Английская Википедия:Darlene Hard

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Darlene Ruth Hard (January 6, 1936 – December 2, 2021) was an American professional tennis player, known for her aggressive volleying ability and strong serves. She captured singles titles at the French Championships in 1960 and the U.S. Championships in 1960 and 1961.

With eight different partners, she won a total of 13 women's doubles titles in Grand Slam tournaments, and was the finest doubles player of her generation. Her last doubles title, at the age of 33 at the 1969 US Open, came six years after she had retired from serious competition to become a tennis instructor. She also played the US Open singles tournament in 1969, losing in the second round to Françoise Dürr.

Career

Файл:Althea-Gibson-Queen-Elizabeth-Wimbledon-1957.jpg

Queen Elizabeth II presents the Wimbledon championship trophy to Althea Gibson as Darlene Hard, at left, looks on (July 6, 1957).

According to Lance Tingay, Hard was ranked among the top 10 in the world from 1957 through 1963, reaching a career high of No. 2 in those rankings in 1957, 1960, and 1961. The Miami Herald ranked her No. 1 for the 1961 season. In 1957, she made her first Wimbledon finals appearance, losing to Althea Gibson.

Hard was included in the year-end top-10 rankings issued by the United States Lawn Tennis Association from 1954 through 1963. Charles Friedman wrote in The New York Times that year that "as a doubles player, she has no peer." She was the top-ranked U.S. player from 1960 through 1963. With her younger doubles partner Billie Jean King, she helped the US team to victory in the 1963 Federation Cup.

Hard graduated from Pomona College in 1961, and became the first woman inducted into the college's athletic hall of fame in 1974.

She was part of the American Wightman Cup team that won the trophy against Great Britain in 1957, 1959, 1962 and 1963.

In 1964, Hard won the singles title at the South African Championships, defeating Ann Haydon-Jones in the final in straight sets, and soon afterwards turned professional when she became a teaching pro. She later owned two tennis stores.

Hard was enshrined in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1973.

According to a 2007 published report, she had been working for the University of Southern California since 1981 in the Publications Dept.

Personal life

In later life, Hard lived in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles. She worked at the University of Southern California in the Publications Dept. for four decades, aiding in the design and fact-checking of the University Yearbook.

Hard died at the age of 85 on December 2, 2021, from complications after a fall.

