Suzanne Lenglen

Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen (24 May 1899 – 4 July, 1938) was a French tennis player who achieved much success in the French and British women's game from 1919 to 1926, winning 25 Grand Slam titles. A flamboyant, trendsetting athlete, she was the first female tennis celebrity and one of the first international female sport stars, named La Divine (the divine one) by the French press.

Achievements

During her career Suzanne Lenglen won 81 singles titles, seven of which were achieved without losing a single game. In addition, she won 73 doubles titles, and 8 mixed doubles titles. She remains the only player to have won the Wimbledon Singles, doubles, and the mixed doubles championships in the same year (in 1920, 1922 and 1925).

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Lenglen's total number of Grand Slam wins is 25, although the titles won in the French championships are not always counted because the tournament was not open to all entrants until 1925. Hence some sources credit her with 21 titles. A full listing of her Grand Slam titles:

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