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Gertrude Moran Made Her Own Rules in 1949

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Gertrude Moran changed the tennis fashion game in 1949 wearing a skirt short enough to show her underwear. Wimbledon declared her outfit was vulgar, although she hadn’t broken any rules so they had to let her compete.

Because of the backlash, Moran stuck with short shorts for future tournaments, but still found ways to make headlines. During a match against Pauline Betz in 1950, she wore leopard print shorts. Our next athlete didn’t like shorts, she preferred tutus!