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Maria Bueno, who passed away recently, was the legendary sportsperson from which field? [June 2018]

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Football
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Boxing
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Tennis
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Hockey
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The correct option is A Tennis
Maria Bueno (78) , the legendary Brazilian tennis player, has passed away in Sao Paulo on June 9, 2018. She won three Wimbledon and four US championship singles titles. During her 11-year career in the 1950s and 1960s, she won 19 Grand Slam titles (seven in women's singles, 11 in women's doubles, and one in mixed doubles), making her the most successful South American female tennis player in history.

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