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Renée Richards. Renée Richards (born August 19, 1934) is an American ophthalmologist and former professional tennis player who competed in the 1970s, and became widely known following male-to-female sex reassignment surgery, when she fought to compete as a woman in the 1976 US Open. [ 2] The United States Tennis Association began requiring ...
Martina Navratilova ( Czech: Martina Navrátilová [ˈmarcɪna ˈnavraːcɪlovaː] ⓘ; née Šubertová [ˈʃubɛrtovaː]; born October 18, 1956) is a Czech-American former professional tennis player. Widely considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, Navratilova won 18 major singles titles, 31 major women's doubles titles, and ...
Martina Navratilova Kerry Reid Renee Blount Anne White: Martina Navratilova Anne Smith 7–6 (7–4), 6–3: Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull: 13 Nov: Colgate Series Championships Palm Springs, United States Colgate Series championships $250,000 – hard Singles – Doubles: Chris Evert 6–3, 6–3: Martina Navratilova: Virginia Wade Virginia Ruzici ...
Thirty-nine years ago on August 27, 1976, transgender eye doctor and tennis player Renee Richards was barred from competing in the United States Open tennis tournament. While temporarily defeated ...
When Richards attempted to apply for the 1976 U.S. Open, the USTA refused to let her compete unless she took a chromosome test that affirmed her gender.
Navratilova originally retired in 1994, after a record 167 singles titles and 331 weeks at No. 1 in the WTA rankings. She returned to the tour to play doubles in 2000 and occasionally competed in ...
Nets sign Navratilova. Prior to the 1976 season, the Nets signed 19-year-old Martina Navratilova to a $150,000 contract and gave her a large diamond pendant in the shape of a "#1." Navratilova had defected from Czechoslovakia the previous year. Despite the presence of Navratilova, the Nets endured another losing season finishing with 20 wins ...
By winning the 2003 Australian Open title, Navratilova completed the mixed doubles Career Grand Slam. She became only the third female player in history to achieve this. Having also completed Career Grand Slams in singles and doubles, Navratilova completed the "Career Boxed Set", only the second player in the Open Era after Margaret Court to do ...