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Lilí Álvarez

February 17, 2024

Elia Maria González-Álvarez y López-Chicheri,[a] also known as Lilí de Álvarez[b] (Spanish pronunciation: [liˈli ˈalβaɾeθ]; 9 May 1905 – 8 July 1998), was a Spanish multi-sport competitor, an international tennis champion, an author, feminist and a journalist.[7]

Lilí Álvarez
Lilí Álvarez at the 1926 Wimbledon Championships ladies final
Full nameElia Maria González-Álvarez y López-Chicheri
Country (sports)Spain (−1936)
France (1936–)[1]
Born(1905-05-09)9 May 1905
Rome, Italy
Died8 July 1998(1998-07-08) (aged 93)
Madrid, Spain
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 2 (1927, A. Wallis Myers)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenSF (1930, 1931, 1936, 1937)
WimbledonF (1926, 1927, 1928)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenW (1929)
Wimbledon3R (1937)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenF (1927)
WimbledonQF (1926, 1936)

Life edit

 
Lilí Álvarez at the 1931 French Championships wearing her controversial "robe-pants"

She was born at the Hotel Flora in Rome, Italy, during a stay by her affluent Spanish parents.[8] She was raised in Switzerland and from an early age began competing in a variety of sports. At age eleven, she won her first ice skating competition, and then at age 16, she won the St. Moritz ice skating championship. She won her first tennis tournament at age fourteen. An all-around sportsperson, Álvarez was an alpine skier, equestrian, and an auto racer who won the Campeonato de Cataluña de Automovilismo at age 19.

Álvarez was a pioneer in women's tennis in Spain and was her country's most dominant player during the 1920s. Between 1926 and 1928, she reached three consecutive singles finals at Wimbledon. According to American Helen Wills Moody, who defeated Álvarez twice in Wimbledon singles finals, Álvarez' game was an "unusually daring one". She also competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[9]

In 1929, Álvarez teamed up with the Dutch player Kea Bouman to win the women's doubles title at the French Championships. The following year, Álvarez won the singles title at the Italian Championships, an accomplishment that was not repeated by another female Spaniard for 63 years until Conchita Martínez won the Italian Open in 1993. Álvarez and Bill Tilden were the runners-up in the mixed doubles competition at the 1927 French Championships.

In 1927, Álvarez authored a book in English published in London under the title Modern Lawn Tennis.[5]

In 1931, she shocked the staid tennis world by playing at Wimbledon in a divided tennis skirt specially made by designer Elsa Schiaparelli that was the forerunner of shorts (pictured).[10] That year, Álvarez began reporting on the political events in Spain for the British newspaper the Daily Mail.

According to Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Álvarez was ranked in the world top 10 from 1926 through 1928 and in 1930 and 1931, reaching a career high of World No. 2 in those rankings in 1927 and 1928.[11]

In 1934, Álvarez married Jean de Gaillard de la Valdène, the Count of Valdene,[12][13] a French aristocrat and diplomat, and from 1936[1] she played for three years on the international tennis circuit as "Countess Valdène".[4] In 1939, she lost her only child and the couple soon separated. She returned home to Spain in 1941 where she continued to be active in sports and began writing on religious and feminist topics, publishing her book Plenitud (Fullness) in 1946. She actively supported the worldwide feminist movement and in 1951 gave a speech entitled "La batalla de la feminidad" at the Hispanic-American Feminist Congress. Over the years, she wrote several more books.

When asked in 1993 about modern Spanish tennis, Álvarez favored a combative and bold playing style rather than a defensive and thus negative conception and criticized the lack of fast courts in the country, claiming that no champions can be born on clay court. She was disappointed that Sergi Bruguera didn't take part in Wimbledon after winning Roland Garros and showed enthusiasm for Conchita Martínez's Wimbledon semifinals run, noting that while she had previously shown talent it was the first time she had shown a champion's disposition.[14]

Álvarez died in Madrid in 1998.

