Gladys Heldman
Gladys Medalie Heldman (May 13, 1922 – June 22, 2003) was an American tennis player, manager and magazine publisher. She was the founder of ''World Tennis'' magazine. As a manager, she supported and represented
Billie Jean King and eight other female tennis players:
Rosie Casals,
Judy Dalton,
Julie Heldman,
Kerry Melville,
Peaches Bartkowicz,
Kristy Pigeon,
Nancy Richey, and
Valerie Ziegenfuss. They were called the Houston Nine and formed the
Virginia Slims Tour in the early 1970s (the precursor of today's
WTA Tour). She is a member of the
International Tennis Hall of Fame and the
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
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