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The "Little Mo" tournaments are hosted by MCB in honor of tennis champion Maureen Connolly. Known by her nickname "Little Mo", she was the first woman to win the calendar Grand Slam in 1953. She is still the only American woman and the youngest at age 18 to have accomplished this magnificent feat.
Maureen Catherine Connolly-Brinker (née Connolly; September 17, 1934 – June 21, 1969), known as "Little Mo", was an American tennis player, the winner of nine major singles titles in the early 1950s. In 1953, she became the first woman to win a Grand Slam (all four major tournaments during the same calendar year).
Watch the 15th Annual "Little Mo" Internationals in Florida - Opening Ceremony as well as a surprise visit from tennis champion, Reilly Opelka. See what makes the "Little Mo" Tournaments so special!
Nicknamed “Little Mo,” the 5-foot-4-inch dynamo used powerful groundstrokes to become the first woman to win all four major tennis tournaments in a calendar year. Art director Derry Noyes designed the stamp.
Oct 19, 2012 · Little Mo (TV 1978) ClassicTVM. 28.5K subscribers. Subscribed. 717. 113K views 11 years ago. Biography of tennis star Maureen Connolly, the first woman to win all Grand Slam titles in one year...
Little Mo is a 1978 American made-for-television biographical film telling the life story of Maureen Connolly (September 17, 1934 – June 21, 1969), the 1950s American tennis player who was the first woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments during the same calendar year, before an accident ended her tennis career at age 19.
Dec 12, 2011 · This made-for-TV biopic covers the life of teenaged tennis star Maureen Connolly (Glynnis O'Connor), better known as "Little Mo." Making a spectacular debut during the 1951 US Open, 16-year-old...
