Suzanne Lenglen

**Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen** (24 May 1899 – 4 July 1938) was a French tennis player. She was the first world No. 1 from 1921 to 1926, winning eight Grand Slam titles in singles and twenty-one in total. She was also a four-time World Hard Court Champion in singles, and ten times in total.

Lenglen won six Wimbledon singles titles, including five in a row from 1919 to 1923, and was the champion in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles at the first two open French Championships in 1925 and 1926.

Lenglen died on 4 July 1938 in Paris, France from problems caused by anemia and leukemia, aged 39.

## Infobox (tennis biography)

- **name**: Suzanne Lenglen
- **image**: Suzanne Lenglen 02.jpg
- **birth place**: Paris, France
- **death place**: Paris, France
- **height**: 1.64 m
- **coach**: Charles Lenglen
- **turnedpro**: August 1926
- **plays**: Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
- **tennishofyear**: 1978
- **tennishofid**: suzanne-lenglen
- **singlestitles**: 83
- **highestsinglesranking**: World number 1 ranked female tennis players, No. **1** (1921)
- **frenchopenresult**: **W** (1925 French Championships – Women's singles, 1925, 1925 French Championships – Women's singles, 1926)
- **wimbledonresult**: **W** (1919 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, 1919, 1920 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, 1920, 1921 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, 1921, 1922 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, 1922, 1923 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, 1923, 1925 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, 1925)
- **usopenresult**: 2R (1921 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles, 1921)
- **othertournaments**: yes
- **whccresult**: **W** (1914 World Hard Court Championships – Women's singles, 1914, 1921 World Hard Court Championships – Women's singles, 1921, 1922 World Hard Court Championships – Women's singles, 1922, 1923 World Hard Court Championships – Women's singles, 1923)
- **olympicsresult**: **W** (Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Women's singles, 1920)
- **doublestitles**: 74
- **frenchopendoublesresult**: **W** (1925 French Championships – Women's doubles, 1925, 1925 French Championships – Women's doubles, 1926)
- **wimbledondoublesresult**: **W** (1919 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles, 1919, 1920 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles, 1920, 1921 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles, 1921, 1922 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles, 1922, 1923 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles, 1923, 1925 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles, 1925)
- **othertournamentsdoubles**: yes
- **whccdoublesresult**: **W** (1914 World Hard Court Championships – Women's doubles, 1914, 1921 World Hard Court Championships – Women's doubles, 1921, 1922 World Hard Court Championships – Women's doubles, 1922)
- **olympicsdoublesresult**: SF – Bronze (Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles, 1920)
- **mixed**: yes
- **mixedtitles**: 93
- **frenchopenmixedresult**: **W** (1925 French Championships – Mixed doubles, 1925, 1926 French Championships – Mixed doubles, 1926)
- **wimbledonmixedresult**: **W** (1920 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles, 1920, 1922 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles, 1922, 1925 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles, 1925)
- **othertournamentsmixeddoubles**: yes
- **whccmixeddoublesresult**: **W** (1921 World Hard Court Championships – Mixed doubles, 1921, 1922 World Hard Court Championships – Mixed doubles, 1922, 1923 World Hard Court Championships – Mixed doubles, 1923)
- **olympicmixeddoublesresult**: **W** (Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles, 1920)
- **medaltemplates-expand**: yes