TENNIS PLAYER

Darlene Hard

1936 - 2021

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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 131,917 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Darlene Hard is the 209th most popular tennis player (down from 48th in 2019), the 6,941st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,780th in 2019) and the 44th most popular American Tennis Player.

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  • 130k

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  • 47.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Darlene Hard ranks 209 out of 1,569. Before her are Balázs Taróczy, John Van Ryn, Mima Jaušovec, Natasha Zvereva, Lleyton Hewitt, and Virginia Wade. After her are Frank Hadow, Nikolay Davydenko, Ivo Karlović, Peter Fleming, Frederick Hovey, and Dick Savitt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Darlene Hard ranks 380. Before her are Ong Teng Cheong, Marin Sorescu, Sissy Schwarz, Théodore-Adrien Sarr, Dave Charlton, and Manuel Alegre. After her are Eddie Colman, Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov, Michael Somare, Peter Cook, Kenneth Copeland, and Hugh Anderson. Among people deceased in 2021, Darlene Hard ranks 397. Before her are Kees de Jager, Fausta Morganti, Lee Wan-koo, Modibo Keita, Curtis Fuller, and Shlomo Hillel. After her are Valentin Afonin, Michael Somare, Alber Elbaz, Richard Marcinko, Ivo Trumbić, and Aydin Ibrahimov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Darlene Hard ranks 6,941 out of 20,380. Before her are Neil Campbell (1946), Larry Fine (1902), James Franciscus (1934), Shonda Rhimes (1970), Washington Allston (1779), and Irene Rosenfeld (1953). After her are Seth Gilliam (1968), Mariel Hemingway (1961), Drea de Matteo (1972), Rahm Emanuel (1959), Verna Bloom (1938), and Lana Rhoades (1996).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In United States

Among tennis players born in United States, Darlene Hard ranks 44. Before her are Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (1886), Bob Falkenburg (1926), Henry Slocum (1862), Maurice McLoughlin (1890), Wilmer Allison (1904), and John Van Ryn (1905). After her are Peter Fleming (1955), Frederick Hovey (1868), Dick Savitt (1927), Tony Trabert (1930), Brian Gottfried (1952), and Shirley Fry (1927).

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