Tennis Hall of Famer Shirley Fry Irvin dies at 94
Published: Jul. 14, 2021 at 3:58 PM CDT
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Tennis Hall of Famer Shirley Fry Irvin has died at 94.
Fry won three consecutive major titles in the 1950s to complete a career Grand Slam.
Her death Tuesday was confirmed by the International Tennis Hall of Fame, where she was a 1970 inductee.
She lived in Naples, Florida.
Competing as Shirley Fry, she came out of retirement in 1956 when she was invited to represent the United States in the Wightman Cup.
She then won three consecutive major titles — Wimbledon and the U.S. Championships that year, and the Australian Championships in 1957 before retiring for good.
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