Bueno, Maria (1939–)
Bueno, Maria (1939–)
Brazilian tennis player. Name variations: (nicknames) Little Saber and Sao Paulo Swallow. Born Maria Esther Andion Bueno in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct 11, 1939; dau. of a veterinarian who was also an amateur tennis player.
Won 62 titles as an amateur; rated No. 1 in the world (1959, 1960, 1964 and 1966); ranked the world's best woman tennis player (1964); won 8 Wimbledon titles, 3 in singles (1959, 1960, 1964) and 5 in doubles (1958, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1966).
See also Women in World History.
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