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Biografia. Campionessa di doppio, conquistò in carriera 12 tornei del Grande Slam, giungendo due volte in finale di singolare agli US Open, segnatamente nel 1970, venendo battuta da Margaret Smith Court, e nel 1971, venendo sconfitta da Billie Jean King.
Rosemary "Rosie" Casals (born September 16, 1948) is an American former professional tennis player. During a tennis career that spanned more than two decades, she won more than 90 titles and was crucial to many of the changes in women's tennis during the 1960s and 1970s.
ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceLoss1966GrassWin1967GrassWin1967GrassLoss1968ClayRosemary “Rosie” Casals was both a tennis player and a pioneer of the women’s professional game. On court the 5-foot-2 dynamo played at a breakneck speed, running down every ball and pounding back returns with punch and power, flair, and creativity.
20 giu 2020 · Rosie Casals aveva 22 anni quando, nel settembre 1970, sconfisse Judy Dalton nella finale del Virginia Slims Invitational – l’evento che lanciò davvero il tennis femminile professionale. Durante...
19 set 2017 · Casals' lasting impact on professional tennis and the WTA is immeasurable. As a high school teenager, she was hand-picked by Billie Jean King to play doubles together at Wimbledon. The rest is history.
8 apr 2020 · Rosie Casals was a leader, a prime mover and a shaker. She had been expressing her views on the financial mistreatment of female players for a long time, but now, in 1970, she took on a central role in taking women’s tennis into a new sphere of the sport.
Rosie Casals was 22 years old in September 1970, when she defeated Judy Dalton in the final of the Virginia Slims Invitational – the event that truly launched women’s professional tennis. During her storied career, the Californian was a finalist at the US Open in 1970 and 1971 and a Top 10 regular in singles.
