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Virginia Wade

British tennis player
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Summary

Virginia Wade was born on July 10, 1945[1], in Bournemouth[2]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,208 views/month, #7,078 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[4]
  • Educated at: University of Sussex[5], Talbot Heath School[6], Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School[7]
  • Award received: International Tennis Hall of Fame[8], Officer of the Order of the British Empire[9], Sarah Palfrey Danzig Award[10], BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award[11], Member of the Order of the British Empire[12]
  • Sex or gender: female[13]
  • Member of sports team: Great Britain Billie Jean King Cup team[14]
  • Commons category: Virginia Wade[15]
  • Handedness: right-handedness[16]
  • Doubles record: 42–48[17]
  • Singles record: 839–329[18]
  • Sport: tennis[19]
  • Family name: Wade[20]
  • Given name: Virginia[21]
  • Playing hand: right-handedness[22]
  • Participant in: 1967 Federation Cup[23]
  • Ranking: 2[24], 111[25]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[26]
  • Birth name: Sarah Virginia Wade[27]
  • Country for sport: United Kingdom[28]
  • Name in native language: Virginia Wade[29]
  • Start of work period: 1968[30]
  • End of work period: 1986[31]
  • Height: 170 cm[32]
  • Prize money: 1,542,278 US dollars[33]
  • Sports discipline competed in: tennis singles[34], tennis doubles[35]
  • Competition won: 1977 Wimbledon Championships – women's singles[36]

Why It Matters

Virginia Wade has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] She is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Virginia Wade born?

Virginia Wade was born in Bournemouth[2].

Where did Virginia Wade go to school?

Virginia Wade was educated at University of Sussex[5], Talbot Heath School[6], and Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School[7].

What awards did Virginia Wade receive?

Honors received include International Tennis Hall of Fame[8], Officer of the Order of the British Empire[9], Sarah Palfrey Danzig Award[10], and BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award[11].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Who's Who. sussex.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . The London Gazette 45984. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . WTA website. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . WTA website. wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . WTA website. wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . itftennis.com. itftennis.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . BBC Online. news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Award received → International Tennis Hall of Fame, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Sarah Palfrey Danzig Award +2
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