How much money did Helen Wills make?

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How much money did Helen Wills make?

She lived in both the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California and continued playing tennis until she was 82-years-old. When she died at 92, Wills bestowed her $10 million fortune to her alma mater, the University of California- Berkeley, where she is now remembered by the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute.

When did Helen Wills Moody win Wimbledon?

Helen Wills

Singles
Wimbledon	W (1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1938)
US Open	W (1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 1 (1924)

When did Helen Wills retire from tennis?

1938
Helen Wills/Retired

What did Helen Wills accomplish?

Helen Wills (1905-1998) was one of the dominant American and international female tennis players during the late 1920s and most of the 1930s. She won 31 major international tennis championships. In her prime, she won 180 straight matches against the best women in tennis without losing a single set.

Where was Helen Willis born?

Fremont, California, United States
Helen Wills/Place of birth

Why is Helen Wills famous?

Helen Wills, in full Helen Newington Wills, also called Helen Wills Moody or Helen Roark, (born October 6, 1905, Centerville, California, U.S.—died January 1, 1998, Carmel, California), outstanding American tennis player who was the top female competitor in the world for eight years (1927–33 and 1935).

Who won the most titles in women’s tennis?

Serena Williams
Grand Slam singles totals

	Titles	#
1.	Margaret Court	24
2.	Serena Williams	23
3.	Steffi Graf	22
4.	Helen Wills	19

What was Helen Wills impact on society?

Helen Wills revolutionized the face of sports for American women. At a time when women were not thought capable of athletic achievement, Wills played some of the best tennis in the world, with a strength and ferocity that was far more typical of the male athletes of her time than of the female ones.