Anita Lizana

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Anita Lizana de Ellis (November 19, 1915 in Santiago - August 21, 1994) was a former tennis player from Chile and the first Latin American female to win a Grand Slam singles championship. She won the U.S. Championships in 1937, defeating Jadwiga Jedrzejowska of Poland in the final 6-4, 6-2.

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Tournament 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 - 1944 1945 1946 1947 Career SR
Australian Championships A A A A A A NH NH A A 0 / 0
French Championships 3R A A A A NH R A A A 0 / 1
Wimbledon 3R QF QF 2R 2R NH NH NH A 2R 0 / 6
U.S. Championships A A W A A A A A A A 1 / 1
SR 0 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 8

NH = not held

R = restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation

A = did not participate in the tournament

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played

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