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Tennis great Doris Hart, winner of three Wimbledon titles in a day, dies at 89

Tennis great Doris Hart, who won each Grand Slam tournament at least once, and once won three Wimbledon titles in a single day, has died.

Hart died Friday at home at the age of 89, the International Tennis Hall of Fame confirmed to the Associated Press, citing close personal friends of Hart’s.

Hart was known for her smarts, crisp groundstrokes and drop shot mastery. She won titles in 1954-55 at the US Championships, which later became the US Open.

She won the French Open twice and Wimbledon and the Australian Open once each.