Jill Schwikert (born May 19, 1954) is an American former professional

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player. Schwikert is a native of

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and turned professional in 1972 after graduating high school. She played a lot of doubles with twin sister

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and the pair were quarter-finalists at the

1974 Australian Open The 1974 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Australia and was held from 26 December 1973 to 1 January 1974. It was the 62nd edition of the Australian Open and th ...

. In 1974 she also appeared in the mixed doubles main draw at

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and made the second round. Her niece,

Tasha Schwikert Tasha Schwikert Warren (born November 21, 1984) is a retired American gymnast who is a 2000 Olympic bronze medalist, a World Gymnastics Championships team gold medalist, the 2001 and 2002 U.S. senior national all-around champion and the 2005 and 2 ...

(daughter of Joy), is a retired Olympic gymnast.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schwikert, Jill 1954 births Living people American female tennis players American twins Tennis players from Nevada Sportspeople from Las Vegas