Glorious Wimbledon

7 July 2014 A glorious Wimbledon fortnight for tennis For Maria, it was a glorious fortnight at The Championships, celebrating the fiftieth year since her last Wimbledon singles title in 1964. For the rest of us it was a celebration…

Wimbledon storms into its second week

29 June 2014 After the first week of The Championships at Wimbledon, Maria reflects on the happenings on and off the court so far. Wonderful Wimbledon “It’s been quite a week,” she said. “I’ve been in the Royal Box, watched…

Kicking off Wimbledon in some style

22 June 2014 Maria has kicked off Wimbledon in some style as a guest of the International Club. On Saturday she attended the Gala Ball at the Dorchester Hotel in London where alongside 300 other guests, the international tennis family…

A new star is born at Queen’s Club

15 June 2014 Dimitrov wins on Queen’s grass “That was one of the best matches I’ve seen for years!” said Maria after watching the men’s finals at the Queen’s Club in London. “It was classic grass court tennis, with sliced…

Maria Bueno wins her third Wimbledon

1964 Wimbledon Singles Title There is a wonderful article on Maria Bueno’s third Wimbledon win written by Leigh Walsh for the Wimbledon website as part of its Throwback Thursday series as Wimbledon.com goes back in time… Released on 29 May 2014,…

World Cup kicks off

London, 14 June 2014 Maria may be in London but she is watching the World Cup in Brazil very closely! World Cup thoughts “It doesn’t matter where I am,” she says, “People always ask me what is happening in both the…