Renée Richards
Tennis Player
1934 –
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Who is Renée Richards?
Renée Richards is an American ophthalmologist, author and former professional tennis player. In 1975, Richards underwent sex reassignment surgery. She was denied entry into the 1976 US Open by the United States Tennis Association, citing an unprecedented women-born-women policy. She disputed the ban, and the New York Supreme Court ruled in her favor in 1977. This was a landmark decision in favor of transsexual rights.
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- Born
- Aug 19, 1934
New York City - Also known as
- Dr. Renee Richards
- Parents
- Siblings
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Yale University
- Horace Mann School
- University of Rochester
- Lived in
- New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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