Updated Feb 20, 2026
Details
Birthday
(Thursday)
Died
Birthplace
Height
165 cm (5'5")
Nationality
Sport
Badminton, Tennis
Languages
English
Residences
Hartford
Education
Rollins College
Zodiac Sign
♋ Cancer
Chinese Zodiac
兔 Rabbit
Name Origin
English < Proto-Indo-European (*h₂yéwHō)
Popularity
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Shirley Fry: American tennis and badminton player (1927–2021).
Born in Akron (died at age 94).
2 awards including International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Stands 5′5″ tall.
Studied at Rollins College.
AWARDS (2)
B
International Tennis Hall of Fame
WON
B
Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame
WON
Biography
Shirley June Fry Irvin was an American tennis player. During her career, which lasted from the early 1940s until the mid-1950s, she won the singles title at all four Grand Slam events, as well as 13 doubles titles, and was ranked No. 1 in the world in 1956.
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Shirley Fry was born on and passed away on at the age of 94.
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Shirley Fry was born in Akron.
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