Virginia Wade
Sarah Virginia Wade OBE (born 10 July 1945) is a British former professional tennis player. She won three Major tennis singles championships and four major doubles championships, and is the only British woman in history to have won titles at all four majors. She was ranked as high as No. 2 in the world in singles, and No. 1 in the world in doubles.
| Full name | Sarah Virginia Wade |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
| Born | 10 July 1945 Bournemouth, England |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Turned pro | 1962 (amateur circuit) |
| Retired | 1986 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,542,278 |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1989 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 839–329 |
| Career titles | 55 |
| Highest ranking | No. 2 (3 November 1975) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1972) |
| French Open | QF (1970, 1972) |
| Wimbledon | W (1977) |
| US Open | W (1968) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 42–48 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (1973) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1973) |
| French Open | W (1973) |
| Wimbledon | F (1970) |
| US Open | W (1973, 1975) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (1975) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | SF (1969, 1972) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1981) |
| US Open | QF (1969, 1985) |
Wade was the most recent British tennis player to win a major singles tournament until Andy Murray won the 2012 US Open, and was the most recent British woman to have won a major singles title until Emma Raducanu won the 2021 US Open. After retiring from competitive tennis, she coached for four years, and has also worked as a tennis commentator and game analyst for the BBC and Eurosport and CBS in the U.S.