Grand Slam finals edit

Singles (3 runner-ups) edit

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1926 Wimbledon Grass   Kitty McKane Godfree 2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 1927 Wimbledon (2) Grass   Helen Wills 2–6, 4–6
Loss 1928 Wimbledon (3) Grass   Helen Wills 2–6, 3–6

Doubles (1 title) edit

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1929 French Championships Clay   Kea Bouman   Bobbie Heine
  Alida Neave		 7–5, 6–3

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up) edit

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1927 French Championships Clay   Bill Tilden   Marguerite Broquedis
  Jean Borotra		 4–6, 6–2, 2–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Career SR
Australian Championships A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0
French Championships 1R A QF A A SF SF 3R A A 1R SF SF 0 / 8
Wimbledon A F F F 4R 1R 3R A A A 2R 4R 4R 0 / 9
U.S. Championships A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0
SR 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 17

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Spanish pronunciation: [ˈelja maˈɾi.a ɣonˈθaleθ ˈalβaɾeθ i ˈlopeθ tʃiˈtʃeɾi]
  2. ^ She is also known by the names Lilí de Álvarez,[3] Countess Valdène,[4] and Lili de Alvarez.[5][6] Her book Modern Tennis has sources showing multiple spellings.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "The Championships 1936" (PDF). The Championships, Wimbledon. All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  2. ^ Arthur Wallis Myers (20 September 1928). "World's players ranked". The Argus. Melbourne: Argus Office (25, 619): 7. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Gades" Numéro 23 Colegio Universitario de Filosofía y Letras de Cádiz, Universidad de Cádiz. Colegio Universitario de Filosofía y Letras 1999 "Se recogía, incluso, su presencia en Wimbledon para asistir a un acontecimiento tan poco trascendente desde un punto de vista político y oficial, como era la final del tomeo de tenis, en la que participaba la Señorita Lilí de Álvarez."
  4. ^ a b Ernst Probst (2001). Superfrauen 12- Sport [Superwomen 12- Sport] (in German). Munich, Germany: GRIN Verlag. p. 24. ISBN 9783638934053.
  5. ^ a b "Modern lawn tennis (Hardcover) by Lili DE ALVAREZ". Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  6. ^ "ITF profile". Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Lilí Alvarez, una contestataria de 74 años". El País. 20 November 1979. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Cuando el fútbol no era el rey: Los deportes en el espacio público" Page 192 Carles Sirera Miralles 2011 "Un buen ejemplo de las múltiples contradicciones que esta dualidad podría haber generado es la controvertida biografía de la tenista, varias veces subcampeona en Wimbledon, Lilí Álvarez. Nacida en 1905 en Roma, su madre era la esposa .."
  9. ^ "Lilí Álvarez". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  10. ^ Béla Kehrling, ed. (24 June 1931). "Külföldi hírek [International news]" (in Hungarian) (PDF). Tennisz és Golf (Budapest, Hungary: Egyesült Kő-, Könyvnyomda. Könyv- és Lapkiadó Rt.) III (13): 253. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  11. ^ Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 701. ISBN 0-942257-41-3.
  12. ^ "Air et cosmos" 682–699 1977 "Le comte Jean de Gaillard de la Valdène, qui s'était distingué comme pilote durant la première guerre mondiale, est décédé à Lausanne dans sa 82" année "
  13. ^ Mémorial aéronautique: qui était qui? p83 Marcel Catillon 1997 "de GAILLARD de LA VALDÈNE Jean. Né le 2 septembre 1895. Décédé le 26 août 1977. AS 1914–1918 avec 5 victoires aériennes homologuées. Affecté à l'escadrille Spa 95. Repose dans le cimetière de Bollène (Vaucluse). "
  14. ^ Para Lilí Álvarez, "ha nacido una nueva estrella". Mundo Deportivo, 3 July 1993

