Alice Marble Park

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Alice marble park.

Alice marble was born in beckworth california on september 28 1913. Alice marble to whom these courts and park is dedicated was a tennis champion from san francisco who won boatloads of tournaments and national championships in the 1930s. These beautiful courts are perched at the peak of hyde and lombard and offer stunning views of the bay coit tower the bay bridge on one side and golden gate bridge. Alice chalmers playground receives 30 000 for makeover.

Oh and marble was shot in the back after a car chase in the swiss alps while she worked as a spy during world war ii. Alice marble court 4. One hour reservations will be available at the following tennis courts for play beginning october 7 2020. Her father died in an automobile accident when she was six years old.

Alice marble september 28 1913 december 13 1990 was an american tennis player who won 18 grand slam championships 1936 40. Five in singles six in women s doubles and seven in mixed doubles. As the wimbledon lawn tennis museum wrote about her in its pocket history of champions. Alice marble was a picture of unrestrained athleticism billie jean king told the new york times.

Alice marble grew up on 12th avenue in the inner sunset and learned tennis on the dusty gray asphalt courts in golden gate park. Balboa park court 4. Marble river provincial park port alice. Alice marble was the foremost female tennis player in the years before world war ii.

She is remembered as one of the greatest women to play the game because of her pioneering style in power tennis. After his death the family moved to san francisco where they lived near the tennis courts of golden gate park. Belterra park 17 35 6f 6 run 18 04 6f 8 run 18 33 6f 7 run 19 02 1m 5 run 19 31 1m f 11 run.