On the right in the photograph, Peggy Brixhe (1925-2014), national singles champion with eight titles won between 1945 and 1966. From 1967 onwards, she passed the baton to Leonor Santos, on the left in the photograph, who went on to dominate women's tennis in Portugal, holding the record for 13 national titles (between 1967 and 1982).
Peggy Brixhe also excelled in the shuttlecock sport, amassing a vast career, representing Sporting Clube de Portugal between 1959 and 1964, and later Grupo Desportivo de Direito and CIF.
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