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Helen Newington Wills (October 6, 1905 – January 1, 1998), also known by her married names Helen Wills Moody and Helen Wills Roark, was an American tennis player. She won 31 Grand Slam tournament titles (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) during her career, including 19 singles titles.
Helen Wills Moody in 1929. This is a list of the main career statistics of American tennis player Helen Wills.During her career, which ran from 1919 through 1938, she won 19 singles titles at Grand Slam tournaments as well as 9 doubles and 3 mixed doubles titles.
Helen Wills Moody : 1926: Daphne Akhurst : Suzanne Lenglen : Kathleen McKane Godfree : Molla Bjurstedt Mallory : 1927 ♦: Esna Boyd Robertson : Kornelia Bouman : Helen Wills Moody : Helen Wills Moody : 1928 Daphne Akhurst : Helen Wills Moody : Helen Wills Moody : Helen Wills Moody : 1929
First-seeded Helen Wills Moody defeated Eileen Bennett Whittingstall 6–4, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1931 U.S. National Championships. [1] Wills Moody won the tournament without losing a set.
First-seeded Helen Wills defeated Phoebe Holcroft Watson 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1929 U.S. National Championships. It was her sixth U.S. National singles title and her third in a row. [1] [2] [3] Wills won the tournament without losing a set. [4]
Helen Moody successfully defended her title, defeating Elizabeth Ryan in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1930 Wimbledon Championships. [ 1 ] Seeds
Second-seeded Helen Jacobs defeated first-seeded Helen Wills Moody 8–6, 3–6, 3–0 ret. in the final to win the 'Women's Singles tennis title at the 1933 U.S. National Championships at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in Queens. At 0–3 in the final set Wills Moody retired citing a back injury.
Helen Moody defeated Helen Jacobs in the final, 6–4, 6–0 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1938 Wimbledon Championships. This was Moody's 19th and last grand slam title, which would remain an all-time record until Margaret Court won her 20th major at the 1970 US Open. [1] Dorothy Round was the defending champion, but did not ...