Hall of Famer Bueno, ‘The Tennis Ballerina,’ dead at 78
Maria Bueno, a Brazilian tennis great who won three Wimbledon singles titles and four at the U.S. Open in the 1950s and 1960s, died after battling mouth cancer. She was 78.
Bueno was admitted to a hospital in Sao Paulo on Tuesday and on Friday the hospital released a statement confirming her death. It declined to provide more details out or respect for her family.
Nicknamed “The Tennis Ballerina” because of her graceful style, Bueno was a former top-ranked player who spent most of her career on the court before the professional era. She won 19 Grand Slam titles overall, seven in singles, 11 in doubles and one in mixed doubles, between 1959 and 1966.
Bueno was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1978.
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