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Lilí Álvarez
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Elia Maria González-Álvarez y López-Chicheri,[lower-alpha 1] also known as Lilí de Álvarez[lower-alpha 2] (Spanish pronunciation: [liˈli ˈalβaɾeθ]; 9 May 1905 – 8 July 1998), was a Spanish multi-sport competitor, an international tennis champion, an author, feminist and a journalist.[7]
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![]() Lilí Álvarez at the 1926 Wimbledon Championships ladies final | |
Full name | Elia Maria González-Álvarez y López-Chicheri |
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Country (sports) | Spain (−1936) France (1936–)[1] |
Born | (1905-05-09)9 May 1905 Rome, Italy |
Died | 8 July 1998(1998-07-08) (aged 93) Madrid, Spain |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 2 (1927, A. Wallis Myers)[2] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | SF (1930, 1931, 1936, 1937) |
Wimbledon | F (1926, 1927, 1928) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | W (1929) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1937) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | F (1927) |
Wimbledon | QF (1926, 1936) |
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