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<html> <head> <title>International Tennis Hall of Fame</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"><style type="text/css">  </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px;"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> International Tennis Hall of Fame HONOR Official Website: <a href="http://www.tennisfame.com/">http://www.tennisfame.com/</a><table border=1 class="sortable" id="sort_grunk"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/203/000023134/">Andre Agassi</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Apr-1970</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner of 8 Grand Slam singles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/228/000023159/">Arthur Ashe</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Jul-1943</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>6-Feb-1993</tt></td> <td>First black man to win Wimbledon</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/610/000179073/">Tracy Austin</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Dec-1962</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner, 1979 and 1981 US Open</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/231/000023162/">Boris Becker</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Nov-1967</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Wimbledon winner at 17</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/370/000023301/">Bjorn Borg</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>6-Jun-1956</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Pro tennis player</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/954/000166456/">Don Budge</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Jun-1915</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Jan-2000</tt></td> <td>First ever to win Grand Slam</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/761/000206143/">Maria Bueno</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Oct-1939</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner of 19 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/417/000166916/">Maureen Connolly</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Sep-1934</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Jun-1969</tt></td> <td>Little Mo</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/206/000023137/">Jimmy Connors</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Sep-1952</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>'70s, '80s tennis champ</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/800/000027719/">Jim Courier</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Aug-1970</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner of 4 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/420/000166919/">Margaret Smith Court</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Jul-1942</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Won 62 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/509/000045374/">Joseph F. Cullman III</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Apr-1912</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>30-Apr-2004</tt></td> <td>CEO of Philip Morris, 1957-78</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/883/000173364/">Stefan Edberg</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Jan-1966</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner of 9 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/892/000173373/">Roy Emerson</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Nov-1936</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner of 28 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/215/000023146/">Chris Evert</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>21-Dec-1954</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>The Ice Maiden</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/758/000026680/">Althea Gibson</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Aug-1927</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Sep-2003</tt></td> <td>First black woman to win Wimbledon</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/252/000206631/">Andrés Gimeno</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Aug-1937</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner, 1972 French Open</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/899/000173380/">Pancho Gonzales</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>9-May-1928</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Jul-1995</tt></td> <td>Winner of 4 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/373/000023304/">Evonne Goolagong</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>31-Jul-1951</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Aboriginal Australian tennis star</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/219/000023150/">Steffi Graf</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Jun-1969</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner of 22 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/269/000111933/">Gustav V</a></td> <td><center>Royalty</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Jun-1858</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Oct-1950</tt></td> <td>King of Sweden, 1907-50</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/902/000173383/">Lew Hoad</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Nov-1934</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Jul-1994</tt></td> <td>Winner of 13 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/449/000086191/">Lamar Hunt</a></td> <td><center>Football</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Aug-1932</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Dec-2006</tt></td> <td>Founder of the American Football League</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/785/000206167/">Helen Hull Jacobs</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>6-Aug-1908</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Jun-1997</tt></td> <td>Winner of 10 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/230/000023161/">Billie Jean King</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Nov-1943</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Defeated Bobby Riggs in '73 Battle of the Sexes</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/121/000173599/">Jan Kodes</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Mar-1946</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner of 3 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/745/000207124/">Jack Kramer</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Aug-1921</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Sep-2009</tt></td> <td>Winner of 10 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/378/000087117/">Rod Laver</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Aug-1938</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner of 1962 and 1969 Grand Slam</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/744/000024672/">Ivan Lendl</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>7-Mar-1960</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>The Father of Modern Tennis</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/620/000179083/">Alice Marble</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Sep-1913</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Dec-1990</tt></td> <td>Winner of 18 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/858/000047717/">William McChesney Martin</a></td> <td><center>Economist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Dec-1906</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Jul-1998</tt></td> <td>Federal Reserve Chairman, 1951-70</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/208/000023139/">John McEnroe</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Feb-1959</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner of 17 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/232/000023163/">Ilie Nastase</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>19-Jul-1946</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner, 7 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/227/000023158/">Martina Navratilova</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-Oct-1956</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Nine-time Wimbledon winner</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/122/000173600/">John Newcombe</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>23-May-1944</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner of 26 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/640/000024568/">Arthur C. Nielsen</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Sep-1897</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>1-Jun-1980</tt></td> <td>Founder of A.C. Nielsen ratings company</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/246/000206625/">Yannick Noah</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-May-1960</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner, 1983 French Open</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/257/000206636/">Rafael Osuna</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>15-Sep-1938</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>4-Jun-1969</tt></td> <td>Winner of 4 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/900/000173381/">Fred Perry</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>18-May-1909</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Feb-1995</tt></td> <td>Winner of 14 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/774/000165279/">Patrick Rafter</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Dec-1972</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Twice winner of the US Open</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/207/000162718/">Bobby Riggs</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Feb-1918</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Oct-1995</tt></td> <td>Winner of 1939 Wimbledon</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/816/000206198/">Ken Rosewall</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Nov-1934</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner of 17 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/202/000162713/">Gabriela Sabatini</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-May-1970</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner of 1990 US Open</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/223/000023154/">Pete Sampras</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Aug-1971</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Fourteen Grand Slams</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/123/000173601/">Manolo Santana</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>10-May-1938</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner of 5 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/639/000117288/">Ted Schroeder</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Jul-1921</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>26-May-2006</tt></td> <td>Winner of 1949 Wimbledon</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/868/000173349/">Stan Smith</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>14-Dec-1946</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner of 7 major tournaments</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/255/000206634/">Fred Stolle</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Oct-1938</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner of 17 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/872/000173353/">Bill Tilden</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Feb-1893</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Jun-1953</tt></td> <td>Winner of 21 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/874/000173355/">Guillermo Vilas</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Aug-1952</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner of 4 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/901/000173382/">Ellsworth Vines</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Sep-1911</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Mar-1994</tt></td> <td>Winner of 6 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/873/000173354/">Virginia Wade</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>10-Jul-1945</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner of 7 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/110/000173588/">Mats Wilander</a></td> <td><center>Tennis</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Aug-1964</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner of 9 Grand Slam titles</td> </tr> </table> Do you know something we don't? <a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=48091" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a> Copyright ©2012 Soylent Communications </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"><div class="contentf"><center><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a> <a style="color: #0000ff" href="http://mapper.nndb.com/maps/540/000000540/"><img src="http://mapper.nndb.com/t/540/540/s540.jpg" width=128> Cruise-Holmes Wedding</a> Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</center></div> <div class="contentf"><center> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </center></div> <div class="contentf"><center>BibliographiesNNDB has added thousands of bibliographies for people, organizations, schools, and general topics, listing more than 50,000 books and 120,000 other kinds of references. 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