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Some interesting facts: Tennis arrived in Australia in the 1870’s and soon became a popular social game. Courts began springing up across the country from the big cities to the countryside. Originally partaken by women in Europe it was immediately popular with both sexes in Australia. And since 1900 Australian players have been ranked as some of the best on the world scene. From the early days tennis was instantly popular with women although there was no financial support to help with overseas travel to attend tournaments. However, with the aid of fundraising, Daphne Akhurst made the finals of Wimbledon in 1928. Ten years later, Nancy Bolton was the first Australian woman to play in a USA Championship final. In 1963 and 1964, Lesley Bowery won the French Open Singles titles being the first Australian woman to do so. And in 1961 and 1967 she also won the mixed doubles at Wimbledon. Source: www.chatswoodtennis.com.au/the-history-of-australian-tennis/

More on Frederica de Laguna: www.fredericadelaguna.com/

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Historic Heroines, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

I'm very proud to be related to this remarkable woman (she was my great-grandmother's first cousin). Thank you for this great picture!

Wonderful picture! such "life" springs out of it!

Nice photo, and a nice series. Added this one to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaj_Birket-Smith Here's her obituary: www.brynmawr.edu/news/2004-10-21/delaguna.shtml Thanks for posting these!

Sometimes starts as a fun game between two ladies, yet can end up more serious.