Virginia Wade
HungaryathleteFemaleb. 19459.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Virginia Wade is a retired British tennis player who gained prominence in the 1970s, winning three Grand Slam singles titles, including the 1977 US Open. Beyond her athletic achievements, she has been involved in charity work and promoting tennis.
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Virginia Wade was one of the top four players competing in the US Open in 1975.
Index - Sport - Ez nem az amerikaiak estéje volt, megismétlődik az Australian Open fináléja a US OpenenIndex.hu·Hungary· 2026-09-11
Hungary· 2026-09-11
Virginia Wade is mentioned as a champion from the historic 1977 Wimbledon edition that Salatino covered.
Murió Guillermo Salatino, el periodista que en medio siglo cubrió casi todos los Grand Slam y se convirtió en una voz emblemática del tenisClarín·
Argentina· 2026-01-17
Argentina· 2026-01-17
Raducanu is the UK’s first women’s Grand Slam singles champion since Virginia Wade.
Fritz falls as Raducanu, Fernandez winTaipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·
Taiwan· 2025-07-27
Taiwan· 2025-07-27
The former tennis player Virginia Wade is among those to receive CBEs.
David Beckham and Gary Oldman receive British knighthoods in king’s birthday honours – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·
Ireland· 2025-06-14
Ireland· 2025-06-14
Virginia Wade is recognized for her services to tennis and charity.
King's Birthday Honours List 2025: Littler, Humphries, Wade & Beckham among sport namesBBC·
United Kingdom· 2025-06-13
United Kingdom· 2025-06-13