Grand Slam finals

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

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1957	Wimbledon	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Althea Gibson	3–6, 2–6
Loss	1958	U.S. Championships	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Althea Gibson	6–3, 1–6, 2–6
Loss	1959	Wimbledon	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Maria Bueno	4–6, 3–6
Win	1960	French Championships	Clay	Шаблон:Flagicon Yola Ramírez	6–3, 6–4
Win	1960	U.S. Championships	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Maria Bueno	6–4, 10–12, 6–4
Win	1961	U.S. Championships	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Ann Haydon	6–3, 6–4
Loss	1962	U.S. Championships	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon 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	Шаблон:Flagicon Beverly Baker	Шаблон:Flagicon Shirley Bloomer Шаблон:Flagicon Pat Ward	7–5, 6–8, 13–11
Loss	1956	French Championships	Clay	Шаблон:Flagicon Dorothy Head	Шаблон:Flagicon Angela Buxton Шаблон:Flagicon Althea Gibson	8–6, 6–8, 1–6
Win	1957	French Championships	Clay	Шаблон:Flagicon Shirley Bloomer	Шаблон:Flagicon Yola Ramírez Шаблон:Flagicon Rosie Reyes	7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Win	1957	Wimbledon	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Althea Gibson	Шаблон:Flagicon Mary Bevis Hawton Шаблон:Flagicon Thelma Coyne Long	6–1, 6–2
Loss	1957	U.S. Championships	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Althea Gibson	Шаблон:Flagicon Louise Brough Шаблон:Flagicon Margaret Osborne	2–6, 5–7
Win	1958	U.S. Championships	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Jeanne Arth	Шаблон:Flagicon Maria Bueno Шаблон:Flagicon Althea Gibson	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	1959	Wimbledon	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Jeanne Arth	Шаблон:Flagicon Beverly Baker Шаблон:Flagicon Christine Truman	2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win	1959	U.S. Championships	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Jeanne Arth	Шаблон:Flagicon Maria Bueno Шаблон:Flagicon Sally Moore	6–2, 6–3
Win	1960	French Championships	Clay	Шаблон:Flagicon Maria Bueno	Шаблон:Flagicon Pat Ward Шаблон:Flagicon Ann Haydon	6–2, 7–5
Win	1960	Wimbledon	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Maria Bueno	Шаблон:Flagicon Sandra Reynolds Шаблон:Flagicon Renée Schuurman	6–4, 6–0
Win	1960	U.S. Championships	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Maria Bueno	Шаблон:Flagicon Ann Haydon Шаблон:Flagicon Deidre Catt	6–1, 6–1
Loss	1961	French Championships	Clay	Шаблон:Flagicon Maria Bueno	Шаблон:Flagicon Sandra Reynolds Шаблон:Flagicon Renée Schuurman	default
Win	1961	U.S. Championships	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Lesley Turner	Шаблон:Flagicon Edda Buding Шаблон:Flagicon Yola Ramírez	6–4, 5–7, 6–0
Loss	1962	Australian Championships	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Mary Carter Reitano	Шаблон:Flagicon Robyn Ebbern Шаблон:Flagicon Margaret Smith	4–6, 4–6
Win	1962	U.S. Championships	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Maria Bueno	Шаблон:Flagicon Karen Hantze Шаблон:Flagicon Billie Jean Moffit	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win	1963	Wimbledon	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Maria Bueno	Шаблон:Flagicon Robyn Ebbern Шаблон:Flagicon Margaret Smith	8–6, 9–7
Loss	1963	U.S. Championships	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Maria Bueno	Шаблон:Flagicon Robyn Ebbern Шаблон:Flagicon Margaret Smith	6–4, 8–10, 3–6
Win	1969	US Open	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Françoise Dürr	Шаблон:Flagicon Margaret Court Шаблон:Flagicon 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	Шаблон:Flagicon Gordon Forbes	Шаблон:Flagicon Jenny Staley Шаблон:Flagicon Luis Ayala	5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Loss	1956	French Championships	Clay	Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Howe	Шаблон:Flagicon Thelma Coyne Long Шаблон:Flagicon Luis Ayala	6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Loss	1956	U.S. Championships	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Lew Hoad	Шаблон:Flagicon Margaret Osborne Шаблон:Flagicon Ken Rosewall	7–9, 1–6
Win	1957	Wimbledon	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Mervyn Rose	Шаблон:Flagicon Althea Gibson Шаблон:Flagicon Neale Fraser	6–4, 7–5
Loss	1957	U.S. Championships	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Howe	Шаблон:Flagicon Althea Gibson Шаблон:Flagicon Kurt Nielsen	3–6, 7–9
Win	1959	Wimbledon	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Rod Laver	Шаблон:Flagicon Maria Bueno Шаблон:Flagicon Neale Fraser	6–4, 6–3
Win	1960	Wimbledon	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Rod Laver	Шаблон:Flagicon Maria Bueno Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Howe	13–11, 3–6, 8–6
Win	1961	French Championships	Clay	Шаблон:Flagicon Rod Laver	Шаблон:Flagicon Vera Suková Шаблон:Flagicon Jirí Javorský	6–0, 2–6, 6–3
Loss	1961	U.S. Championships	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Dennis Ralston	Шаблон:Flagicon Margaret Smith Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Mark	default
Loss	1962	Australian Championships	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Roger Taylor	Шаблон:Flagicon Lesley Turner Шаблон:Flagicon Fred Stolle	3–6, 7–9
Loss	1963	Wimbledon	Grass	Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Hewitt	Шаблон:Flagicon Margaret Smith Шаблон:Flagicon Ken Fletcher	9–11, 4–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

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

See also

• Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

External links

• Шаблон:WTA
• Шаблон:ITF
• Шаблон:Fed Cup player
• Шаблон:Tennis Hall of Fame