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By Leslie M. Mitchell, ’81 In 1998, The New York Times called Helen Wills, “arguably the most dominant tennis player of the 20th century and the first American-born woman to reach international celebrity as an athlete.” It is hard to argue with that assessment. University of California alumna Helen Wills was the greatest woman tennisContinue reading “Helen Wills: Cal’s Golden Tennis Champion”