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Dame
Ruia Morrison
DNZM MBE
Morrison in early 1960s
Born
Ruia Mereana Morrison

(1936-05-08) 8 May 1936 (age 88)
Tikitere, New Zealand

Tennis career
Country (sports)New Zealand

Dame Ruia Mereana Morrison DNZM MBE (born 8 May 1936) is a retired New Zealand tennis player.[1][2] Morrison was the first New Zealand woman and the first Māori person to play at Wimbledon and reached the fourth round in both 1957 and 1959. She also won 13 national New Zealand tennis titles.[1]

  1. ^ a b Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Ruia Morrison". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Ruia Morrison-Davy MBE » māori sports awards". maorisportsawards.co.nz. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

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