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'''Shirley June Fry Irvin''' (June 30, 1927) was an American female ] player who was born in ], United States. '''Shirley June Fry Irvin''' (], ]) was an ] female ] player who was born in ], ].


Irvin is one of a dozen persons to have won each ] singles tournament at least once during the person's career. She also is one of only five persons to have won each Grand Slam tournament in same-sex doubles as well. The others are ], ], ], and ]. Irvin is one of a dozen persons to have won each ] singles tournament at least once during the person's career. She also is one of only five persons to have won each Grand Slam tournament in same-sex doubles as well. The others are ], ], ], and ].


Irvin won the last three Grand Slam singles tournaments she played. Her victories in those tournaments included wins over ] in a quarterfinal of ] in 1956 and in the finals of the 1956 ] and 1957 ]. Irvin won the last three Grand Slam singles tournaments she played. Her victories in those tournaments included wins over ] in a quarterfinal of ] in 1956 and in the finals of the 1956 ] and 1957 ].


Irvin was inducted into the ] in 1970. Irvin was inducted into the ] in 1970.
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==Grand Slam record== ==Grand Slam record==
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**'''Singles champion''': '''1957''' **'''Singles champion''': 1957
**'''Women's Doubles champion''': '''1957''' **'''Women's Doubles champion''': 1957


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**'''Singles champion''': '''1951''' **'''Singles champion''': 1951
**Singles finalist: 1948, 1952 **Singles runner-up: 1948, 1952
**'''Women's Doubles champion''': '''1950''', '''1951''', '''1952''', '''1953''' **'''Women's Doubles champion''': 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953
**Women's Doubles finalist: 1948 **Women's Doubles runner-up: 1948
**Mixed Doubles finalist: 1952 **Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1952


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**'''Singles champion''': '''1956''' **'''Singles champion''': 1956
**Singles finalist: 1951 **Singles runner-up: 1951
**'''Women's Doubles champion''': '''1951''', '''1952''', '''1953''' **'''Women's Doubles champion''': 1951, 1952, 1953
**Women's Doubles finalist: 1950, 1954 **Women's Doubles runner-up: 1950, 1954
**'''Mixed Doubles champion''': '''1956''' **'''Mixed Doubles champion''': 1956
**Mixed Doubles finalist: 1953 **Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1953


*] *]
**'''Singles champion''': '''1956''' **'''Singles champion''': 1956
**Singles finalist: 1951 **Singles runner-up: 1951
**'''Women's Doubles champion''': '''1951''', '''1952''', '''1953''', '''1954''' **'''Women's Doubles champion''': 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954
**Women's Doubles finalist: 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956 **Women's Doubles runner-up: 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956
**Mixed Doubles finalist: 1951, 1955 **Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1951, 1955


==Grand Slam singles finals== ==Grand Slam singles finals==
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|1956 || ] || ] ] ||6–3, 6–1 |1956 || ] || ] ] ||6–3, 6–1
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|1957 || ] || ] Althea Gibson ||6–3, 6–4 |1957 || ] || ] Althea Gibson ||6–3, 6–4
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|1952|| French Championships||] Doris Hart ||6–4, 6–4 |1952|| French Championships||] Doris Hart ||6–4, 6–4
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SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played. SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.


=== See also === == See also ==
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Shirley June Fry Irvin (June 30, 1927) was an American female tennis player who was born in Akron, Ohio, United States.

Irvin is one of a dozen persons to have won each Grand Slam singles tournament at least once during the person's career. She also is one of only five persons to have won each Grand Slam tournament in same-sex doubles as well. The others are Doris Hart, Margaret Court, Martina Navratilova, and Roy Emerson.

Irvin won the last three Grand Slam singles tournaments she played. Her victories in those tournaments included wins over Althea Gibson in a quarterfinal of Wimbledon in 1956 and in the finals of the 1956 U.S. Championships and 1957 Australian Championships.

Irvin was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1970.

Grand Slam record

  • French Championships
    • Singles champion: 1951
    • Singles runner-up: 1948, 1952
    • Women's Doubles champion: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953
    • Women's Doubles runner-up: 1948
    • Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1952
  • Wimbledon
    • Singles champion: 1956
    • Singles runner-up: 1951
    • Women's Doubles champion: 1951, 1952, 1953
    • Women's Doubles runner-up: 1950, 1954
    • Mixed Doubles champion: 1956
    • Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1953
  • U.S. Championships
    • Singles champion: 1956
    • Singles runner-up: 1951
    • Women's Doubles champion: 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954
    • Women's Doubles runner-up: 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956
    • Mixed Doubles runner-up: 1951, 1955

Grand Slam singles finals

Wins (4)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1951 French Championships Doris Hart 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1956 Wimbledon Angela Buxton 6–3, 6–1
1956 U.S. Championships Althea Gibson 6–3, 6–4
1957 Australian Championships Althea Gibson 6–3, 6–4

Runners-up (4)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1948 French Championships Nelly Adamson Landry 6–2, 0–6, 6–0
1951 Wimbledon Doris Hart 6–1, 6–0
1951 U.S. Championships Maureen Connolly Brinker 6–3, 1–6, 6–4
1952 French Championships Doris Hart 6–4, 6–4

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 Career SR
Australian Championships NH NH NH NH NH A A A A A A A A A A A W 1 / 1
French Championships R R R R A A A F A QF W F SF A A A A 1 / 5
Wimbledon NH NH NH NH NH A A QF 4R QF F SF SF QF A W A 1 / 8
U.S. Championships 1R QF 1R QF 1R 1R 3R 3R 3R QF F SF SF SF QF W A 1 / 16
SR 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 3 1 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 2 / 2 1 / 1 4 / 30

NH = tournament not held.

R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

See also

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