Fifteen-Thirty: The Story of a Tennis Player
Autobiography
By: Helen Wills Moody
Date: 1937
Source: Wills, Helen. Fifteen-Thirty: The Story of a Tennis Player. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937, 287–291.
About the Author: Helen Wills Moody (1905–1998) was one of the best women's tennis players in history. She reached the finals of the U.S. Open at age 16. Although she lost that year, she went on to nineteen singles titles at the French Open, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open. She was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1969 and died in 1998 at the age of 92.
Introduction
Between 1919 and 1938, Helen Wills Moody won fifty-two of the ninety-two tournaments she entered, boasting a 398-35 match record and a .919 winning percentage. From 1927 to 1932, she did not lose a set in any of her singles matches. Wills, who wed in 1930 and adopted the married name Moody, set a standard for excellence...
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