Lilí Álvarez

Lilí Álvarez
Lilí Álvarez at the 1926 Wimbledon Championships ladies final
Full nameElia Maria González-Álvarez y López-Chicheri
Country (sports)Spain (−1936)
France (1936–)
Born(1905-05-09)9 May 1905
Rome, Italy
Died8 July 1998(1998-07-08) (aged 93)
Madrid, Spain
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 2 (1927, A. Wallis Myers)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenSF (1930, 1931, 1936, 1937)
WimbledonF (1926, 1927, 1928)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenW (1929)
Wimbledon3R (1937)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenF (1927)
WimbledonQF (1926, 1936)

Elia Maria González-Álvarez y López-Chicheri, also known as Lilí de Álvarez (Spanish pronunciation: [liˈli ˈalβaɾeθ]; 9 May 1905 – 8 July 1998), was a Spanish multi-sport competitor, an international tennis champion, an author, feminist and a journalist.