What was Australian tennis player Margaret Court’s maiden name?
Margaret Court Court in the 2017 Hollywood film "Battle of the Sexes". † Some sources have Elizabeth Ryan winning over 200 singles titles in her career. Margaret Court Margaret Court (née Smith; born 16 July 1942), also known as Margaret Smith Court, is a retired Australian tennis player and former world No. 1. She is currently a Christian minister in Perth, Western Australia. In tennis, she amassed more major titles than any other player in history. In 1970, Court became the first woman during the Open era (and the second woman in history) to win the singles Grand Slam (all four major
Margaret Court renaming of Margaret Court Arena. Court was strongly criticised in May 2017 after writing a letter to "The West Australian" decrying Qantas airlines for being a corporate supporter of same-sex marriage and claiming she would boycott the airline. The letter, and further followup interviews, again led to calls from some Australians and tennis players to rename the Margaret Court Arena. Some politicians, including Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, rejected calls for the change of name, saying the name celebrates Margaret Court as a tennis player. Jacqueline McKenzie portrayed Court in the 2001 TV movie "When Billie Beat Bobby". Jessica McNamee portrayed