Suzanne Lenglen
Suzanne Lenglen , born with Compiegne on May 24th, 1899 and died with Paris on July 4th, 1938, is a French player of Tennis . Called “the divine one”, it was the first star international of female tennis.
Biography
It is in 1910, at the 11 years age, that Suzanne touches for the first time a Raquette of tennis, offered by his/her father so that it can have fun on the family court in beaten Ground with Marest-on-Matz (Oise). His/her father very quickly notices his ease on the court and his taste for tennis; he decides to become his Entraîneur. Using small targets placed on the court, and thanks to many hours of exercise, it progresses quickly, playing soon Tennis Club of Nice.Suzanne Lenglen disputes its first tournament senior in 1912, whereas it is only 13 years old. One year later, she is already requested by the male world champion, the Néo-zélandais Anthony Wilding, to make team in mixed double. She continues her progression and reaches the finale of the championship of France (Roland Garros) as of 1914. Three weeks later, she is crowned world champion on beaten ground with Saint-Cloud.
The First World War does not appear to disturb the daily newspaper of the young champion who continues her drive with her friends or of the officers of return of the face. The male partners are numerous, which enables him to become hardened physically like technically.
It is with Wimbledon that Lenglen makes its return in 1919 and faces Dorothy Lambert Chambers, 40 years old, which already gained seven times the tournament. With the general surprise and at the end of a keen part (8-10, 6-4, 7-9), the Suzanne young person gains the match. She will connect there from now on the victories until in 1926.
She gains six times the Tournoi of Wimbledon and six times the Internationaux of France into simple. In seven years, it gains 241 tournaments, including 81 into simple and three Olympic medals (including two of gold). She signs a series of 171 consecutive victories. The uncontested champion dominates and transforms female tennis while attracting crowd. She operates many changes in tennis, improves the techniques and invents a new way of getting dressed for better playing. She is in particular the first to wear short skirts.
In 1926, it puts a term at its career amateur, following an incident in Wimbledon. She refuses to play two matches of continuation (simple and double) and the organizers threaten it of disqualification. Suzanne is directed and refused to be presented on the court, making an affront with the queen present in platform. The things seem to be arranged thereafter, and Suzanne disputes finally its matches a few days later. But the queen is not there, and the English public, upset by the whim of the Frenchwoman, is icy at the time of its match into simple. Wounded by this attitude, the Divine gives up the tournament and puts a final term at its career amateur.
In 1926 - 1927, Suzanne Lenglen takes part in a round Professionnel it with the the United States and gains the 38 matches that it disputes vis-a-vis Mary Browne. In February 1927, it returns to Paris where it opens a school of tennis, which will be recognized like a federal center of drive by the French federation of tennis in 1936.
The press announces in June 1938 that Suzanne Lenglen is reached by the Leucémie. It becomes blind a few days before its death, on July 4th 1938. It is buried with the Parisian Cimetière of Saint-Ouen.
It is member of the International Tennis Hall off Famed since 1978.
Since 1997, a court bears its name at the stage Roland-Garros. Built in 1994, it bore the short name of before has . It offers a capacity of reception of approximately 10.000 places.
In 2001 the name of Suzanne Lenglen is allotted to the annual Promotion of the graduate sporting Teachers of State by the minister in charge for the sports on a proposal from the National confederation of the Sporting and Paid Teachers Sport (CNES). An avenue of Nice bears its name.
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