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dbo:abstract	Dame Ruia Mereana Morrison DNZM MBE (born 8 May 1936) is a retired New Zealand tennis player. Morrison was the first New Zealand woman and the first Māori person to play at Wimbledon and reached the quarter-finals in 1957. She also won 13 national New Zealand tennis titles. (en)
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rdfs:comment	Dame Ruia Mereana Morrison DNZM MBE (born 8 May 1936) is a retired New Zealand tennis player. Morrison was the first New Zealand woman and the first Māori person to play at Wimbledon and reached the quarter-finals in 1957. She also won 13 national New Zealand tennis titles. (en)
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