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Helen Wills Moody [Roark] (Oct. 6, 1905-Jan. 1, 1998)
Winner of eight Wimbledon, seven U.S. Open and four French Open singles titles
"Long before Martina Hingis astounded the tennis world with her precocity, there was Helen Wills
Moody. Long before Steffi Graf overpowered opponents with a mighty forehand, there was Helen
Wills Moody. Long before Billie Jean King, Chris Evert or Martina Navratilova dominated their sport
with distinctive shotmaking and distinctive personality, there was Helen Wills Moody. A giant of
America's Golden Age of Sports, the female counterpart to Ruth, Dempsey and Grange, the woman
known as Little Miss Poker Face and Queen Helen died last Thursday at a convalescent hospital in
Carmel, Calif. She was 92."
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—Scorecard, Sports Illustrated, January 12, 1998
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