Biography:Known for her strong serves and volleying ability, she captured singles titles at the French Championships in 1960 and the U.S. Championships in 1960 and 1961.
Born:January 6, 1936 Birthplace:Los Angeles, California, USA
1957-07-06 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Althea Gibson becomes the first black female athlete to win Wimbledon beating Darlene Hard 6-3, 6-2
1958-09-07 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Defending champion Althea Gibson beats Darlene Hard 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
1959-07-04 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Maria Bueno of Brazil wins her first of 3 Wimbledon singles titles beating Darlene Hard 6-4, 6-3
1960-05-28 59th Women's French Championships: Darlene Hard beats Yola Ramirez (6-3, 6-4)
1960-09-17 US National Championship Women's Tennis: American Darlene Hard wins her first US singles title; beats defending champion Maria Bueno of Brazil 6-4, 10-12, 6-4
1961-09-10 75th US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Defending champion Darlene Hard beats England's Ann Jones 6-3, 6-4
1962-09-10 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Australian Margaret Smith beats defending champion Darlene Hard 9-7, 6-4 for her first US singles crown
Charlotte Cooper
Chuck McKinley
Conchita MartÃnez
Kim Clijsters
Kurt Nielsen
Pete Sampras