Tennis Mums

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Across
  1. 3. Won the 2009 US Open a month after returning from a two year maternity leave.
  2. 4. 'Mother' and founding member of the WTA Tour.
  3. 5. Greek player whose mother was also a professional tennis player.
  4. 7. Only mother to win Wimbledon (1980) in the last 100 years.
  5. 9. Won the 2017 Australian Open whilst pregnant.
  6. 13. Danish former world #1 who returned to tour last year.
  7. 14. Four time major singles champion (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) who returned to tour at the start of this year.
  8. 15. Three time major singles champion (2016 x2, 2018) who returned to tour at the start of this year.
Down
  1. 1. Prodigious Swiss talent and 25-time major champion who was famously coached by mother, Melanie.
  2. 2. Won the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013 before returning to the tour as a mother in 2017.
  3. 6. Maiden name of Ukrainian mother who returned to tour last year. Now Mrs Monfils.
  4. 8. Mother of Williams sister (first name).
  5. 10. Left-handed American who reached the 2023 French Open final with doubles partner Leylah Annie Fernandez.
  6. 11. Russian two-time singles major finalist (2010 x2) and former world #2. First name Vera.
  7. 12. Greek player whose mother was also a professional tennis player.