Maria Bueno
Tennis Player
Notable Achievement
Seven-time Grand Slam champion
Biography
Maria Esther Andion Bueno, also known as Maria Bueno or MEB for short, was a Brazilian professional tennis player. During her 11-year career in the 1950s and 1960s, she won 19 major titles, making her the most successful South American tennis player in history, and the only one to ever win Wimbledon in singles. Bueno was the year-end No. 1 female player in 1959 and 1960 and was known for her graceful style of play, that earned her the nickname "tennis ballerina", or "bailarina do tênis" in Portuguese”.
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Birthday Date
Maria Bueno was born on October 11