External links edit

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Elia Maria Gonzalez Alvarez y Lopez Chicheri a also known as Lili de Alvarez b Spanish pronunciation liˈli ˈalbaɾe8 9 May 1905 8 July 1998 was a Spanish multi sport competitor an international tennis champion an author feminist and a journalist 7 Lili AlvarezLili Alvarez at the 1926 Wimbledon Championships ladies finalFull nameElia Maria Gonzalez Alvarez y Lopez ChicheriCountry sports Spain 1936 France 1936 1 Born 1905 05 09 9 May 1905Rome ItalyDied8 July 1998 1998 07 08 aged 93 Madrid SpainPlaysRight handedSinglesHighest rankingNo 2 1927 A Wallis Myers 2 Grand Slam singles resultsFrench OpenSF 1930 1931 1936 1937 WimbledonF 1926 1927 1928 DoublesGrand Slam doubles resultsFrench OpenW 1929 Wimbledon3R 1937 Grand Slam mixed doubles resultsFrench OpenF 1927 WimbledonQF 1926 1936 Contents 1 Life 2 Grand Slam finals 2 1 Singles 3 runner ups 2 2 Doubles 1 title 2 3 Mixed doubles 1 runner up 3 Grand Slam singles tournament timeline 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksLife edit nbsp Lili Alvarez at the 1931 French Championships wearing her controversial robe pants She was born at the Hotel Flora in Rome Italy during a stay by her affluent Spanish parents 8 She was raised in Switzerland and from an early age began competing in a variety of sports At age eleven she won her first ice skating competition and then at age 16 she won the St Moritz ice skating championship She won her first tennis tournament at age fourteen An all around sportsperson Alvarez was an alpine skier equestrian and an auto racer who won the Campeonato de Cataluna de Automovilismo at age 19 Alvarez was a pioneer in women s tennis in Spain and was her country s most dominant player during the 1920s Between 1926 and 1928 she reached three consecutive singles finals at Wimbledon According to American Helen Wills Moody who defeated Alvarez twice in Wimbledon singles finals Alvarez game was an unusually daring one She also competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics 9 In 1929 Alvarez teamed up with the Dutch player Kea Bouman to win the women s doubles title at the French Championships The following year Alvarez won the singles title at the Italian Championships an accomplishment that was not repeated by another female Spaniard for 63 years until Conchita Martinez won the Italian Open in 1993 Alvarez and Bill Tilden were the runners up in the mixed doubles competition at the 1927 French Championships In 1927 Alvarez authored a book in English published in London under the title Modern Lawn Tennis 5 In 1931 she shocked the staid tennis world by playing at Wimbledon in a divided tennis skirt specially made by designer Elsa Schiaparelli that was the forerunner of shorts pictured 10 That year Alvarez began reporting on the political events in Spain for the British newspaper the Daily Mail According to Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail Alvarez was ranked in the world top 10 from 1926 through 1928 and in 1930 and 1931 reaching a career high of World No 2 in those rankings in 1927 and 1928 11 In 1934 Alvarez married Jean de Gaillard de la Valdene the Count of Valdene 12 13 a French aristocrat and diplomat and from 1936 1 she played for three years on the international tennis circuit as Countess Valdene 4 In 1939 she lost her only child and the couple soon separated She returned home to Spain in 1941 where she continued to be active in sports and began writing on religious and feminist topics publishing her book Plenitud Fullness in 1946 She actively supported the worldwide feminist movement and in 1951 gave a speech entitled La batalla de la feminidad at the Hispanic American Feminist Congress Over the years she wrote several more books When asked in 1993 about modern Spanish tennis Alvarez favored a combative and bold playing style rather than a defensive and thus negative conception and criticized the lack of fast courts in the country claiming that no champions can be born on clay court She was disappointed that Sergi Bruguera didn t take part in Wimbledon after winning Roland Garros and showed enthusiasm for Conchita Martinez s Wimbledon semifinals run noting that while she had