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Margaret Osborne duPont (born Margaret Evelyn Osborne; March 4, 1918 – October 24, 2012) was a world No. 1 American female tennis player. DuPont won a total of 37 singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, which places her fourth on the all-time list, despite never entering the Australian Championships.
Tennis had a love affair with Margaret Osborne duPont, too. Beside the 62 major championships won by Margaret Court, 59 by Martina Navratilova and 39 by Billie Jean King and to-date, Serena Williams, no one in tennis annals has been more successful and dominant than duPont, who holds 37 titles. She was especially successful in doubles, where ...
Oct 25, 2012 · foxsports. Margaret Osborne duPont, the winner of more than 30 Grand Slam singles and doubles titles spanning three decades, has died, She was 94. DuPont died late Wednesday in El Paso while in...
Jan 25, 2024 · Margaret Osborne is a freelance journalist based in the southwestern U.S. Her work has appeared in the Sag Harbor Express and has aired on WSHU Public Radio. Citizen Scientists Document a...
Oct 26, 2012 · Margaret Osborne duPont, the winner of more than 30 Grand Slam singles and doubles titles spanning three decades, has died, She was 94. DuPont died late Wednesday in El Paso while in hospice...
Feb 10, 2024 · 1. Margaret Osborne duPont Marker. Inscription. Tennis Champion and Champion for Tennis. Margaret Osborne was already tennis champion when she married William duPont, Jr. in 1947. She went on to win titles both in this country and Europe, while working in Delaware to advance the game of tennis.
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Margaret Osborne duPont, 1918–2012, American tennis player, b. Joseph, Oreg. Known for her aggressive play and endurance, she was one of the finest female players in the mid-20th cent. Ranked number one among women from 1947 through 1950, she won a total of 37 Grand Slam titles, 31 of them in doubles play.
