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	Maureen Connolly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As a child, an athletic Maureen Connolly loved horseback riding but her mother was unable to pay the cost for riding lessons and as such she took up the game of tennis.
		In June of 1955, Maureen Connolly married Norman Brinker, a member of the 1952 United States Olympic equestrian team who was able to share her love of horses.
		After a long battle with the disease, Maureen Connolly Brinker passed away at age 34 in Dallas, Texas on June 21, 1969 and was interred in the Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Dallas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maureen_Connolly (525 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: BRINKER, MAUREEN CATHERINE CONNOLLY
		Maureen (Little Mo) Catherine Connolly Brinker, tennis champion, was born on September 17, 1934, in San Diego, California, the daughter of Martin and Jessamine (Gillan) Connolly; her father was a lieutenant commander and athletics officer in the United States Navy.
		Maureen Connolly's amateur tennis career was cut short in July 1954, when she injured her right leg in a horse-riding accident.
		Maureen Connolly Brinker was diagnosed with stomach cancer in 1966.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/BB/fbr54.html (911 words)

	Maureen Connolly: QuickSports Tennis.
		Less outstanding are Maureen's service and volleying: she has the bone and muscle (130 lbs.) but not quite the height (5 ft. 4 in.) to bang in cannonball aces and smashing kills.
		Maureen Connolly won all 9 Grand Slam tourneys she competed in from the 1951 US Nationals to the 1954 Wimbledon, completing the Grand Slam, all 4 titles in the same year, in 1953.
		Maureen's leg was crushed against the truck, resulting in a broken fibula and cuts that required 20 stiches.
	tennis.quickfound.net /history/maureen_connolly.html (1477 words)

	Maureen Connolly Biography / Biography of Maureen Connolly Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Maureen Connolly (1934-1969) was one of the greatest singles players in the history of women's tennis.
		Her mother, Jassamine Connolly, told the young girl that her biological father was deceased, an untruth that caused a rift between mother and daughter later, when Connolly achieved fame and Marten Connolly resurfaced.
		Connolly was raised by her mother and a stepfather, August Berste, a musician by profession.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-maureen-connolly (229 words)

	Station Information - Maureen Connolly
		Maureen Catherine Connolly (Little Mo) was a professional tennis player born on September 17, 1934, in San Diego, California, United States.
		In 1951 she entered her first US Open at Forest Hills, New York and in the finals, the sixteen-year-old Connolly defeated Shirley Fry, again becoming the youngest ever to win America's most prestigious tennis tournament.
		After a long battle with the disease, Maureen Connolly Brinker passed away at age 34 in Dallas, Texas on June 21, 1969 and was interred in Hillcrest Memorial Park cemetery in Dallas.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/maureen_connolly.html (484 words)

	Maureen Catherine Connolly Brinker, 1968 Enshrinee: International Tennis Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Little Mo A too-brief flash on the tennis scene was that of Maureen Catherine Connolly, but it was of brilliant incandescence; she may have been the finest of all female players.
		A day after that completion, Maureen was given a harder time by second-seeded 24-year-old Shirley Fry, but her long-range shelling was decisive, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4.
		She was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1968 and is memorialized by the Maureen Connolly Brinker Cup, an international team competition between the U.S. and Britain for girls under 21.
	www.tennisfame.com /enshrinees/maureen_connolly.html (690 words)

	Maureen Connolly Cup
		The Maureen Connolly Cup was initiated by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and donated by the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation.
		The ITF Maureen Connolly Cup international team competition is played on a round robin event principle, followed by a knock out formula in the later stages, where applicable, to give a complete ranking of all teams, each match consisting of two singles and one doubles.
		The Maureen Connolly Cup was named in honor of the late 3-time Wimbledon champion and the first woman to win the Grand Slam in 1953 at only 18 years of age.
	www.mcbtennis.org /maureencup.htm (605 words)

	Maureen Connolly - Reviews on RateItAll (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Maureen Connolly is one of only 3 women to win a seasonal Grand Slam in womens tennis (1953).
		Maureen Connolly's career came to an early and abrupt end in 1954 after suffering a broken leg in a horse riding accident.
		Maureen Connolly died in 1969 at the age of 34.
	www.rateitall.com /item.asp?i=A8DCE27D-B1C2-48A9-B844-3B6C6B6EBE18 (311 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Sport \| Tennis \| Heroes and villains: Maureen Connolly
		Maureen Catherine Connolly was born in San Diego in 1934.
		Connolly was scheduled to play Doris Hart, whom she idolised, in the semi-final.
		Connolly's decision to play was vindicated as she went on to win the first of three Wimbledon titles.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /tennis/osm/story/0,10541,1496907,00.html (929 words)

