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Lenglen, Suzanne, 1899-1938

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Personal name headingLenglen, Suzanne, 1899-1938
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Birth date1899-05-24
Death date1938-07-04
Place of birthParis (France)
Place of deathParis (France)
Field of activityTennis
Profession or occupationTennis players Authors
Found inEngelmann, L. The goddess and the American girl, 1988: CIP t.p. (Suzanne Lenglen) data sheet (famous tennis player of the 20s and 30s) bk. p. 7, etc. (Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen; b. 5/24/1899; d. 1938)
Humberstone, Tom. Suzanne : the Jazz Age goddess of tennis, 2022: subj. (Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen, May 24th 1899- July 1938, 241 titles, 181 match winning streak, 341-7 match record, world number 1 for 8 years)
Wikipedia viewed Jan. 30, 2023 (Suzanne Lenglen ; Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen (24 May 1899 in Paris, France - 4 July 1938 in Paris, France) was a French tennis player ; coached by her father, Charles Lenglen ; she was the first leading amateur to turn professional, in August 1926 ; Lenglen was the author of several books on tennis, the first two of which she wrote during her amateur career ; Her first book, Lawn Tennis for Girls, covered techniques and advice on tactics for beginner tennis players ; She also wrote Lawn Tennis: The Game of Nations and a romantic novel, The Love Game: Being the Life Story of Marcelle Penrose ; Lenglen finished her last book Tennis by Simple Exercises with Margaret Morris in 1937 ; The book featured a section by Lenglen on what was needed to become an all-around tennis player and a section by Morris, a choreographer and dancer, on exercises designed for tennis players)
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