Margaret Osbourne duPont

Margaret Osborne DuPont was a professional tennis player from the United States of America. She won a total of 37 Grand Slam titles despite never having played in the then-Australian Championships.

Player Profile

Margaret Osborne duPont (nee Margaret Evelyn Osborne) was born on March 4, 1918, in Joseph, Oregon in the United States of America. She died on October 24, 2012 in El Paso, Texas. DuPont stood 165 cm tall and she played right-handed.

In 1967, DuPont was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was also named to the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in 1999. She was also added to the US Open Court of Champions in 2010.

Career

In 1944, DuPont reached her first Grand Slam finals at the US Championships. Then a couple of years later, she won the French Championship. The following year, she won at Wimbledon.

In total, DuPont has six singles titles and she was the runner-up four times. As a doubles player, she won 21 women’s doubles titles. She was paired with Louise Brough for most of these wins except for two – her first when she was paired with Sarah Palfrey and her last where she was paired with Margaret Varner.

DuPont also won 10 mixed doubles titles. She won four while paired with Bill Talbert, one with Ken Rosewall, one with Ken McGregor, and four with Neale Fraser.

Career Record

Singles

• Highest Singles Ranking: 1 (1947)

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

• French Open - W (1946, 1949)
• Wimbledon - W (1947)
• US Open - W (1948, 1949, 1950)

Doubles

Best Grand Slam Doubles Performances

• French Open - W (1946, 1947, 1949)
• Wimbledon - W (1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954)
• US Open - W (1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1957)

Best Grand Slam Mixed Doubles Performances

• Wimbledon - W (1962)
• US Open - W (1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960)

People Ask

When did Margaret Osborne duPont become Number 1?

>She was first ranked as Number 1 in women's tennis in 1947.

Where was Margaret Osborne duPont born?

>She was born in Joseph, Oregon in the United States of America on March 4, 1918.

Was Margaret Osborne duPont right-handed?

>Yes. Records show that the American player was right-handed.