Jane Bartkowicz (born April 16, 1949), known during her career as Peaches Bartkowicz, is a former top tennis player from the United States in the 1960s. Bartkowicz was a protégé of Jean and

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. Among her many titles, Bartkowicz won both the singles and the doubles title in both 1966 and 1967 at Cincinnati. She also won the singles title at Canada in 1968. She reached the quarter-finals in singles at the US Open in 1968 and 1969. Bartkowicz had a 7–0 record in singles in Fed Cup play, and was a member of the US team which won the cup in 1969. As a youngster, Peaches won 17 junior titles including the girls' singles title at

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in 1964. She attended

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in New York City. She was part of the Original 9 group of women tennis players who took part in the inaugural

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. Also she was a pioneer in using a double handed backhand. Bartkowicz retired as a player in 1971. She has been enshrined in the United States Tennis Association/Midwest Hall of Fame. She was inducted into the

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in 2002. She was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame on June 24, 2010. Martha MacIsaac plays Bartkowicz in the 2017 film ''

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''. Her sister Plums Bartkowicz was a national No. 1 junior tennis player but did not pursue a professional career.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 8 (6–2)

Doubles 6 (3-3)

Mixed doubles 2 (1-1)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bartkowicz, Jane 1949 births Living people American female tennis players People from Hamtramck, Michigan Queens College, City University of New York alumni Tennis people from Michigan Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles Tennis players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wimbledon junior champions Sportspeople from Wayne County, Michigan 21st-century American women