Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Who was the youngest Wimbledon women's champion of the 20th century?

  1. Maria Sharapova

  2. Maureen Connolly

  3. Martina Hingis

  4. Steffi Graf
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Explanation

Martina Hingis won the Wimbledon women's singles title in 1997 at age 16 years and 9 months, making her the youngest women's champion of the 20th century. She defeated Jana Novotna in the final. Maria Sharapova was 17 when she won Wimbledon in 2004. Lottie Dod won at 15 in 1887, but that was in the 19th century, not the 20th.

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