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Margaret Court

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Court in 1964

Margaret Court (née Smith; born 16 July 1942), also known as Margaret Smith Court, is a retired Australian tennis player and former world #1. In tennis, she won 24 major titles (11 in the open era). That is more than any other player in history.[1][2] After retiring from tennis, she became a Christian minister in Perth, Western Australia.[3] Court was born in Albury, New South Wales.

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  1. "Margaret Court". She's Game: Women Making Australian Sporting History. Australian Women's Archives Project. 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  2. "Court, Margaret Smith (1942—)". Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. 1999. Retrieved 27 December 2024 via Encyclopedia.com.
  3. Ross, Ron. "Person of faith: Margaret Court". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

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