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  1.                                  In 1953, Maureen Connolly
  2.                                  became the first woman,
  3.                                  and only the second tennis
  4.                                  player ever, to win tennis's
  5.                                  Grand Slam. 
  6.  
  7. Maureen, who grew up in California, didnΓÇÖt 
  8. begin playing tennis until she was about 10 
  9. years old. When Maureen did pick up a
  10. racket, a local pro noticed her natural swing
  11. and encouraged her to play more. Maureen
  12. made the finals of the first tournament she
  13. entered!
  14.  
  15. By the time she was 15, Maureen had won
  16. 50 tournaments and become the youngest
  17. girl to win the National Junior Cham-
  18. pionships. In 1951, she became the 
  19. second youngest player to win the
  20. . 
  21.