Carole C. Graebner; won doubles tennis titles Nov 20, 2008
She won doubles titles at the 1965 and 1966 US Clay Court Championships and was a finalist in singles at 1964 US Championships, losing to Maria Bueno. Ms. Graebner was ranked in the US top 10 in singles from 1961-65 and 1967. (Boston Globe)
Former U.S. doubles champ Graebner dies at 65 Nov 20, 2008
She also won doubles titles at the 1965 and 1966 U.S. Clay Court Championships and was a finalist in singles at the 1964 U.S. Championships, losing to Maria Bueno. Graebner was a member of the inaugural 1963 U.S. Fed Cup team, and played college tennis alongside Billie Jean King at California State University at Los Angeles. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
U.S. OPEN: Top-Seeded Ivanovic Upset by Coin Aug 29, 2008
That came when Maria Bueno drew a first-round bye and lost in the second round. Related. (Fox News)
Top seed Ivanonovic avoids Open upset Aug 27, 2008
The worst start for a No. 1 woman at the U.S. Open came in 1967 when Maria Bueno drew a first-round bye and then lost in the second round. Sixth-seeded Safina, 22, enjoyed a straightforward 6-3 6-4 win over qualifier Kristie Haerim Ahn of the U.S. as she bids for her fourth title of the year. (CNN -- International)
World's No. 1 barely escapes first-round upset in US Open Aug 27, 2008
The worst start ever for a No. 1 woman at the US Open came in 1967 when Maria Bueno drew a first-round bye and then lost in the second round. The last top-seeded man to lose in the first round at Flushing Meadows was Stefan Edberg in 1990. (The Daily Texan, TX)
Bruce Jenkins from Wimbledon Jul 6, 2008
I didn't have the hours required to obtain the definitive list, but it would apply to Margaret Osborne and Louise Brough (1948 U.S. Open finalists), Darlene Hard and Maria Bueno (1960 U.S. Open) and Billie Jean King-Rosie Casals (1971 U.S. Open). Those were friendlier times, well before the sport's boom in popularity and television exposure. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Golfer Lorena Ochoa keeps climbing, selected AP female athlete of year Dec 22, 2007
1959 Maria Bueno, tennis. 1958 Althea Gibson, tennis. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Roger and me? Henin says she's no Federer Oct 21, 2007
Henin says she's no Federer - Tennis - Sport - smh. Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
For U.S., a union of great import (Dan Daly) Mar 30, 2007
It began in tennis, with Spain's Maria Bueno and Manuel Santana and Britain's Ginny Wade all winning U.S. Opens in the '60s. Then Tony Jacklin, the pride of English golf, came over and blew away the Open field at Hazeltine in 1970 -- and the drizzle turned into a downpour. (Washington Times, DC)
