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Helen Jacobs

Born: Aug. 6, 1908
Tennis

4-time winner of U.S. Championship (1932-35); Wimbledon winner in 1936; lost 4 Wimbledon finals to arch-rival Helen Wills Moody.

Died: June 2, 1997

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