Tennis player
Suzanne Lenglen
Lost one match in seven years, played in a calf-length dress without a corset that scandalised 1919, and turned professional when nobody did.
Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen was a French tennis player. She was the inaugural world No. 1 from 1921 to 1926, winning eight Grand Slam titles in singles and twenty-one in total. She was also a four-time World Hard Court Champion in singles, and ten times in total. Lenglen won six Wimbledon singles titles, including five in a row from 1919 to 1923, and was the champion in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles at the first two open French Championships in 1925 and 1926. In doubles, she was undefeated with her usual partner, Elizabeth Ryan, highlighted by another six titles at Wimbledon. Lenglen was the first leading amateur to turn professional. She ranked as the greatest women's tennis player from the amateur era in the 100 Greatest of All Time series on the Tennis Channel in 2012.
- Born
- 1899-05-24, Paris, FranceA Wednesday
- Died
- 1938-07-04, Paris, FranceA Monday, aged 39
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1899-05-24, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 3°03′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 23°16′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 11°40′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 2°49′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 17°51′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 1°59′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 21°41′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 6°09′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 23°39′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 14°53′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1938-07-04, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 11°48′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 10°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 24°55′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 18°36′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 18°01′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 1°59′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aries | 17°27′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 16°47′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 18°41′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 29°09′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Suzanne Lenglen 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.
