The world’s #1 tennis player from Balboa Park!

Did you know one of the best tennis players in history made Balboa Park her home?

Maureen Connolly grew up in San Diego and played at the Balboa Tennis Club. (Which recently celebrated its centenary.)

“Little Mo” won nine major singles titles in the early 1950s and became the first woman to win a Grand Slam. She was the number one tennis player from 1952 to 1954 and was also voted Female Athlete of the Year from 1951 to 1953!

If you visit the Balboa Tennis Club, you will see a special tribute to Maureen Connolly outside their Pro Shop. I took these photos while walking around Morley Field a few weeks ago.

By the way, did you know that tennis phenom Michael Chang, the youngest man in history to win a major in singles, also made the courts at Balboa Park his home?

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