Anita Lizana, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Anita Lizana

Chilean tennis player

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1915

Place of Birth: Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

Date of Death: 21-Aug-1994

Profession: tennis player

Nationality: Chile

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Anita Lizana de Ellis (19 November 1915 – 21 August 1994) was a world No.
1 tennis player from Chile.
She was the first Latin American, and first Hispanic person, to be ranked World Number 1 tennis player.
Also, Lizana was the first Latin American to win a Grand Slam singles championship.
She won the U.S.
Championships singles title in 1937, defeating Jadwiga Jedrzejowska in the final in straight sets.