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Helen Hull Jacobs (Globe, Arizona, Estados Unidos 6 de agosto de 1908 - Nueva York, Nueva York, Estados Unidos, 2 de junio de 1997) Fue una Tenista y escritora estadounidense que, en las décadas de 1920 y 1930, se hizo conocida por su rivalidad en la pista con Helen Wills (Moody) [1] y ganadora de Wimbledon en 1936.
Helen Hull Jacobs (August 6, 1908 – June 2, 1997) was an American tennis player who won nine Grand Slam titles. In 1936 she was ranked No. 1 in singles by A. Wallis Myers.
29 de may. de 2024 · Helen Hull Jacobs was an American tennis player and writer who, in the 1920s and ’30s, became known for her persistence and her on-court rivalry with Helen Wills (Moody). Jacobs was the national junior tennis champion in 1924–25 and attended the University of California, Berkeley, from 1926 to.
Her five straight singles appearances in America’s grandiose tennis event are tied for third best in tennis history. In her four victories, Jacobs dropped only one set – to Wills – and beat doubles partner Sarah Palfrey in 1934 and 1935 with decisive 6-1, 6-4 and 6-2, 6-1 scores.
Helen Hull Jacobs Fue una Tenista y escritora estadounidense que, en las décadas de 1920 y 1930, se hizo conocida por su rivalidad en la pista con Helen Wills (Moody) y ganadora de Wimbledon en 1936.
A gutsy competitor with a powerful backhand, Helen Hull Jacobs (b.1908) was the first tennis player to be voted Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year. Like her greatest rival, Helen Wills, Jacobs attended the University of California at Berkeley and worked with coaches William ‘Pop’ Fuller and Hazel Wightman.
Famous for her historical matches against her nemesis Helen Wills, Helen Hull Jacobs was nonetheless a champion in her own right, winning four consecutive U.S. women's singles championships between 1932 and 1935, a record equaled only by Molla Mallory and Chris Evert .
