1936 - 2021
Darlene Ruth Hard (January 6, 1936 – December 2, 2021) was an American professional tennis player, known for her aggressive volleying ability and strong serves. She captured singles titles at the French Championships in 1960 and the U.S. Championships in 1960 and 1961. With eight different partners, she won a total of 13 women's doubles titles in Grand Slam tournaments, and was the finest doubles player of her generation. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Darlene Hard has received more than 123,179 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Darlene Hard is the 48th most popular tennis player (up from 284th in 2019), the 2,787th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,881st in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Tennis Player.
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Among tennis players, Darlene Hard ranks 48 out of 1,148. Before her are Pancho Gonzales, Henri Cochet, Monica Seles, Gabriela Sabatini, Yannick Noah, and Jaroslav Drobný. After her are Max Decugis, Bobby Riggs, Gottfried von Cramm, Maria Sharapova, William Renshaw, and Martina Hingis.
1928 - 1995
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 42
1901 - 1987
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 43
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 44
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 45
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 46
1921 - 2001
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 47
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 48
1882 - 1978
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 49
1918 - 1995
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 50
1909 - 1976
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 51
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 52
1861 - 1904
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 53
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 54
Among people born in 1936, Darlene Hard ranks 154. Before her are Dyanne Thorne, Eliahu Inbal, Vyacheslav Kebich, Gabriel Matzneff, Bobby Darin, and Siw Malmkvist. After her are Annette Stroyberg, Abbie Hoffman, Glenn Murcutt, Ziaur Rahman, Han Seung-soo, and Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild. Among people deceased in 2021, Darlene Hard ranks 202. Before her are Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino, Cicely Tyson, Edward Cassidy, Yegor Ligachyov, Jan Jindra, and Masayuki Uemura. After her are Jane Powell, Sabine Weiss, George Segal, Sam Jones, Albert Vanhoye, and Thomas Cavalier-Smith.
1936 - 2020
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 148
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 149
1936 - 2020
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 150
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 151
1936 - 1973
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 152
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 153
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 154
1936 - 2005
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 155
1936 - 1989
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 156
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 157
1936 - 1981
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 158
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 159
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 160
1942 - 2021
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 196
1924 - 2021
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 197
1924 - 2021
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 198
1920 - 2021
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 199
1932 - 2021
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 200
1943 - 2021
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 201
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 202
1929 - 2021
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 203
1924 - 2021
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 204
1934 - 2021
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 205
1933 - 2021
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 206
1923 - 2021
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 207
1942 - 2021
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 208
Among people born in United States, Darlene Hard ranks 2,787 out of 18,182. Before her are Susan Wojcicki (1968), Clair Cameron Patterson (1922), Machine Gun Kelly (1990), Philo Farnsworth (1906), Jack Johnson (1878), and Dan Quayle (1947). After her are Gerry Mulligan (1927), Fiorello H. La Guardia (1882), Ernest Guiraud (1837), Alfre Woodard (1952), John Savage (1949), and Mary Astor (1906).
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 2,781
1922 - 1995
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 2,782
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 2,783
1906 - 1971
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 2,784
1878 - 1946
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 2,785
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 2,786
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 2,787
1927 - 1996
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 2,788
1882 - 1947
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 2,789
1837 - 1892
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 2,790
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 2,791
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 2,792
1906 - 1987
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 2,793
Among tennis players born in United States, Darlene Hard ranks 13. Before her are Pete Sampras (1971), Venus Williams (1980), Don Budge (1915), Chris Evert (1954), Bill Tilden (1893), and Pancho Gonzales (1928). After her are Bobby Riggs (1918), Doris Hart (1925), Vitas Gerulaitis (1954), Michael Chang (1972), Maureen Connolly (1934), and Richard Sears (1861).
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 7
1980 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 8
1915 - 2000
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 9
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 10
1893 - 1953
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 11
1928 - 1995
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 12
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 13
1918 - 1995
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 14
1925 - 2015
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 15
1954 - 1994
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 16
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 17
1934 - 1969
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 18
1861 - 1943
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 19