Helen Jacobs

Tennis Player

Birthday August 6, 1908

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Arizona

DEATH DATE Jun 2, 1997 (88)

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About

Four-time U.S. Open winner was named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year in 1933.

Before Fame

She played college tennis at the University of California, Berkeley, where she was named to the Cal Sports Hall of Fame.

Trivia

She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1962.

Family Life

She had a younger sister.

Associated With

She was a number 1 ranked singles player, which would later be the case for Serena Williams .