Word: lenglen
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Dates: during 1923-1923
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...Suzanne Lenglen lived up to her record and won the women's championship of the world for the fifth time by overwhelming Kathleen McKane, of England, 6-2, 6-2. Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, American, was defeated in the semifinals...
Mile. Suzanne Lenglen: "I received an offer of $13,000 for twelve matches in America and of only $180 for a match at Durham, England, which must be near the Scotch border...
Mlle. Suzanne Lenglen wrote another tennis title into her brilliant history by defeating Miss Elizabeth Ryan, formerly of California, in the finals of the tournament at Nice. Earlier in the play the French girl buried Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory under her irresistible attack, 6-0, 6-0. Mrs. Mallory has been defeated three times in recent European tournaments. Though far from the top of her game, owing to a recent attack of influenza, she has dodged no opportunity for competition...
Mlle. Suzanne Lenglen again demonstrated that her tennis is a shade finer than any other woman's in the world when she won the finals of the Mentone tournament from Kathleen McKane, of England...
...Molla Bjurstedt Mallory continued the losing streak which has dogged her steps through Europe, when, with Miss Blake as partner, she was defeated in the doubles semi-final by Mrs. Satterthwaite and Mrs. Beamish of England. Mile. Lenglen and Miss Elizabeth Ryan of California took the doubles championship...