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   Shirley June Fry Irvin (née Fry; June 30, 1927 – July 13, 2021) was an American tennis player. During her career, which lasted from the early 1940s until the mid-1950s, she won the singles title at all four Grand Slam events, as well as 13 doubles titles, and was ranked No. 1 in the world in 1956.

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3. www.nytimes.com › shirley-fry-irvin-deadShirley Fry Irvin, Tennis Star of the ’40s and ’50s, Is Dead ...

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   Jul 18, 2021 · Shirley Fry Irvin, a tennis player who in the pre-Open era swept the singles and doubles titles in the four Grand Slam tournaments, died on Tuesday in Naples, Fla. She was 94. Her death was...

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   Jul 14, 2021 · Shirley Fry Irvin, one of the only ten women to have won the singles titles at all four of tennis’ major championships, passed away in her sleep on July 13, 2021. A 1970 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee, Fry Irvin was living in Naples, FL at the time of her death. She was 94 years old.

5. www.washingtonpost.com › local › obituariesShirley Fry Irvin, tennis Hall of Famer who won career Grand ...

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   Jul 15, 2021 · Shirley Fry Irvin, a 1950s tennis star whose speed and groundstroke helped her win singles and doubles titles at all four Grand Slam tournaments, died July 13 at a hospice center in Naples, Fla.

6. www.legacy.com › news › celebrity-deathsShirley Fry Irvin obituary: Tennis Hall of Famer dies at 94 ...

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   Jul 15, 2021 · Shirley Fry Irvin, World No. 1 in 1956, has passed away. She was 1 of just 10 women in tennis history to have won singles titles at all 4 majors. Her passion for tennis inspired generations of...

7. www.independent.co.uk › news › obituariesShirley Fry Irvin: Tennis champion who picked up multiple ...

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   Shirley Fry Irvin, a 1950s tennis star whose speed and groundstroke helped her win singles and doubles titles at all four Grand Slam tournaments, has died aged 94. Irvin, who was known by her...

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   Who was Shirley Fry Irvin?

   • E. Bacon/Topical Press Agency, via Getty Images Shirley Fry Irvin, a tennis player who in the pre-Open era swept the singles and doubles titles in the four Grand Slam tournaments, died on Tuesday in Naples, Fla. She was 94. Her death was announced by the International Tennis Hall of Fame, where she was inducted in 1970.

   Shirley Fry Irvin, Tennis Star of the ’40s and ’50s, Is Dead at 94

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   How old was Shirley Fry?

   • She was 94 years old. Competing under the name Shirley Fry, she earned a sweep of the singles majors in the 1950s that can arguably be compared to a brief flurry, followed several years later by a surprising storm. Fry won her first singles major at Roland-Garros in 1951.

   In Memoriam: Shirley Fry Irvin - International Tennis Hall of Fame

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   How did Shirley Fry Irvin die?

   • Shirley Fry Irvin, a 1950s tennis star whose speed and groundstroke helped her win singles and doubles titles at all four Grand Slam tournaments, died July 13 at a hospice center in Naples, Fla. She was 94. Her son Scott confirmed the death but did not give a precise cause. Subscribe to comment and get the full experience.

   Shirley Fry Irvin, tennis Hall of Famer who won career Grand Slam, dies

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   Who is Shirley June Fry?

   • Shirley June Fry was born on June 30, 1927, in Akron, Ohio. She was an athletic child, trying hockey, badminton, baseball, archery, ice skating, swimming and running as well as tennis. In 1999, she told The Akron Beacon Journal, “I wanted to play football, but once we got into junior high school it became the boys and the girls.”

   Shirley Fry Irvin, Tennis Star of the ’40s and ’50s, Is Dead at 94

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9. www.wimbledon.com › remembering_shirley_fryRemembering Shirley Fry - The Championships, Wimbledon ...

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   Jul 26, 2021 · Remembering Shirley Fry. Paying tribute to our 1956 champion. The AELTC was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Shirley Fry Irvin, Wimbledon’s oldest surviving Ladies’ Singles Champion, at the age of 94.