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Maureen Connolly

American tennis player (1934-1969)
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Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[12]
Date of birth
September 17, 1934
Date of death
June 21, 1969
Place of birth
San Diego
Place of death
Dallas
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
tennis player
Educated at
Southern Methodist University[9]
Award received
International Tennis Hall of Fame, Associated Press Athlete of the Year, Associated Press Athlete of the Year, Associated Press Athlete of the Year[10][11]
Spouse
Norman E. Brinker[7]
Official website
mcbtennis.org[22]
Cause of death
cancer, ovarian cancer[15][16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Competition won
1951 U.S. National Championships – women's singles, 1952 U.S. National Championships – women's singles, 1953 U.S. National Championships – women's singles, 1952 Wimbledon Championships – women's singles, 1953 Wimbledon Championships – women's singles, 1954 Wimbledon Championships – women's singles, 1953 French Championships – women's singles, 1954 French Championships – women's singles, 1953 Australian Championships – women's singles[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]
Country for sport
United States[27]
Described by source
Great Women Athletes of the 20th Century[24]
End of work period
February 1955[28]
Family name
Connolly[19]
Given name
Maureen[20]
Handedness
right-handedness[17]
Head coach
Harry Hopman[14]
Height
+1.65[29]
Manner of death
natural causes[23]
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Member of sports team
United States Wightman Cup team[13]
Nickname
Little Mo[26]
Place of burial
Hillcrest Cemetery[6]
Playing hand
right-handedness[21]
Sport
tennis[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Maureen Catherine Connolly en Muareen Connolly Brinker en Maureen Connolly en Maureen Catherine Connolly-Brinker en Maureen Catherine Connolly Brinker ar مورين كونولي cs Maureen Connollyová de Maureen Catherine Connolly de Maureen Brinker de Maureen Connolly Brinker fa مورین کونلی he מורין קונולי hi मॉरीन कॉनली hu Maureen Catherine Connolly hu Maureen Catherine Connolly Brinker hu Muareen Connolly Brinker ja モーリーン・コノリー ko 모린 코널리 ko 모린 캐서린 코널리 브링커 pl Maureen Catherine Connolly
🔖 Identifiers · 37
ISNI
0000000447731484
VIAF cluster ID
315532890
Library of Congress authority ID
n2001101850
American National Biography ID
1900030
Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID
151059287
Awards & Winners artist ID
01kfjb
BabelNet ID
00021925n
Collective Biographies of Women ID
16176
DUC ID
maureen-catherine-connolly
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Maureen-Catherine-Connolly
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
maureen-connolly
FAST ID
460078
Show all 37 identifiers +25
FemBio ID
6266
Find a Grave memorial ID
222
Freebase ID
/m/01kfjb
GTAA ID
90196
Geni.com profile ID
6000000042482995311
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Maureen_Connolly
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2090734
Handbook of Texas ID
fbr54
Interlingual Index ID
i94772
JRC Names ID
1031116
Munzinger Sport number
01000051258
NE.se ID
maureen-connolly
Notable Names Database ID
417/000166916
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3887577
Open Library ID
OL2274376A
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
52993
SNAC ARK ID
w6k51x28
Tennis Abstract player ID
MaureenConnolly
Tennis Hall of Fame player ID
maureen-connolly
Trading Card Database name ID
84932
Treccani ID
maureen-connolly
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10598055
WikiTree person ID
Connolly-3368
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
10926988-n
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqBkgJgvCBMQMrBBRJMT3

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🔗 Connections
Competition won 9
1953 Wimbledon Championships – women's singles, 1951 U.S. National Championships – women's singles, 1952 Wimbledon Championships – women's singles, 1953 French Championships – women's singles, 1954 Wimbledon Championships – women's singles, 1952 U.S. National Championships – women's singles, 1953 Australian Championships – women's singles, 1953 U.S. National Championships – women's singles +1 more
← Winner 9
1953 Wimbledon Championships – women's singles, 1951 U.S. National Championships – women's singles, 1952 Wimbledon Championships – women's singles, 1953 French Championships – women's singles, 1954 Wimbledon Championships – women's singles, 1952 U.S. National Championships – women's singles, 1953 Australian Championships – women's singles, 1953 U.S. National Championships – women's singles +1 more
Award received 2
International Tennis Hall of Fame, Associated Press Athlete of the Year
Cause of death 2
cancer, ovarian cancer
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Southern Methodist University
Given name 1
Maureen
Handedness 1
right-handedness
Head coach 1
Harry Hopman
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Occupation 1
tennis player
Place of birth 1
San Diego
Place of death 1
Dallas
Playing hand 1
right-handedness
Sex or gender 1
female
Sport 1
tennis
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Summary

Maureen Connolly was born on September 17, 1934[1], in San Diego[2]. She died on June 21, 1969[3], in Dallas[4]. She worked as a tennis player[5].

FAQs

Where was Maureen Connolly born?

Maureen Connolly was born in San Diego[2].

Where did Maureen Connolly die?

Maureen Connolly died in Dallas[4].

Who was Maureen Connolly married to?

Maureen Connolly's spouses include Norman E. Brinker[7].

What did Maureen Connolly do for work?

Maureen Connolly worked as a tennis player[5].

Where did Maureen Connolly go to school?

Maureen Connolly was educated at Southern Methodist University[9].

What awards did Maureen Connolly receive?

Honors received include International Tennis Hall of Fame[10] and Associated Press Athlete of the Year[11].

Related Entities

United States

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . 100 years of Wimbledon. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . 100 years of Wimbledon. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [13] ↑ . The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . 100 years of Wimbledon. wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . 100 years of Wimbledon. Retrieved . snaccooperative.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . 100 years of Wimbledon. Retrieved . snaccooperative.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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