Tennis Professional. She was an American female tennis player who won ten Grand Slam titles. Jacobs won five Grand Slam singles titles and was an eleven-time Grand Slam singles runner-up. Six of those losses were to Helen Wills Moody. Jacobs's only victory over Moody was in the final of the 1933 U.S. Championships. In 1933, Jacobs became the first woman to break with tradition by wearing man-tailored shorts at Wimbledon. While she was still playing tennis, Jacobs became a writer. Her first books were Modern Tennis (1933) and Improve Your Tennis (1936). She also wrote fictional works, such as Storm against the Wind (1944). Her autobiography Beyond the Game appeared in 1936. Jacobs served as a commander in the U.S. Navy intelligence during World War II, one of only five women to achieve that rank in the Navy.
Tennis Professional. She was an American female tennis player who won ten Grand Slam titles. Jacobs won five Grand Slam singles titles and was an eleven-time Grand Slam singles runner-up. Six of those losses were to Helen Wills Moody. Jacobs's only victory over Moody was in the final of the 1933 U.S. Championships. In 1933, Jacobs became the first woman to break with tradition by wearing man-tailored shorts at Wimbledon. While she was still playing tennis, Jacobs became a writer. Her first books were Modern Tennis (1933) and Improve Your Tennis (1936). She also wrote fictional works, such as Storm against the Wind (1944). Her autobiography Beyond the Game appeared in 1936. Jacobs served as a commander in the U.S. Navy intelligence during World War II, one of only five women to achieve that rank in the Navy.
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