TENNIS PLAYER

Maria Bueno

1939 - 2018

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Maria Esther Andion Bueno (11 October 1939 – 8 June 2018) was a Brazilian professional tennis player. During her 11-year career in the 1950s and 1960s, she won 19 major titles (seven in women's singles, 11 in women's doubles, and one in mixed doubles), making her the most successful South American tennis player in history, and the only one to ever win Wimbledon. Bueno was the year-end No. 1 female player in 1959 and 1960 and was known for her graceful style of play. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maria Bueno is the 67th most popular tennis player (down from 54th in 2019), the 181st most popular biography from Brazil (down from 176th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Maria Bueno ranks 67 out of 1,569. Before her are Mansour Bahrami, Rosemary Casals, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Andrés Gimeno, Yola Ramírez, and Manuel Orantes. After her are Philippe Chatrier, William Renshaw, Dorothy Round, Anna Kournikova, Goran Ivanišević, and Pat Rafter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Maria Bueno ranks 148. Before her are George Hamilton, Judy Chicago, Jānis Lūsis, John Tong Hon, Norman Davies, and Ali Farka Touré. After her are Germaine Greer, Abdelmajid Lakhal, Festus Mogae, Irina Press, Josef Abrhám, and Robert Hansen. Among people deceased in 2018, Maria Bueno ranks 124. Before her are Nicanor Parra, Lawrence Roberts, Josep Lluís Núñez, Richard Pipes, Eduard Uspensky, and Tom Wolfe. After her are Adem Demaçi, Azeglio Vicini, Vitaliy Masol, Thorvald Stoltenberg, Harlan Ellison, and Uri Avnery.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Maria Bueno ranks 181 out of 2,236. Before her are Jorginho (1964), Sebastião Lazaroni (1950), Friaça (1924), Toquinho (1946), Pedro Américo (1843), and Giovane Élber (1972). After her are Paulo Evaristo Arns (1921), Rogério Ceni (1973), Félix Miélli Venerando (1937), Rubens de Falco (1931), Roberto Burle Marx (1909), and Lucélia Santos (1957).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Brazil

Among tennis players born in Brazil, Maria Bueno ranks 1. After her are Gustavo Kuerten (1976), Marcelo Melo (1983), Bruno Soares (1982), André Sá (1977), Beatriz Haddad Maia (1996), Thomaz Bellucci (1987), Marc-Kevin Goellner (1970), Jaime Oncins (1970), Tomas Behrend (1974), Thiago Monteiro (1994), and Marcos Daniel (1978).

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