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Doris Hart
A “Did You Know” factoid on the illustrious career of Doris Hart would reveal some amazing details that even the most ardent tennis fans would find fascinating.
Hart’s 35 major championships ranks fifth in history (tied with Louise Brough) and behind a red carpet ensemble of players: Margaret Court(62), Martina Navratilova (59), Billie Jean King(39) and Margaret Osborne duPont (37) are the only players in history who won more.
Hart was the first player in tennis history to win a career Grand Slam in all events, known as a “boxed set.” Only Court and Navratilova have accomplished this in women’s tennis history and no male player has earned this.
Hart reached at least the quarterfinals of 32 of the 34 major singles events she played and in 18 trips to the final won six.
In 1951 Hart won all three Wimbledon championships in the same day. “It’s the greatest feat, I think, in women’s tennis,” said Gardnar Mulloy. “Because of rain delays, she had to play all three matches in one day, and she won them all.”
Hart’s mountain of accomplishment was achieved despite suffering from osteomyelitis, a bone infection in her right leg that is most often caused by bacteria, and results in a permanent impairment. Many thought that Hart had polio, which leads to paralysis, and at one time there was serious consideration that she’d need to have her leg amputated. “Everyone thought she had polio because she was a little bowlegged,” longtime doubles partner and best friend Shirley Fry told the Taipei Times in 2004. “For her to do what she did was special because she couldn’t run as well as other people. And yet she had the smarts.”
Doris Hart may likely be the finest athlete across all sports that only the truly knowledgeable recognized. She didn’t blast her way into celebrity, in fact her game was based more on finesse than power. Her racquet control was impeccable and it helped her develop an arsenal of shots that left her opponents off balance and reeling. Six of Hart’s titles were won in singles, 14 in women’s doubles and 15 in mixed doubles. Hart advanced to 18 major finals in singles, 30 in women’s doubles and 18 in mixed doubles, a hefty 66 times playing for the most coveted titles in tennis. She won 11 total titles at the U.S. Nationals, 10 at both Wimbledon and the French Championships, and four at the Australian. In 1952 she swept all events at the French Championships and repeated that extremely rare feat at the U.S. Nationals in 1954. That 1954 season was magical, as Hart earned her career Grand Slam, becoming the second woman in history behind Connolly to achieve that feat.