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Her and singles
Her beauty and celebrity status made her one of the best known tennis stars worldwide, despite her never winning a WTA singles title.
Her six number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 tie her with Diana Ross for sixth among the female solo performers who have reached # 1 there.
Further singles, including the title track, " The Boy in the Bubble " and " Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes ", were not commercial hits but became radio standards and were highly praised.
Her next event was the 2000 Australian Open, which she won in singles without the loss of a set.
Her streak of five consecutive gold Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 ended when the album's first single, " Something Better to Do ", stopped at No. 13 ( also No. 19 Country and No. 1 AC ).
Her second album Superwoman included the singles " Rough Day " and " So Over You ", and earned Paulini two nominations at the 2007 Urban Music Awards for ' Best R & B Album ' and ' Best Female Artist '.
Her singles " Take Me High " ( 1975 ) and " Lovin ' You " ( 1976 ) were mainly popular in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
Their 1995 album produced the singles " She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl ," " In Pictures ," " It Works ," " Say I ," and " The Maker Said Take Her.
Their 1997 album produced the singles " Sad Lookin ' Moon ," " Dancin ', Shaggin ' on the Boulevard ," " Of Course I'm Alright ," and " She's Got That Look in Her Eyes.
The album reached # 2 on the Billboard chart and would garner four top 40 singles: " After the Fall " (# 23 ), " Send Her My Love " (# 23 ), " Faithfully " (# 12 ), and " Separate Ways ( Worlds Apart )" (# 8 ), and a rock radio hit in " Chain Reaction.
Get Close was released in 1986 ; the disc included the Top 10 singles " Don't Get Me Wrong " ( helped by a popular video homage to the television series The Avengers ) and " Hymn to Her " a No. 8 success in the UK.
In 1987, following a period of personal and professional issues, Robinson made a comeback with the album, One Heartbeat and the singles, " Just to See Her " and " One Heartbeat ", which both peaked at the top ten, with " Just to See Her " winning Robinson his first Grammy Award in 1988.
Her 1991 album, Solace, was her mainstream breakthrough in Canada, spawning the hit singles " The Path of Thorns ( Terms )" and " Into the Fire ".
The singles, " Could've Been " and " I Saw Him Standing There ", a feminine cover version of The Beatles ' " I Saw Her Standing There ", followed soon after, with the former also claiming the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100.
Her 22 singles titles mark the record for most Grand Slam wins by a tennis player ( male or female ) since introduction of the Open Era in 1968.
Her total of 15 Grand Slam singles titles is sixth on the all-time list, and fourth in the open era, behind Steffi Graf ( 22 titles ) and Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova ( 18 titles each ).
Her seven Grand Slam singles titles also place her with four other women for twelfth place on the all-time list, whereas five Wimbledon singles titles tie her with two other women for eighth place on the all-time list.
Her game is very well adapted to grass where she feels most comfortable, which is reflected in her five Wimbledon singles titles in eight of the last ten years.
Her next tournament was the French Open, where she played both singles and doubles despite her knee injury.
In 1981, he recorded some instrumental tracks for his unreleased instrumental album Strings and Things and in 1984, he did some instrumental writing and recording including the soundtrack for the film A Breed Apart, The only work released under his own name were two singles: " Railroad " in 1970 and " Hold Her in Your Hand " in 1984.
Her sexy image inside the group, initially more delicate ( as for instance in the video of No, No, No, Say My Name or Independent Women ) he strengthens and it becomes more provocative beginning from the last singles of the album " Survivor.
Her UK album sales have reached a certified 2. 3 million, with over a million singles sold, All seven of her studio albums and three compilation albums have charted in the Top 30 UK Album Chart, with two of the albums reaching number one.

Her and win-loss
Her win-loss performance in all Grand Slam singles tournaments was 90. 12 % ( 210 23 ).
Her career win-loss percentage was 81. 01 % ( 704-165 ).
Her win-loss performance in all Grand Slam singles tournaments was 82. 09 % ( 133-29 ), at the French Open, 84. 21 % ( 16-3 ), at Wimbledon, 83. 33 %% ( 50-10 ), at the US Open, 81. 25 % ( 26 6 ), and at the Australian Open, 80. 39 % ( 41-10 ).
Her career-high singles ranking was World No. 77 and her final singles win-loss record was 40 40.
Her final doubles win-loss record was 37 30 and her career-high doubles ranking was World No. 60.

Her and record
Her popularity as a radio performer and vocalist, which included a second hit record " My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time ", led directly to a career in films.
Her elder brother is record producer Gerry Bron.
Her first professional recording with Ike Turner was singing background for him on Ike's record, " Box Top ".
Her extraordinary talent was discovered when Miranda was first introduced to composer Josué de Barros, who went on to promote and record her first album with a Brunswick, a German recording company in 1929.
During the group's early years, it recorded under several other names, including Johnny Clifton and His String Band, The Four Aces of Western Swing, and Reno Browne and Her Buckaroos ( although Browne, a female matinee idol of the time, did not actually appear on the record ).
Her first competition was a disappointment, but in her third race, she set a national record in the 800 m. Fanny Koen soon made the Dutch team, although as a sprinter, not a middle distance runner.
Her chief opponent was Maureen Gardner, also coached by Blankers-Koen's husband and who had equalled Blankers's world record prior to the Games, and would be running for her home crowd.
Her critical stature continued to grow but record sales remained modest.
Her solo show then toured the country and was made into a record album titled On Stage.
Her first album The Lion and the Cobra was " a sensation " when it was released in 1987 and it reached gold record status and earned a Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Grammy nomination.
Following a potential lawsuit from a president of another record label for using the name Blue Belles, Robinson gave Holt the stage name, Patti La Belle ( La Belle means French for " the beautiful one "), and altered the group's name to Patti La Belle and Her Blue Belles.
Glenn Danzig spoke about the challenge of writing the song " Her Black Wings ": “ I always know beforehand what kind of record I want to make.
Her 1970 album established a record-breaking consecutive number-one record to top the Oricon charts for 20 " consecutive " weeks.
Her overall record in 56 Grand Slam events was 282 34 ( 89 percent ) ( 87 10 at the French Open, 75 8 at Wimbledon, 73 10 at the US Open, and 47 6 at the Australian Open ).
Her career prize-money earnings totalled US $ 21, 895, 277 ( a record until Lindsay Davenport surpassed this amount in January 2008 ).
Her first record, " I Hear You Knockin '," a cover version of a rhythm and blues hit by Smiley Lewis, sold over a million copies.
Her first record for Mercury, a version of Fats Waller's " Ain't Misbehavin '", was another hit, starting a long string of success.
Her commercial success peaked in 1959 with " Broken Hearted Melody ", a song she considered to be " corny ", but, nonetheless, became her first gold record and a regular part of her concert repertoire for years to come.
Her last Top 10 record as a soloist was " I Lie " in 1982, but her releases continued to chart until the end of the decade.
Her record producer Quincy Jones, responsible for all her hits from 1963 to 1965, would later become one of the most famous producers in American music.
Her overall record in 67 Grand Slam singles events was 306 49. 862 ( 120 14 at Wimbledon, 89 17 at the US Open, 51 11 at the French Open, and 46 7 at the Australian Open ).
Her first record was an original cast recording of Hair, in 1971.
Her first words were, ' What else did you record?

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