On 24 January 2003 , Australia Post issued the stamp set feature the Australian tennis legends . The issue consist of 4 postage stamps and designed by Belinda Marshall
The recipients of the 2003 Australia Day, Australian Legends Award and the subjects of this year’s Australian Legends stamp issue – Margaret Court MBE and Rod Laver MBE – are undeniably giants of, not simply Australian tennis but world tennis.
Margaret Court
Margaret Court is possibly the greatest women’s tennis player of all time. She was born in Albury in New South Wales, on 16 July 1942 and rose to prominence when she won her first Australian singles title. In 1970 Court won the second ever female Grand Slam and she remains the only player to achieve a Grand Slam in doubles as well as in singles.
Margaret Court MBE with her Wimbledon trophy after winning the title
Court went on to win seven Australian titles in a row and in 1963 she was the first Australian woman to win Wimbledon.
She retired briefly then returned to international tennis in 1967 and continued winning major titles after the birth of the first of her four children.
