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Renée Richards: Media

American tennis player and ophthalmologist

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Renée Richards
Shown during an interview in 1976, Renée Richards is the only person to compete in...
Ben Olender—Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection/UCLA Library Department of Special Collections/© The Regents of the University of California
On the court
Renée Richards hitting a winning shot in a 1977 tournament while playing doubles...
© Paul J. Bereswill—Newsday/Getty Images
Richards and Navratilova
After her playing days were over, Renée Richards (left) coached tennis great Martina...
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