{"id":36,"date":"2014-02-28T22:09:40","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T22:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2014-08-25T01:34:35","modified_gmt":"2014-08-25T01:34:35","slug":"about-maria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/about-maria\/","title":{"rendered":"About Maria Bueno"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The majestic Brazilian Maria Bueno making her first appearance at Wimbledon in 1958.
With Althea Gibson they beat Margaret Du Pont and her fellow American Margaret Varn.<\/p><\/div>\n

Maria Bueno won her first Wimbledon title on Saturday 5th July 1958 when, together with Althea Gibson, she beat Margaret Dupont and Margaret Varner from the USA 6-3 7-5 to win the doubles final.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was, quite remarkably, Maria\u2019s first visit to Wimbledon at just 18 years of age.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was equally clear from the start that Maria would become one of the all-time great Champions of the game, a promise she more than fulfilled by capturing a total of 19 Grand Slam crowns and winning some 589 tournaments or thereabouts in a career spanning ten years.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Early Years<\/strong> <\/span><\/a><\/span>(1939 to 1959)<\/em><\/p>\n

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A very close unit, the Bueno family supported each other throughout life<\/p><\/div>\n

What it took to develop an extraordinary talent and face the world for the first time – Maria’s childhood with her family, her junior prowess and the road to becoming World Champion…<\/p>\n

The Crowning Glory<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span> (1960 to 1964)<\/em><\/p>\n

A triumphant return after illness to become a fashion icon…<\/p>\n

More Triumph, The Dark Years, Retirement and Beyond<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(1965 to 1991)<\/p>\n

Setbacks and more success followed by shattered dreams, coming back from impossible injury and forging a new life…<\/p>\n

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Maria Bueno found a new career in broadcasting<\/p><\/div>\n

Retirement and Beyond<\/strong><\/span><\/a> (1992 to 2012)<\/em><\/p>\n

Away from competition. Maria endured more surgeries, received more accolades and found a second career in television…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Maria Bueno won her first Wimbledon title on Saturday 5th July 1958 when, together with Althea Gibson, she beat Margaret Dupont and Margaret Varner from the USA 6-3 7-5 to win the doubles final. It was, quite remarkably, Maria\u2019s…<\/p>\n

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