Mabel Cahill
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Mabel Esmonde Cahill was a female tennis
player from Ireland (at the time of her victory, Ireland was part of the United Kingdom).
Cahill was the first foreign woman to win a major tournament: the U.S. Championships in 1891. She repeated as a women's singles champion in 1892. She is a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame
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Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from Ireland (at the time of her victory, Ireland was part of the United Kingdom).
Cahill was the first foreign woman to win a major tournament: the U.S. Championships in 1891. She repeated as a women's singles champion in 1892. She is a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame
International Tennis Hall of Fame
The International Tennis Hall of Fame is located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. The hall of fame and honors players and contributors to the sport of tennis and includes a museum, grass tennis courts, an indoor tennis facility, and a court tennis facility.-History:The hall of fame and...
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