Ruia Morrison

Dame
Ruia Morrison
Morrison in early 1960s
Born
Ruia Mereana Morrison

(1936-05-08) 8 May 1936
Tikitere, New Zealand

Tennis career
Country (sports)New Zealand

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 fourth round in both 1957 and 1959. She also won 13 national New Zealand tennis titles.