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Maria\u00a0 has been described in countless books over the past 40 years but a recurring\u00a0 theme is her feline quality. Here are but a few examples:-<\/h6>\n

TED TINLING (Washington Port, 1989)<\/span><\/h3>\n

“She was an actress. I would leave her alone for a few minutes\u00a0 and she would do her poses in front of the mirror and please herself how the\u00a0 dress was going to look on her.”<\/p>\n

C.\u00a0 M. (\u201cJimmy\u201d) JONES (Lawn Tennis Magazine)<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u201cA one-grip stroke maker,\u00a0 Maria\u2019s backhand was a poem of sweeping grace and her volleys the brushings of a\u00a0 master artist. Send her a lob and she pounced with the menacing swiftness of a\u00a0 panther to bury the ball with a frightening finality; hers was a smash no man\u00a0 would scorn.\u201d<\/p>\n

GWEN ROBYNS (\u201cWimbledon: The Hidden Drama\u201d,\u00a0 published 1973)<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u201cShe looked like an exotic\u00a0 Siamese cat as she roamed the court. Maria was sinuous, sensuous and feminine.\u00a0 They called her the Queen of Wimbledon.\u201d<\/p>\n

TED TINLING (\u201cA Handful of Summers\u201d by\u00a0 Gordon Forbes, published 1978)<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u201cMaria Bueno, a magnificent\u00a0 panther of a woman.\u201d<\/p>\n

BUD COLLINS (\u201cTennis Encyclopaedia\u201d,\u00a0 published 1997)<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u201c… the incomparably\u00a0 balletic and flamboyant Bueno. Volleying beautifully, playing with breathtaking\u00a0 boldness and panache, the lithe Brazilian became the first South American woman\u00a0 to win the Wimbledon singles.<\/p>\n

MAX\u00a0 ROBERTSON (\u201cWimbledon 1877 – 1977″, published 1977)<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u201cRarely, if ever, has such\u00a0 physical beauty of movement been combined with such marvellous strokes, to which\u00a0 timing gave ferocious power, allied usually to impeccable length. She looked\u00a0 like a panther hunting for the kill. At peak form her game was imperious; all\u00a0 she lacked was Little Mo\u2019s consistency….. At her height, Maria had been a\u00a0 queen whose grace and power were without compare.\u201d<\/p>\n

DAVID GRAY (\u201cShades of Gray\u201d, published 1988)<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u201cMiss Bueno, slim, dark,\u00a0 swift, and super-feminine in her inconsistency, her love for a fine dress and\u00a0 for a quick cry of admiration…. \u201c<\/p>\n

JOHN BARRETT (\u201c100 Wimbledon Championships,\u00a0 A Celebration\u201d, published 1986)<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u201cBetween 1959 and 1964 we\u00a0 were treated to three regal wins from the artistic racket of the elegant queen\u00a0 of Brazilian tennis, Maria Bueno. Here\u00a0 was poetry in motion whose every movement combined the grace of a ballet dancer\u00a0 with the controlled power of a top gymnast.\u201d<\/p>\n

FRAN\u00c7OISE DURR<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u201cShe was such a beautiful\u00a0 player. I used to watch her play, and not watch the ball at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Top 5 First Wimbledon Wins by the Greatest Women Tennis Stars of All Time<\/span><\/h3>\n
Alfonso Coley, Yahoo Contributor Network, May 5, 2010<\/address>\n

1. Maria Bueno vs. Darlene Hard:<\/b> Even though Maria Bueno did not overpower Darlene Hard in her first Wimbledon appearance in 1959-60, the contest would prove that Bueno’s court skills, and volleys would be too much for the power play of Darlene Hard. Maria Bueno solid serves and grand slams would overwhelm Darlene Hard – as the match would conclude 6-4, 6-3. This was a great match-up due to the fact that Darlene Hard was a well respected champion, and she could also control the court with her dominating serves, on the other hand, Maria Bueno was a very graceful player who was not intimidated by an opponent’s power or first serves. Maria Bueno is the pride of Brazil, she is a rare breed, an athlete that comes along once in a lifetime, and that is why the Argentinean people call her the queen of swing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Maria\u00a0 has been described in countless books over the past 40 years but a recurring\u00a0 theme is her feline quality. Here are but a few examples:- TED TINLING (Washington Port, 1989) “She was an actress. I would leave her alone…<\/p>\n

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