Anita Lizana
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| Full name | Anita Lizana de Ellis |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |
 Chile
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| Born |
19 November 1915 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | 21 August 1994 (aged 78) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No.1 (1937) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | 3R (1935) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1936, 1937) |
| US Open | W (1937) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (1935) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1938, 1947) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1939) |
Anita Lizana de Ellis (19 November 1915 – 21 August 1994) was a world No. 1 tennis player from Chile. She was the first Latin American, and first Hispanic person, to be ranked World Number 1 tennis player. Also, Lizana was the first Latin American to win a Grand Slam singles championship. She won the U.S. Championships in 1937, defeating Jadwiga Jędrzejowska in the final in straight sets.
She won the Scottish Championships four times (1935–37, 46).
In 1936 Lizana won the singles titles at the British Covered Court Championships, played on wood courts at the Queen's Club in London, and the South of England Championships.
Since Anita Lizana, the only other Latin American to be ranked World Number 1 in ladies tennis has been Maria Bueno of Brazil.
According to A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, she was ranked in the world top ten in 1936 and 1937 (no rankings issued from 1940 through 1945), reaching a career high of world No. 1 in 1937.
R = restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played
1In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.
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