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Shirley Fry was an American tennis player who won all four Grand Slam singles and doubles titles in the 1950s. She was ranked No. 1 in the world in 1956 and died in 2021 at age 94.
Jul 18, 2021 · Shirley Fry Irvin, a tennis player who in the pre-Open era swept the singles and doubles titles in the four Grand Slam tournaments, died on Tuesday in Naples, Fla. She was 94. Her death was...
Jul 15, 2021 · Shirley Fry Irvin, one of 10 women to have won the singles titles at all four Grand Slams, has died aged 94, the International Tennis Hall of Fame said in a statement.
Shirley Fry Irvin, who died aged 94, was one of the few women to win singles and doubles titles at all four major tournaments. She had a remarkable comeback in 1956, winning Wimbledon and the US National Championships, and retired as world No 1.
Jul 26, 2021 · Shirley Fry Irvin won the 1956 Wimbledon Ladies' Singles title and completed the career grand slam in both singles and doubles. She also partnered with Doris Hart to win 11 grand slam doubles titles and the 1956 mixed doubles at Wimbledon.
Jul 14, 2021 · Shirley Fry Irvin was one of the only ten women to win the singles titles at all four Grand Slams in the 1950s. She also won 13 doubles titles, including 12 with partner Doris Hart, and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1970.
Jul 14, 2021 · NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Tennis Hall of Famer Shirley Fry Irvin, who won three consecutive major titles in the 1950s to complete a career Grand Slam, has died at 94. Her death Tuesday was confirmed by the International Tennis Hall of Fame, where she was a 1970 inductee. She lived in Naples.
