Helen Wills
Tennis Tournament Champion
1905 – 1998
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Who was Helen Wills?
Helen Newington Wills, also known as Helen Wills Moody and Helen Wills Roark, was an American tennis player. She has been described as "the first American born woman to achieve international celebrity as an athlete."
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- Born
- Oct 6, 1905
Fremont - Also known as
- Helen Wills
- Helen N. Wills
- Helen Wills Moody
- Spouses
- Frederick Moody
(1929/12 - 1937) - Aidan Roark
(1939/10 - )
- Frederick Moody
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley
- Lived in
- Berkeley
- Died
- Jan 1, 1998
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Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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