May Sutton was the first American* (male or female) to win the singles title at Wimbledon.  Her sisters Violet, Florence and Ethel were also well known competitive tennis players. May retired from tennis in her mid-20s to raise a family, but returned to the court in 1921 at age 35 and became the fourth ranked player in the US.  In 1928, May teamed up with her daughter Dorothy Cheney to become the only mother/daughter pair seeded at the US Open.   *May was born in England, but immigrated to California at age 6.

May Sutton was the first American* (male or female) to win the singles title at Wimbledon.  Her sisters Violet, Florence and Ethel were also well known competitive tennis players.

May retired from tennis in her mid-20s to raise a family, but returned to the court in 1921 at age 35 and became the fourth ranked player in the US.  In 1928, May teamed up with her daughter Dorothy Cheney to become the only mother/daughter pair seeded at the US Open.  

*May was born in England, but immigrated to California at age 6.