Miss Truman to Serve
Christine Truman, now Dr Christine Truman Janes MBE, was born in 194 and brought up in Woodford Green Essex.
Her first ambition was to be as good at tennis as her older siblings, hoping to join their mixed doubles. It never happened. Instead she achieved some of her dreams, including a ranking of No.2 in the world, aged 18, in 1959.
She won the Grand Slam title in Paris at 18, the youngest Brit since the war. She holds the record at 16 of being the youngest British semi- finalist at Wimbledon since Lottie Dod in 1887. 135 years ago! Also US finalist 1959 and Wimbledon finalist 1961.
'If tennis was easy, why aren't all the people walking up and down Oxford Street playing at Wimbledon?'
Billie Jean King
'Work lasts longer than you do...' Mother
'Talent will out.' Father
'Champions know they will win!'
'Play the ball, not opponents!'
Coach Norman Kitovitz
'It's the tennis girl, dear!'
Clementine to Winston Churchill, 1959
Sprache
Verlagsort
Market Harborough
Großbritannien
Verlagsgruppe
Maße
Höhe: 165 mm
Breite: 241 mm
Dicke: 29 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-80313-326-3 (9781803133263)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Born in Essex. Christine was number 5 of 6 children. Her first ambition was to be better at tennis than her older siblings! Ranked both World No 2 and French Grand Slam Champion aged 18. Her highlights include at 16 being Wimbledon's youngest British semi finalist since Lottie Dod in 1887.
