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Leslie Allen
Tennis Pro + Knight Bachelor + Teacher
Female
Born
Mar 12, 1957
Age
56
Leslie Allen is a retired American professional tennis player. Allen was a member of the University of Southern California national championship team and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in speech communications. She joined the WTA Tour… Read More
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CHILDHOOD
1957
Birth
Born in 1957.
TWENTIES

1977
20 Years Old
Allen was a member of the University of Southern California national championship team and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in speech communications. She joined the WTA Tour in 1977 and went on to reach a career high ranking on #17 in the world.

1981
24 Years Old
In 1981, Allen became the first African American woman to win a tennis tournament since Althea Gibson when she won the Avon Championships of Detroit, although Renee Blount is also credited with this feat because she won the Futures of Columbus in 1979.
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