Tennis icon Shirley Fry Irvin has died at 94.
According to the International Tennis Hall of Fame, she died in her home in Naples, Fla. on Tuesday.
Known as Shirley Fry during her career, the Hall of Famer completed a career Grand Slam in the 1950s, winning her first singles title at the French Open in 1951. Fry is one of 10 women to win all four major championships.
Shirley Fry Irvin was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1970, 13 years into her retirement.
Hall of Famer Shirley Fry-Irvin, one of just 10 women in tennis history to have won singles titles at every major, along with 13 doubles and mixed doubles titles, has passed away. The American tennis legend was world No. 1 in 1956. Our thoughts are with her family and friends.— Tennis Hall of Fame (@TennisHalloFame) July 14, 2021
Hall of Famer Shirley Fry-Irvin, one of just 10 women in tennis history to have won singles titles at every major, along with 13 doubles and mixed doubles titles, has passed away. The American tennis legend was world No. 1 in 1956. Our thoughts are with her family and friends.