12 Facts About Rosemary Casals

Rosemary "Rosie" Casals was born on September 16,1948 and is an American former professional tennis player.

Less than a year after Rosemary Casals was born, her parents decided they could not care for her and her older sister Victoria.

Rosemary Casals was known as a determined player who used any shot available to her to score a point.

Rosemary Casals was a successful individual player, ranking third among US women during this period.

Rosemary Casals became involved in World Team Tennis, and she played with the Detroit Loves in 1974, the Los Angeles Strings from 1975 through 1977, the Anaheim Oranges in 1978, and the Oakland Breakers in 1982, before serving as the player-coach of the San Diego Friars in 1983.

Rosemary Casals later played for the St Louis Eagles in 1984, the Chicago Fyre in 1985, the Miami Beach Breakers in 1986, and the Fresno Sun-Nets in 1988.

Rosemary Casals won 112 professional doubles tournaments, the second most in history behind Martina Navratilova.

Rosemary Casals played in a total of 685 singles and doubles tournaments during her career.

The attention generated by this successful tournament, which was won by Rosemary Casals, quickly brought about the formation of other women's tournaments and greater prize monies for women.

Rosemary Casals underwent knee surgery in 1978 and was forced to change career directions.

Rosemary Casals was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1996.

Rosemary Casals was originally seeded 14th for the 1978 Wimbledon Championships, but a knee injury forced her withdrawal before the draw was made.