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Who was the last British woman to win a major title before Watson?

  • Jo Durie

  • Sue Barker

  • Virginia Wade

  • Annabel Croft

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Jo Durie was the last British woman to win a major tennis title before Emma Watson. Durie won the 1984 French Open mixed doubles title with Jeremy Bates, becoming the first British woman to win a Grand Slam title since Virginia Wade in 1977. Watson, on the other hand, won the 2023 Wimbledon women's singles title, ending a 44-year drought for British women in singles Grand Slam events.
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