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- ↑ Wimbledon, Gentlemen's Singles Finals Archived 2013-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 Roland Garros, Past Winners Archived 2012-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ List of French Open Men's Singles champions and finalists [ permanent dead link ]
- 1 2 Authentic Tennis, US Open
- ↑ List of Australian Open Men's Champions, yahoo sports
- ↑ Wimbledon Roll of Honour, Ladies Singles Finals Archived 2013-05-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ United States Tennis Association, Grand Slam Tournaments Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ List of French Open women's singles champions
- ↑ La France.Com women's singles
- ↑ List of Australian Open women's champions, yahoo sports
- ↑ Germaine Golding was Franco-British