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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.
Darlene Hard, a sturdy and strong-willed Californian with a power game who won 21 Grand Slam tennis championships as one of the last stars of the amateur era, died on Dec. 2 in Los Angeles....
Hero to Billie Jean King, mixed doubles champ alongside Rod Laver, Darlene Hard won 21 major titles before finding quiet joy in the USC publications department.
Darlene Hard, an aggressive serve-and-volley player who won three major singles titles and 18 major doubles titles in a Hall of Fame tennis career, has died. She was 85.
Darlene Hard, an American tennis star whose aggressive serve-and-volley game helped her become one of the finest female players of the late 1950s and early ′60s, when she won three major singles...
American tennis great Darlene Hard, a 1973 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee and the winner of 21 major titles, died on December 2 at the age of 85.
She was the last of the great amateur players, getting only a tiny sip of the professional game competing in the 1969 US Open women’s doubles, and her resume boasts an impressive array of accomplishments: 21 major titles, 13 in women’s doubles, five in mixed doubles and three in singles.
