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Anita Lizana
Anita Lizana de Ellis (November 19 1915 in Santiago - August 21 1994) was a tennis player from Chile and the first Latin American female to win a Grand Slam singles championship. She won the U.S. Championships in 1937, defeating Jadwiga Jedrzejowska of Poland in the final 6–4, 6–2.
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 - 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 |
| French Championships | 3R | A | A | A | A | NH | R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 |
| Wimbledon | 3R | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | NH | NH | NH | A | 2R | 0 / 6 |
| U.S. Championships | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 1 |
| SR | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 8 |
NH = not held
R = restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation
A = did not participate in the tournament
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played
See also
External links
- Tennischile.com (Spanish site: her basic biography)
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