	HickokSports.com - Biography - Maureen Connolly
		In a tragically brief career that ended before she turned twenty, Connolly won all nine grand slam tournaments that she entered and was the first woman to win the grand slam of tennis, all four major international championships in a single year.
		Nicknamed "Little Mo," Connolly won the Wimbledon singles title from 1952 through 1954, was the French champion in 1953 and 1954, and won the Australian championship in 1953, her grand slam year.
		Connolly married Norman Brinker, who had been on the 1952 Olympic equestrian team, and established the Maureen Connolly Brinker Foundation to promote junior tennis.
	www.hickoksports.com /biograph/connolym.shtml (283 words)

	Tennis Week
		To be sure, Connolly tasted unimaginable triumph and tragedy; in many ways, she is the most compelling champion in the history of the women’s game.
		When Maureen was 9, she was walking by the tennis courts near her home when she noticed two men playing a first-rate match.
		Once, before Connolly met Hart in a big match, Tennant concocted a story, riling Maureen by telling her that Hart had said she was a "spoiled brat" who was about to get a "tennis lesson." Connolly crushed Hart.
	www.sportsmediainc.com /tennisweek/index.cfm?func=showarticle&newsid=8616&bannerregion= (3020 words)

	USTA Girls' 18 National Championships -- Maureen Connolly Brinker Award
		Though her brilliant tennis career ended in July 1954 due to a serious leg injury, Maureen continued to be a major influence in the world of tennis.
		Although Maureen died at the early age of 34, her dream of helping young tennis players lives on in more ways than Little Mo could have ever imagined.
		The Foundation's showpieces are a pair of international team events, the Maureen Connolly Challenge Trophy, which matches a team of 19-and-under US women against their counterparts from Great Britain, and the Maureen Connolly Brinker Cup, which pairs US girls in the 16s, 14s and 12s divisions against similar teams from Australia.
	www.ustagirls.org /mcb.htm (578 words)

	Web News
		Maureen Connolly, recipient of the 2002 Brock University Award for Distinguished Teaching, is Chair of the Department of Sport Management and a Professor in the Department of Physical Education and Kinesiology.
		Connolly's commitment to teaching and learning is evident in her educational leadership within Brock, her publications in teaching and, above all, in her commitment to her students.
		Connolly holds a Bachelor and Master's degree from Memorial University and received her PhD in Education from the University of Alberta.
	www.brocku.ca /webnews/displaystory.phtml?sid=742 (1107 words)

	SurfWax: News, Reviews and Articles On Maureen Connolly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Maureen Connolly Brinker of San Diego is to be received posthumously into the U.S. Open Court of Champions in ceremonies at the National Tennis Center on Sept. 11, the U.S. Tennis Association announced yesterday.
		Maureen Connolly, the Californian who in 1953 became the first woman to complete the Grand Slam, was 5-4 and called Little Mo. Billie Jean King, another Californian who rose to the top of the game, is half an inch taller.
		Maureen Connolly, the Californian who in 1953 became the first woman to complete the Grand Slam, was not called "Little Mo" for nothing.
	sports.surfwax.com /files/Maureen_Connolly.html (1453 words)

	Observer \| Heroes and villains: Maureen Connolly
		You could set off dynamite in the next court and I wouldn't notice.' The irrepressible Connolly hurtled everywhere at 100 miles per hour, as if a sixth sense had told her that her time playing the game she loved would be short.
		A meeting was arranged when Connolly was 12; the dynamic duo were on their way to the top of the game.
		In 1955, Maureen Connolly married Norman Brinker, a member of the 1952 US Olympic equestrian team, who was well placed to share her love of horses.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5205713-103977,00.html (847 words)

	Dwight´s Little Pot - Maureen Connolly
		For four years Maureen Catherine Connolly won everything, including the Grand Slam until injury forced her to quit the game before the age of 20.
		Connolly won the 1949 and 1950 U.S. junior titles and managed to win a round in the senior's events both years before being knocked out.
		Her memory is captured in the Maureen Connolly Trophy, an international competition between the United States and Great Britain for female Under-21 players.
	estadium.ya.com /daviscup/Maureen_Connolly.htm (524 words)

