Darlene Hard

Darlene Hard
	Hard (left) congratulates Althea Gibson at the 1957 Wimbledon Singles Championships.
Full name	Darlene Ruth Hard
Country (sports)	United States
Born	January 6, 1936; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	December 2, 2021 (aged 85); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Turned pro	1964 (amateur from 1953)
Retired	1970
Plays	Right-handed
Int. Tennis HoF	1973 (member page)
Singles
Career record	498-156 (76.1%)
Career titles	43
Highest ranking	No. 2 (1957)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1962)
French Open	W (1960)
Wimbledon	F (1957, 1959)
US Open	W (1960, 1961)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	F (1962)
French Open	W (1955, 1957, 1960)
Wimbledon	W (1957, 1959, 1960, 1963)
US Open	W (1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1969)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	F (1962)
French Open	W (1955, 1961)
Wimbledon	W (1957, 1959, 1960)
US Open	F (1956, 1957, 1961)
Team competitions
Wightman Cup	W (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963)
Medal record
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Darlene Ruth Hard ( bɛ dɔɣi o la silimiingoli January dabaayɔbu dali, yuuni 1936 ka o kani silimiDecember dabaayi dali, yuuni 2021) o nyɛla ŋun daa nyɛ America purufɛshinal tennis bɔli ŋmɛri ŋun nyɛ paɣa.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1957	Wimbledon	Grass	Althea Gibson	3–6, 2–6
Loss	1958	U.S. Championships	Grass	Althea Gibson	6–3, 1–6, 2–6
Loss	1959	Wimbledon	Grass	Maria Bueno	4–6, 3–6
Win	1960	French Championships	Clay	Yola Ramírez	6–3, 6–4
Win	1960	U.S. Championships	Grass	Maria Bueno	6–4, 10–12, 6–4
Win	1961	U.S. Championships	Grass	Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Ann Haydon	6–3, 6–4
Loss	1962	U.S. Championships	Grass	Margaret Court	7–9, 4–6

Doubles: 18 (13 titles, 5 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1955	French Championships	Clay	Beverly Baker	Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Shirley Bloomer Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Pat Ward	7–5, 6–8, 13–11
Loss	1956	French Championships	Clay	Dorothy Head	Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Angela Buxton Althea Gibson	8–6, 6–8, 1–6
Win	1957	French Championships	Clay	Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Shirley Bloomer	Yola Ramírez Rosie Reyes	7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Win	1957	Wimbledon	Grass	Althea Gibson	Mary Bevis Hawton Thelma Coyne Long	6–1, 6–2
Loss	1957	U.S. Championships	Grass	Althea Gibson	Louise Brough Margaret Osborne	2–6, 5–7
Win	1958	U.S. Championships	Grass	Jeanne Arth	Maria Bueno Althea Gibson	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	1959	Wimbledon	Grass	Jeanne Arth	Beverly Baker Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Christine Truman	2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win	1959	U.S. Championships	Grass	Jeanne Arth	Maria Bueno Sally Moore	6–2, 6–3
Win	1960	French Championships	Clay	Maria Bueno	Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Pat Ward Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Ann Haydon	6–2, 7–5
Win	1960	Wimbledon	Grass	Maria Bueno	Sandra Reynolds Renée Schuurman	6–4, 6–0
Win	1960	U.S. Championships	Grass	Maria Bueno	Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Ann Haydon Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Deidre Catt	6–1, 6–1
Loss	1961	French Championships	Clay	Maria Bueno	Sandra Reynolds Renée Schuurman	default
Win	1961	U.S. Championships	Grass	Lesley Turner	Edda Buding Yola Ramírez	6–4, 5–7, 6–0
Loss	1962	Australian Championships	Grass	Mary Carter Reitano	Robyn Ebbern Margaret Smith	4–6, 4–6
Win	1962	U.S. Championships	Grass	Maria Bueno	Karen Hantze Billie Jean Moffit	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win	1963	Wimbledon	Grass	Maria Bueno	Robyn Ebbern Margaret Smith	8–6, 9–7
Loss	1963	U.S. Championships	Grass	Maria Bueno	Robyn Ebbern Margaret Smith	6–4, 8–10, 3–6
Win	1969	US Open	Grass	Françoise Dürr	Margaret Court Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Virginia Wade	0–6, 6–3, 6–4

Mixed doubles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1955	French Championships	Clay	Gordon Forbes	Jenny Staley Luis Ayala	5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Loss	1956	French Championships	Clay	Bob Howe	Thelma Coyne Long Luis Ayala	6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Loss	1956	U.S. Championships	Grass	Lew Hoad	Margaret Osborne Ken Rosewall	7–9, 1–6
Win	1957	Wimbledon	Grass	Mervyn Rose	Althea Gibson Neale Fraser	6–4, 7–5
Loss	1957	U.S. Championships	Grass	Bob Howe	Althea Gibson Kurt Nielsen	3–6, 7–9
Win	1959	Wimbledon	Grass	Rod Laver	Maria Bueno Neale Fraser	6–4, 6–3
Win	1960	Wimbledon	Grass	Rod Laver	Maria Bueno Bob Howe	13–11, 3–6, 8–6
Win	1961	French Championships	Clay	Rod Laver	Vera Suková Jirí Javorský	6–0, 2–6, 6–3
Loss	1961	U.S. Championships	Grass	Dennis Ralston	Margaret Smith Bob Mark	default
Loss	1962	Australian Championships	Grass	Tɛmplet:Country data GBR Roger Taylor	Lesley Turner Fred Stolle	3–6, 7–9
Loss	1963	Wimbledon	Grass	Bob Hewitt	Margaret Smith Ken Fletcher	9–11, 4–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tɛmplet:Performance key

Tournament	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964 – 1968	1969	1970	Career SR
Australian Championships	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	A	A	A	A	0 / 1
French Championships	A	A	2R	3R	QF	A	A	W	4R	A	2R	A	A	A	1 / 6
Wimbledon	A	A	SF	3R	F	A	F	QF	A	QF	SF	A	A	A	0 / 7
U.S. Championships/US Open	2R	SF	3R	QF	SF	F	SF	W	W	F	QF	A	2R	2R	2 / 13
Strike rate	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 1	0 / 2	2 / 3	1 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 1	3 / 27

Kundivihira

↑ International Tennis Hall of Fame.
↑ Three-time tennis major winner Hard dies at 85 (en) (2021-12-04).
↑ Smith, Harrison (2021-12-08). "Darlene Hard, Tennis Hall of Famer and 'best doubles player of her generation,' dies at 85". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2021/12/08/darlene-hard-dead/.

External links

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[:1-1] International Tennis Hall of Fame.

[:0-2] Three-time tennis major winner Hard dies at 85 (en) (2021-12-04).

[WaPo-3] Smith, Harrison (2021-12-08). "Darlene Hard, Tennis Hall of Famer and 'best doubles player of her generation,' dies at 85". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2021/12/08/darlene-hard-dead/.

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