Biography of helen wills moody

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  • Helen Wills Moody life and biography

    Helen Wills Moodyis considered to be one of the greatest female tennis players of all time. In her career as a tennis player, she won 31 Grand Slam titles (including singles, women's doubles and mixed Helen Wills Moodydoubles titles). She was married twice - first to Frederick Moody (in December 1929) and later to Aidan Roark (in October 1939). She won around one-half of her major championships as Helen Wills and the other-half as Helen Wills Moody.

    Childhood


    Helen Wills Moodywas born on 6th October 1905, Centerville (now Fremont), California, near San Francisco. She lived with her family, in Point of Timber, a small river landing along Indian Slough, San Joaquin River, near Byron, California. She attended grammar school (1 to 8 grades) in Byron and learnt to play tennis at the Byron Hot Springs. For high school education, Wills attended Head-Royce School. She also attended the University of California, Berkeley, on an academic scholarship