Darlene Hard

Darlene Hard
	Hard (left) congratulates Althea Gibson at the 1957 Wimbledon Singles Championships.
Full name	Darlene Ruth Hard
Country (sports)	United States
Born	January 6, 1936; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	December 2, 2021 (aged 85); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Turned pro	1965
Plays	Right-handed
Int. Tennis HoF	1973 (member page)
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 2 (1957)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1962)
French Open	W (1960)
Wimbledon	F (1957, 1959)
US Open	W (1960, 1961)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	F (1962)
French Open	W (1955, 1957, 1960)
Wimbledon	W (1957, 1959, 1960, 1963)
US Open	W (1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1969)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	F (1962)
French Open	W (1955, 1961)
Wimbledon	W (1957, 1959, 1960)
US Open	F (1956, 1957, 1961)
Team competitions
Wightman Cup	W (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963)
Medal record
Pan American Games

Darlene Ruth Hard (January 6, 1936 – December 2, 2021) was an American professional tennis player. She won singles titles at the French Championships in 1960 and the U.S. Championships in 1960 and 1961.

With eight different partners, she won a total of 13 women's doubles titles in Grand Slam tournaments.^[1]

Hard died on December 2, 2021 in Los Angeles, California from problems caused by a fall, aged 85.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Smith, Harrison (2021-12-08). "Darlene Hard, Tennis Hall of Famer and 'best doubles player of her generation,' dies at 85". The Washington Post.

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[WaPo-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Smith, Harrison (2021-12-08). "Darlene Hard, Tennis Hall of Famer and 'best doubles player of her generation,' dies at 85". The Washington Post.

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