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.

References

• Gianni Clerici (1984). Suzanne Lenglen – La Diva du Tennis.
• Bud Collins. International Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 September 2004.

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