previously shown talent it was the first time she had shown a champion s disposition 14 Alvarez died in Madrid in 1998 Grand Slam finals editSingles 3 runner ups edit Result Year Championship Surface Opponent ScoreLoss 1926 Wimbledon Grass nbsp Kitty McKane Godfree 2 6 6 4 3 6Loss 1927 Wimbledon 2 Grass nbsp Helen Wills 2 6 4 6Loss 1928 Wimbledon 3 Grass nbsp Helen Wills 2 6 3 6Doubles 1 title edit Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWin 1929 French Championships Clay nbsp Kea Bouman nbsp Bobbie Heine nbsp Alida Neave 7 5 6 3Mixed doubles 1 runner up edit Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents ScoreLoss 1927 French Championships Clay nbsp Bill Tilden nbsp Marguerite Broquedis nbsp Jean Borotra 4 6 6 2 2 6Grand Slam singles tournament timeline editKey W F SF QF R RR Q DNQ A NH W winner F finalist SF semifinalist QF quarterfinalist R rounds 4 3 2 1 RR round robin stage Q qualification round DNQ did not qualify A absent NH not held SR strike rate events won competed W L win loss record Tournament 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 Career SRAustralian Championships A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 0French Championships 1R A QF A A SF SF 3R A A 1R SF SF 0 8Wimbledon A F F F 4R 1R 3R A A A 2R 4R 4R 0 9U S Championships A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 0SR 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 17See also editPerformance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam finalNotes edit Spanish pronunciation ˈelja maˈɾi a ɣonˈ8ale8 ˈalbaɾe8 i ˈlope8 tʃiˈtʃeɾi She is also known by the names Lili de Alvarez 3 Countess Valdene 4 and Lili de Alvarez 5 6 Her book Modern Tennis has sources showing multiple spellings References edit a b The Championships 1936 PDF The Championships Wimbledon All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Retrieved 16 July 2013 Arthur Wallis Myers 20 September 1928 World s players ranked The Argus Melbourne Argus Office 25 619 7 Retrieved 15 December 2012 Gades Numero 23 Colegio Universitario de Filosofia y Letras de Cadiz Universidad de Cadiz Colegio Universitario de Filosofia y Letras 1999 Se recogia incluso su presencia en Wimbledon para asistir a un acontecimiento tan poco trascendente desde un punto de vista politico y oficial como era la final del tomeo de tenis en la que participaba la Senorita Lili de Alvarez a b Ernst Probst 2001 Superfrauen 12 Sport Superwomen 12 Sport in German Munich Germany GRIN Verlag p 24 ISBN 9783638934053 a b Modern lawn tennis Hardcover by Lili DE ALVAREZ Retrieved 15 December 2012 ITF profile Retrieved 4 June 2023 Lili Alvarez una contestataria de 74 anos El Pais 20 November 1979 Retrieved 22 May 2012 Cuando el futbol no era el rey Los deportes en el espacio publico Page 192 Carles Sirera Miralles 2011 Un buen ejemplo de las multiples contradicciones que esta dualidad podria haber generado es la controvertida biografia de la tenista varias veces subcampeona en Wimbledon Lili Alvarez Nacida en 1905 en Roma su madre era la esposa Lili Alvarez Olympedia Retrieved 11 July 2020 Bela Kehrling ed 24 June 1931 Kulfoldi hirek International news in Hungarian PDF Tennisz es Golf Budapest Hungary Egyesult Ko Konyvnyomda Konyv es Lapkiado Rt III 13 253 Retrieved 15 December 2012 Collins Bud 2008 The Bud Collins History of Tennis An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book New York New Chapter Press pp 695 701 ISBN 0 942257 41 3 Air et cosmos 682 699 1977 Le comte Jean de Gaillard de la Valdene qui s etait distingue comme pilote durant la premiere guerre mondiale est decede a Lausanne dans sa 82 annee Memorial aeronautique qui etait qui p83 Marcel Catillon1997 de GAILLARD de LA VALDENE Jean Ne le 2 septembre 1895 Decede le 26 aout 1977 AS 1914 1918 avec 5 victoires aeriennes homologuees Affecte a l escadrille Spa 95 Repose dans le cimetiere de Bollene Vaucluse Para Lili Alvarez ha nacido una nueva estrella Mundo Deportivo 3 July 1993External links editLili Alvarez at the International Tennis Federation nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lili Alvarez amp oldid 1158484196, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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