-3 has claimed a major. Nancy Richey and Mima Jausovec, the same height as Cibulkova, claimed the 1968 French Open and 1977 French Open, respectively.
d with Bobby's reputation, it makes you lean toward believing Mr. Shaw." Nancy Richey, a tennis Hall of Famer who had a courtside seat for the Riggs-King match, says she agrees with her brother about the circumstantial case made for a "fix." "It was a definite thing that crossed my mind," she said. "
alongside her or were influenced by her, among them Margaret Court, Chris Evert, Ilana Kloss (Kings partner), Maria Sharapova, Serena and Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, and members of the Virginia Slims Circuit Original 9, including Peaches Bartkowicz, Rosie Casals, Julie Heldman, Nancy Richey, and
It's only the second time in the Open era that a women's player seeded in the top 2 has conceded a match by walkover at any Grand Slam. The last time it happened was in 1974 at the French Open when second-seeded Nancy Richey pulled out before a match.
The group King, Rosie Casals, Nancy Richey, Kerry Melville, Peaches Bartkowicz, Kristy Pigeon, Judy Dalton, Valerie Ziegenfuss and Julie Heldman stepped out on a limb, King said, by signing the contracts.
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