      helen newington wills (october 6, 1905 â january 1, 1998), also known as helen wills moody and helen wills roark, was an american tennis player. she has been described as "the first american born woman to achieve international celebrity as an athlete."{{cite web|author=finn, robin|title=helen wills moody, dominant champion who won 8 wimbledon titles, dies at 92|publisher=new york times|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9c01e0d71f31f930a35752c0a96e958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all|date=1998-01-03|accessdate
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