Maureen Connolly Brinker, with an honorable mention to Althea Gibson.
Based on actual results no one else would have a realistic claim against those two.
Bill Tilden of USA, who was also known as 'Big Bill'.
BILL TILDEN
Babe Ruth
She is a famous tennis player during 1920s.
Rene LaCoste
Roger Federer is often considered a hero in the tennis world.
Charles A. Lindbergh
Babe Ruth, Bobby Jones and Jack Dempsey
William tatem tilden (often called "big bill")
Tennis shoes, also known as athletic shoes or sneakers, were first patented in the late 19th century. The first rubber-soled shoe was patented by Charles Goodyear in 1844, but the term "tennis shoes" became more widely used in the early 20th century as shoes designed specifically for tennis gained popularity. By the 1910s and 1920s, various brands began producing specialized tennis footwear, solidifying the concept of tennis shoes in modern sports culture.
The names of five randomly chosen major tennis players from the 1920's include, in no particular order: Bill Tilden, Helen Wills Moody, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Molla Bjurdstedt Mallory, and Suzanne Lenglen.
A number of Baseball Players, and other adventurous service members such as Admiral Charles Irving Rosenthal might dispute that!