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Darlene Hard

1936 - 2021

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Darlene Ruth Hard (January 6, 1936 – December 2, 2021) was an American professional tennis player, known for her aggressive volleying ability and strong serves. She captured singles titles at the French Championships in 1960 and the U.S. Championships in 1960 and 1961. With eight different partners, she won a total of 13 women's doubles titles in Grand Slam tournaments, and was the finest doubles player of her generation. Her last doubles title, at the age of 33 at the 1969 US Open, came six years after she had retired from serious competition to become a tennis instructor. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Darlene Hard is the 252nd most popular tennis player (down from 209th in 2019), the 7,563rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,941st in 2019) and the 58th most popular American Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Darlene Hard ranks 252 out of 1,569. Before her are Lleyton Hewitt, Andy Roddick, May Sutton, Gardnar Mulloy, Jadwiga Jędrzejowska, and David Nalbandian. After her are Charles P. Dixon, Tomáš Berdych, Jelena Janković, Harry Hopman, Marion Jones Farquhar, and Kei Nishikori.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Darlene Hard ranks 389. Before her are James Darren, Tony Nash, John Shalikashvili, Revaz Gabriadze, Stephen E. Ambrose, and Georg Sterzinsky. After her are Manuel Alegre, Loren Acton, Marin Sorescu, Brenda Jones, László Szabó, and Larry Cohen. Among people deceased in 2021, Darlene Hard ranks 427. Before her are Dietmar Lorenz, Margitta Gummel, Uta Ranke-Heinemann, Revaz Gabriadze, Orlando Martínez, and Antoninho. After her are Vladimir Korenev, Giovanni Zucchi, Giacomo Capuzzi, Clarence Williams III, Michael Somare, and Jan Sokol.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Darlene Hard ranks 7,565 out of 20,380. Before her are Edie McClurg (1951), Phyllis Diller (1917), Diane Warren (1956), Thad Jones (1923), Jeanette MacDonald (1903), and Gunther Schuller (1925). After her are Jack Finney (1911), Mary J. Blige (1971), Bobby Vee (1943), Kyle Gass (1960), Mae Murray (1885), and Michael Stuhlbarg (1968).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States

Among tennis players born in United States, Darlene Hard ranks 58. Before her are Dick Savitt (1927), Bill Johnston (1894), Tony Trabert (1930), Dennis Ralston (1942), Andy Roddick (1982), and Gardnar Mulloy (1913). After her are Marion Jones Farquhar (1879), Art Larsen (1925), Wilmer Allison (1904), Henry Slocum (1862), Lindsay Davenport (1976), and Holcombe Ward (1878).

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