What happened to Virginia Wade?

What happened to Virginia Wade?

Since retiring in 1986, she has stayed active in tennis, working as an analyst for the BBC and for various US television networks – but where exactly does the famous female tennis icon call home after a long day’s work?

How old was Virginia Wade when she won?

Wade, then 31, and singles champion at the US Open in 1968 and at the Australian Open in 1972, wore a beautiful pink cardigan as she arrived on court. After dropping the first set 4-6, her whole demeanor turned a fiery red in winning the final two sets convincingly, 6-3, 6-1.

Who was the first British woman to win Wimbledon?

Maud Edith Eleanor Watson, MBE (9 October 1864 – 5 June 1946) was a British tennis player and the first female Wimbledon champion.

What accent does Virginia Wade have?

Wade believes that the British – and despite the South African accent, and having lived mainly in New York for 30 years, she still considers herself every inch one of us – must lower our expectations of women’s tennis.