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| Did you know... | | | | win the Olympic title. |
| Former tennis player Bjorn Borg -Europe's best ever | | | | Arthur Ashe ,who was one of the greatest tennis |
| tennis player- is loved by the Swedish people as a | | | | players, became the second African-American to win |
| baseball idol might be in the United States.Thanks to | | | | the Wimbledon tournament (1975). For many years, he |
| Bjorn Borg, Sweden won the Davis Cup for the first | | | | served as U.S. Goodwill Ambassador to Africa. In the |
| time in 1975. This former sportsman is a fan of Elvis | | | | 1980s and 1990s, Arthur also dedicated his life to the |
| Presley´s music... | | | | fight against the AIDS pandemic. |
| Australian Evonne Goolagong became the first | | | | Tennis is one of the most popular sports in Sweden. In |
| Aboriginal sportswoman to win an international | | | | the past century, three Swedish players won a total of |
| tournament ( 1971 French Open ). Like Jim Thorpe ( | | | | 24 world titles: |
| American football, athletics, baseball / Olympic gold | | | | -Bjorn Borg won six French Open singles titles ( 1974, |
| medalist, 1912 ) and Cathy Freeman ( 1997 World | | | | 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981), five Wimbledon singles |
| 400m gold medalist ), she is one of the greatest | | | | titles (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980). |
| Aboriginal athletes of all time. Evonne has won 65 | | | | -Mats Wilander won one U.S. Open title (1988), three |
| international trophies. In the 1970s, she was named the | | | | French Open singles titles (1982, 1985, 1988), three |
| "Best Female Athlete" by the Associated Press. | | | | Australian Open singles titles (1983, 1984, 1988). |
| In 1970, Margaret Smith Court ( Australia) became the | | | | -Stefan Edberg won two Australian Open singles titles |
| first woman to win the Grand Slam (Wimbledon, the | | | | (1985 & 1987), two Wimbledon singles titles (1988 |
| US, Australian and French Open tournaments ). In the | | | | & 1990), two U.S. Open titles (1991 & 1992). |
| 1960s, she once confessed, "I had given up most of | | | | Ilie Nastase was one of Romania's greatest 20th |
| my teenage years, sacrificed the parties and friends | | | | century athletes. In the early 1970s, David Gray, a |
| back home..." | | | | journalist, wrote of him: "Nastephobia is one of the |
| Czechoslovakia -currently Czech Republic- won the | | | | current preoccupations of both the World |
| Davis Cup in 1980. In the final, Czechoslovakia | | | | Championship Tennis Professional and the United |
| defeated Italy 4-1. This European country became the | | | | States Davis Cup team". |
| first socialist country to win the Davis Cup. | | | | Fact File |
| Manuel Santana became the first Spanish man to win | | | | Name: Ilie Nastase |
| Wimbledon (1966). | | | | Height: 1,81m |
| Chris Evert (USA) and Olga Morozova (USSR / | | | | Nationality: Romanian |
| Russia) won the women's doubles tennis title at the | | | | Born: 19 / 7 / 1946 |
| French Open in 1974. Morozova was the first | | | | Sports career: 1969-1981 |
| professional athlete in the Soviet Union. | | | | Languages: Romanian & English |
| The United States has won 32 Davis Cup trophies: | | | | Coach : Constantin Chivaru |
| 1900, 1902, 1913, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, | | | | International championships: |
| 1937, 1938, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1968, | | | | 1969 Davis Cup- 2nd place |
| 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1990, 1992, | | | | 1970 Wimbledon- 2nd place: mixed (with Rosemary |
| 1995, 2007. | | | | Casals) |
| In September 1975, Martina Navratilova -one of the | | | | 1970 Italian Tournament- 1st place: singles |
| world's most famous tennis players of the 20th | | | | 1970 French Open- 1st place: doubles (with Ion Tiriac) |
| century- sought political asylum in the United States. | | | | 1971 Davis Cup- 2nd place |
| Fred Barman ( Martina's manager ) said: "Just a year | | | | 1971 French Open- 2nd place: singles |
| ago, she was in prison. Czechoslovakia is a prison. | | | | 1972 Wimbledon- 1st place: mixed (with Rosemary |
| She's like a young kid going to Disneyland. She wants | | | | Casals) |
| to do this, she wants to do that. Maybe she's gotten it | | | | 1972 Wimbledon-2nd place: singles |
| out of her system now. It's time to get down to brass | | | | 1972 U.S. Open-1st place: singles |
| tacks. This is not just another tennis player. This is | | | | 1973 Wimbledon-1st place: doubles (with Jimmy |
| another Billie Jean King". | | | | Connors) |
| American tennis star Jennifer Capriati won the | | | | 1973 French Open-1st place: singles |
| women's singles title at the 25th Olympiad in Barcelona | | | | 1974 Xerox Tournament- 1st place: singles |
| (Spain). Curiously, she had lived in Spain in the late 70s. | | | | 1975 U.S. |