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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).
- Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
- United States
- February 1955 (age 20)
- Amateur
The Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation (MCB) was co-founded by Maureen Connolly Brinker and Nancy Jeffett in 1968, with the mission of furthering junior tennis development worldwide. The "Little Mo" tournaments are hosted by MCB in honor of tennis champion Maureen Connolly.
THE STORY of "LITTLE MO". In 1953, a young girl named Maureen Connolly won the Grand Slam of tennis. She was the first woman to ever capture this elusive crown by winning the Australian Championships, the French Championships, Wimbledon, and the United States Championships. She was only 18 years old when she accomplished this magnificent feat.
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Connolly was never a singles runner-up — a perfect 9-for-9 in championship matches, and in those victories she lost one set, that coming in 1951 when she defeated Shirley Fry, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4, at Forest Hills. The rest of her victories were straight-setters. She was unbeaten in 50 consecutive matches and compiled a 53-2 combined singles record ...
Born Maureen Catherine Connolly on September 17, 1934, in San Diego, California; died on June 21, 1969, in Dallas, Texas; daughter of Martin and Jessamine Connolly; married Norman Brinker, in 1955; children: Brenda Lee Brinker (b. 1957); Cynthia Anne Brinker (b. 1960).
Maureen Catherine Connolly Brinker, affectionately called “Little Mo”, was born on September 17, 1934 in San Diego, California. She began playing tennis at age 9 in 1945 on the public courts of the Balboa Tennis Club in San Diego.
Maureen Connnolly Brinker was one of the greatest women's tennis players ever. Affectionately known as "Little Mo", she was the first woman to win the Grand Slam, a magnificent accomplishment for someone only 18 years old. (Only five players in the history of tennis have won the Grand Slam.)
