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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).
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.
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!
Little Mo (TV 1978) ClassicTVM. 28.9K subscribers. Subscribed. 727. 114K views 11 years ago. Biography of tennis star Maureen Connolly, the first woman to win all Grand Slam titles in one year...
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The “Little Mo” tournaments are hosted by MCB in memory of its tennis champion namesake, Maureen “Little Mo” Connolly Brinker. Born in San Diego, Maureen became the first woman to achieve the Grand Slam of tennis in 1953 by winning all four major championships (Australian, French, Wimbledon, and US Open) in the same year.
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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...
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