Won three Grand Slam singles titles — the French Championships in 1961 and 1966 and Wimbledon in 1969 — and eight majors in all across singles, doubles and mixed, reaching a career-high world No. 2. A natural clay-court baseliner, she reworked her game into an effective net attack, and in 1969 became the first left-handed woman to win Wimbledon. She commentated for the BBC for over thirty years and chaired the Women's International Tennis Council.