"Trabert Takes U.S. Tennis Title by Crushing Seixas in Big Upset"
Newspaper article
By: Allison Danzig
Date: September 8, 1953
Source: Danzig, Allison. "Trabert Takes U.S. Tennis Title by Crushing Seixas in Big Upset." The New York Times, September 8, 1953, 1, 39
About the Author: Allison Danzig (1898–1987) was a prominent sportswriter for The New York Times. She was the author of six books, including the Fireside Book of Tennis (1972) and Winning Gallery: Court Tennis Matches and Memories (1985).
Introduction
The Grand Slam is one of the greatest accomplishments a tennis player can achieve. To win the Grand Slam, a player (or doubles team) has to win the four major tournaments—Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, the French Open, and the Australian Open—in the same calendar year. This has been accomplished only three times in the history of women's tennis: in 1988 by Steffi Graf, in 1970 by Margaret...
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