In early 20th century P.G. Wodehouse, the thoughtless Bobbie Wickham was a professional ladies’ tennis player. Jeeves did not approve.
Babe Didrikson excelled in a lot of sports (fair at Tennis but more known for other endevours)
http://www.babedidriksonzaharias.org/achievements.cfm
Historical revisionists do nobody any favors when they deny the accomplishments of others to make their hyperbole “no one ever before” sound so good. “If it wasn’t for...”
LOL!