Tennis player
Maureen Connolly
The first woman to win all four majors in one year, at nineteen. A riding accident ended her career the following year and she died at thirty-four.
Maureen Catherine Connolly-Brinker, known as "Little Mo", was an American tennis player, the winner of nine major singles titles in the early 1950s. In 1953, she became the first woman to win a Grand Slam. She is also the only player in history to win a title without losing a set at all four major championships. The following year, in July 1954, a horseback riding accident seriously injured her right leg and ended her competitive tennis career at age 19. She died of ovarian cancer at the age of 34.
- Born
- 1934-09-17, San Diego, California, USAA Monday
- Died
- 1969-06-21, Dallas, Texas, USAA Saturday, aged 34
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1934-09-17, San Diego, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 24°13′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 11°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 11°47′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 8°15′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 11°31′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 25°07′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 22°42′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 0°47′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 12°34′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 25°44′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1969-06-21, Dallas, Texas, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 0°07′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 14°18′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 7°59′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 14°27′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 3°34′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 27°21′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 5°57′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 29°57′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 26°28′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 22°30′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Maureen Connolly was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
