Friday, February 25, 2011

Lottie Dod

Lottie Dod

Lottie Dod starting her career at the age of 11 won her first Wimbledon title at the age of 15. An English athlete best known as tennis player won five times the Wimbledon Championships. She remains the youngest players to win the women’s singles tournament and press dubbed her as "Little Wonder". She was not only a tennis player but she also played golf, field hockey and archery. She is also named in the Guinness Book of Records as the most versatile female athlete of all time. She died at the age of 88, unmarried, listening to the Wimbledon radio broadcasts in bed.

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