Who is best remembered for reaching the ladies' singles final at Wimbledon in 1977, Rod Laver or Betty Stöve ?
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Betty Stöve Betty Stöve (born 24 June 1945) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. She is best remembered for reaching the ladies' singles final at Wimbledon in 1977. She also won ten Grand Slam titles in women's doubles and mixed doubles.
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Rod Laver Rodney George Laver {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former tennis player widely regarded as one of the greatest in the history of the sport. He was the No. 1 ranked professional from 1964 to 1970, spanning four years before and three years after the start of the Open Era in 1968. He also was the No. 1 ranked amateur in 1961–62.
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1972 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Billie Jean King defeated Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1972 Wimbledon Championships.
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Marjorie Morrill Marjorie Morrill Painter Whiting ("née" Morrill; March 29, 1908 – November 27, 2009) known during her tennis career as Marjorie 'Midge' Morrill, was an American female tennis player who was ranked #2 in the United States in 1930. During the period of 1928 to 1934, she was ranked in the top 10 four times.
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1977 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles The 1977 Virginia Slims of Los Angeles was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California in the United States that was part of the 1977 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from February 14 through February 20, 1977. First-seeded Chris Evert won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.
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1969 US Open – Men's Singles Arthur Ashe was the defending champion but lost in the semi-finals to Rod Laver, who went on to defeat countryman Tony Roche 7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1969 US Open, becoming the only man in the open era to complete the Calendar Grand Slam.
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Frank Bowden (tennis) Frank Bowden (1908–1977) was an American tennis player. This is how Allison Danzig of The New York Times described Bowden's playing style "His service was a veritable lightning bolt and if the ball came back, he was up to the net to smother the return with his volleys and kills. His hard forehand and sweeping backhand kept the ball deep to crowd his opponent in the corners and pave the way for successful forages at close quarters". Bowden made his debut in the U. S. championships in 1930 and lost in round two. At the 1931 U. S. championships, Bowden caused the "biggest upset of the year" by beating Wimbledon champion Sidney Wood in the third round. According to Bill Tilden "Sidney allowed himself to be drawn in. He had to come in because Bowden was shortening up. And once Sidney came up, he left himself wide open for that shot down the sideline or a smart rap across court". Wood admitted afterwards "I was afraid to go to the net". Bowden lost in the quarter finals to Fred Perry. Bowden continued to play in the U. S. championships until 1947, reaching the last 16 in 1935 and 1940. Bowden was three times a finalist in the national indoor championships (losing the 1937 final to Frank Parker, the 1938 final to Don McNeill and the 1939 final to Wayne Sabin). He worked as a statistician for the New York Telephone Company.
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Clara Louise Zinke Clara Louise Zinke (March 30, 1909 in Cincinnati – April 20, 1978) was an American tennis player in the early part of the 20th century.
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1971 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Evonne Goolagong defeated Margaret Court 6–4, 6–1 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1971 Wimbledon Championships.
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1977 Virginia Slims of Detroit The 1977 Virginia Slims of Detroit was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Cobo Hall & Arena in Detroit, Michigan in the United States that was part of the 1977 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from February 22 through February 27, 1977. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $20,000 first-prize money.
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1912 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Ethel Larcombe defeated Charlotte Sterry 6–3, 6–1 in the All Comers' Final to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1912 Wimbledon Championships. The reigning champion Dorothea Lambert Chambers did not defend her title.
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1973 Dutch Open (tennis) The 1973 Dutch Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament staged in Hilversum, Netherlands. The men's event was part of the Grand Prix circuit and categorized in Group C. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from 16 July to 23 July 1973. It was the 17th edition of the tournament. Tom Okker and Betty Stöve won the singles titles.
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1978 US Open – Women's Singles Chris Evert was the three-time defending champion. She successfully defended her title, defeating Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1978 US Open.This would be Chris Evert's 4th consecutive US Open title, and Open Era record.
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Betty Ford Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Ford (née Bloomer; April 8, 1918 – July 8, 2011) was First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977, as the wife of the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford. As First Lady, she was active in social policy and created precedents as a politically active presidential wife.
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Vincent Richards Vincent "Vinnie" Richards (March 20, 1903 – September 28, 1959) was an American tennis player. He was active in the early decades of the 20th century, particularly known as being a superlative volleyer. He was ranked World No. 2 both as an amateur in 1924 by A. Wallis Myers, and as a pro by "American Lawn Tennis" magazine in 1930.
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1977 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's Doubles 1977 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's Doubles
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Betty Clooney Betty Clooney (April 12, 1929 – August 5, 1976) was an American singer, TV presenter and pioneer who briefly rose to fame in the 1950s with sister Rosemary Clooney. She led a very brief solo career, with songs like "Kiki" and "You're All I See". She married actor and musician Pupi Campo in 1955, and they had several children.
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Thelma Kingsbury Thelma Kingsbury (later, in succession: Thelma Scovil, Thelma Welcome, Thelma Lougheed) was an English-born, USA naturalized, sportswoman who won major badminton titles in the British Isles and then in the USA from the early 1930s to the early 1950s. Equally adept in singles and doubles she won two women's singles titles and four women's doubles titles at the prestigious All-England Championships between 1933 and 1937. In the 1935-1936 season she achieved a British "Grand Slam" by winning the open singles titles of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. After emigrating from Britain to the USA she won the U.S. women's singles title in 1941 and shared the U.S. women's doubles title with Janet Wright in 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, and 1950. Though reaching 40 in the early 1950s she continued to play highly competitive singles matches against such formidable opponents as Ethel Marshall, Margaret Varner, and a teenage Judy Devlin (Hashman). Thelma Kingsbury was among the initial class of players elected to the U.S. Badminton Hall of Fame in 1956.
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1984 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert 7–6, 6–2 in the final to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1984 Wimbledon Championships.
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Mal Anderson Malcolm James Anderson MBE(C) (born 3 March 1935) is a former tennis player from Australia who was active from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s. He won the singles title at the 1957 U.S. National Championships and achieved his highest ranking of No. 2 in 1957.
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1973 French Open – Women's Singles Reigning champion Billie-Jean King did not defend her title. Margaret Court defeated Chris Evert 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 (in her first appearance at the French Open) in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1973 French Open.
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1989 Virginia Slims of Washington – Doubles Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver were the defending champions of the doubles title at the Virginia Slims of Washington tennis tournament but only Shriver competed that year with Betsy Nagelsen.