	SignOn San Diego Sports -- Connolly's feel for the game made her huge on tennis court
		Fisher would become a patron for Connolly, whose father, a chief petty officer in the Navy, was killed in an automobile accident when his daughter was 2.
		Connolly, it should be remembered, played when tennis was a game for ladies and gentlemen, and for amateurs.
		Maureen was involved in the finals of nine Grand Slam events.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/sdbest/19991222-0010_1s22mo.html (940 words)

	maureen.connolly
		Maureen Connolly's students in the Department of Physical Education and Kinesiology universally praise her energy, honesty, and empathy.
		One writes, 'Professor Connolly is a shining star, an extraordinary teacher", and another notes that "her risk-taking empowered me to take my own risks." that engagement with student learning has already been recognized in the Brock University Distinguished Teaching Award.
		Professor Connolly's influence extends throughout Brock University and the Niagara region.
	www.mcmaster.ca /3Mteachingfellowships/2003/connolly.htm (135 words)

	INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME TO HOST MAUREEN CONNOLLY CHALLENGE TROPHY OCTOBER 2-4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Maureen Connolly Challenge Trophy is celebrating its 30th anniversary of international competition between the two nations.
		The late Maureen Connolly (1934-1969) was an incredible competitor and tennis player, whose career was cut short by a horseback riding accident.
		The competition is presented by the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation in an effort to further junior tennis development in the United States and around the world.
	www.tennisfame.com /PressCenter/moConnelly.html (463 words)

	Pregnancy and Parenting Guests at StorkNet ~ Maureen Connolly and Dana Sullivan
		MAUREEN CONNOLLY has served as an editor on the staffs of Parenting, Family Circle, Self, and Woman's Day, and was also a contributing editor to the New York Times Women's Magazines and yourbabytoday.com.
		Dana and Maureen: I (Dana) have had three c-sections, and I have a friend -- who happens to be an ob-gyn -- who is about to have her fourth.
		Dana and Maureen: We haven't, but as you already know, the potential problems with a vertical (or classical) incision are greater, so most physicians prefer the bikini cut for that reason, unless there are situations in which they must choose the vertical.
	www.storknet.com /guests/c-sectionguide.htm (16072 words)

	Encyclopedia: Maureen Connolly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining.
		Connolly, Maureen (1934-1969), American tennis player, the first woman to win the grand slam of tennis—that is, the Australian championships, the French championships, Wimbledon, and the United States championships in one calendar year.
		Maureen Catherine Connolly was born in San Diego, California, and began playing tennis as a child.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Maureen_Connolly (1500 words)

	Maureen Connolly
		Following a serious injury in a horseback riding accident, she was forced to retire in 1955.
		Maureen Connolly - Maureen Connolly Born: Sept. 17, 1934 Tennis in 1953 1st woman to win Grand Slam (at age 18);...
		Brinker, Maureen Connolly - Brinker, Maureen Connolly: see Connolly, Maureen.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0813262.html (170 words)

	BBC ON THIS DAY \| 22 \| 1955: American tennis star 'Little Mo' to quit
		Maureen Connolly's tennis career began at the age of 10 on the municipal courts of San Diego.
		Maureen Connolly was back at Wimbledon in July 1955 reporting on the championships for her local newspaper.
		She set up the Maureen Connolly Brinker Foundation to encourage the development of young players in her home state of Texas.
	news.bbc.co.uk /onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/22/newsid_2754000/2754347.stm (517 words)

	MSN Encarta - Maureen Connolly
		In 1953 Connolly won all four major tournaments, becoming the first woman and the second player to earn the grand slam.
		(American player Don Budge accomplished the feat in 1938.) Connolly won the French championship title and Wimbledon in 1954, but before the U.S. championships she was involved in a severe horseback-riding accident, ending her competitive tennis career.
		After she retired as a player she stayed involved with the sport as a coach.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761565617/Connolly_Maureen.html (218 words)

	25th ANNIVERSARY OF LITTLE MO CHAMPIONSHIPS-MORE ABOUT MAUREEN CONNOLLY
		Maureen Connolly was an all-around athlete growing up in San Diego when she -- quite by accident -- decided to give tennis a try.
		In 1953, when she was just 18, Maureen Connolly became the first woman to win the Grand Slam (Australian, French, Wimbledon and U.S. Open).
		Before her tragic death from cancer in 1968, Maureen Connolly Brinker and her close friend Nancy Jeffet co-founded the Maureen Connolly Brinker Foundation to help promote the game that "Little Mo" so loved.
	www.clgandjrtennis.com /LittleMoAnniversary2.htm (252 words)

	Maureen Connolly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Maureen Catherine Connolly was a professional tennis player born on September 17, 1934, in San Diego, California, United States.
		In 1951 she entered her first US Open at Forest Hills[?], New York and in the finals, the seventeen-year-old Connolly defeated Shirley Fry[?], again becoming the youngest ever to win America's most prestigious tennis tournament.
		Tragedy struck again in 1967 when she was diagnosed with cancer.
	www.explainthis.info /ma/maureen-connolly.html (498 words)

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