Maria Bueno Death
Maria passed away on June 8, 2018 at the age of 78 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Maria's cause of death was mouth cancer.
When did Maria Bueno die?
June 8, 2018How did Maria Bueno die? What was the cause of death?
Mouth cancerHow old was Maria Bueno when died?
78Where did Maria Bueno die? What was the location of death?
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Maria Bueno Birthday and Date of Death
Maria Bueno was born on October 11, 1939 and died on June 8, 2018. Maria was 78 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: October 11, 1939
Date of Death: June 8, 2018
Age at Death: 78
Maria Bueno - Biography
Maria Esther Andion Bueno (born 11 October 1939) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. During her 11-year career in the 1950s and 1960s (plus a two-year comeback in 1976–77), she won 19 Major titles (seven singles, 11 women's doubles, one mixed doubles). She was the year-end number-one ranked female player four times and was known for her graceful style of play.
Bueno was born in São Paulo. According to her official website, her father, a businessman, was a keen club tennis player. Her elder brother Pedro was also a tennis player. She began playing tennis aged six at the Clube de Regatas Tiete in São Paulo and, without having received any formal training, won her first tournament at age 12. She was 15 when she won her country's women's singles championship. She first went abroad in 1957 at age 17 and won the Orange Bowl juniors tournament in Florida, USA.
Bueno died on 8 June 2018, aged 78, at a hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, where she had been admitted for mouth cancer. One obituary states she was diagnosed in 2016 with virulent Merkel-cell carcinoma, a rare and highly aggressive skin cancer. A minute's applause in honour of Bueno was held as a tribute before the Women's Singles final at the 2018 French Open the day after her death.
