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Feb 10, 2022 · In front of 6,323 people, Allen took 75 minutes to beat Mandlikova, 6-4, 6-4. Allen had become the first Black woman to win a tour-level singles tournament since Gibson had ruled the world in...
In 1981 at the Avon Championships of Detroit, Leslie Allen became the first Black female tennis player since Althea Gibson (1958) to win a regular WTA Tour event. ITHF Museum Collection Althea Gibson gives pointers to Leslie Allen, along with Andrea Buchanan, Zina Garrison and Kim Sands in 1979.
Feb 25, 2021 · Leslie Allen reflects on landmark Detroit win. During her playing career, Leslie Allen rose as high as No.17 in the rankings, reached the round of 16 at Roland Garros on three occasions and made the mixed doubles final in Paris in 1983. She is best remembered, though, for her headline-making title run at the Avon Championships of Detroit in ...
Leslie Charles (Clarence) Allen, MM (9 November 1916 – 11 May 1982), nicknamed "Bull" Allen, was an Australian soldier and a recipient of the United States' Silver Star. A stretcher-bearer, Allen enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force in mid-1940, volunteering for overseas service.
Leslie Allen (born March 12, 1957) is an American retired professional tennis player. Unranked in junior tennis, Leslie Allen was an ATA, NCAA & WTA Champion.
Jun 18, 2020 · Allen, who played on USC’s national championship tennis team in 1977, played 10 years on the professional tennis tour, where she was a top 20 player. After her retirement, Allen worked as an executive with the USTA and became the first African American woman to serve as a WTA tournament director.
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Leslie Allen Jordan (April 29, 1955 – October 24, 2022) was an American actor, comedian, writer, and singer. His television roles include Beverley Leslie on Will & Grace (2001–2006 and 2017–2020), several characters on television in the American Horror Story franchise (2013–2019), Sid on The Cool Kids (2018–2019), Phil on Call Me Kat ...
