Rosie Casals

Rosemary Casals was born and raised in San Francisco and learned to play tennis on the public courts at Golden Gate Park when she was about 8 years old. She rose to fame in the '60s and '70s entering the U.S. Women's Top 5 in 1964, where she remained for 11 consecutive years. She is a seven-time Wimbledon Doubles Champion winning five women's doubles with Billie Jean King and two mixed doubles titles with Ilie Nastase. Rosie also thrilled the crowds with her Teddy Tinling Sequence and velvet tennis dresses. Rosie established her sports promotion company Sportswoman Inc. in 1982 to organize and promote charity tennis events, corporate outings, clinics, and much more.