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1968 US Open – Women's Singles
Virginia Wade defeated defending champion Billie Jean King in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1968 US Open. It was her first major singles title. This was the first edition of the US Open to be open to professional players, marking a period in tennis history known as the Open Era. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Virginia Wade is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Billie Jean King ''(Runner-up)'' # Ann Jones ''(semifinals)'' # Judy Tegart ''(quarterfinals)'' # Margaret Court ''(quarterfinals)'' # Maria Bueno ''(semifinals)'' # Virginia Wade ''(champion)'' # Mary-Ann Eisel ''(first round)'' # Kristy Pigeon ''(second round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 External links1968 US Open – Women's draws and resultsat the International Tennis Federation The International Tenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Wade
Sarah Virginia Wade (born 10 July 1945) is a British former professional tennis player. She won three major tennis singles championships and four major doubles championships, and is the only British woman in history to have won titles at all four majors. She was ranked as high as No. 2 in the world in singles, and No. 1 in the world in doubles. Wade was the most recent British tennis player to win a major singles tournament until Andy Murray won the 2012 US Open, and was the most recent British woman to have won a major singles title until Emma Raducanu won the 2021 US Open. After retiring from competitive tennis, she coached for four years, and has also worked as a tennis commentator and game analyst for the BBC and Eurosport, and (in the US) for CBS. Early life Wade was born in Bournemouth, England, UK, on 10 July 1945. Her father was the archdeacon of Durban. At one year old, Wade moved to South Africa with her parents. There, she learned how to play tennis. When she wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Bartkowicz
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. Career She played her first tournament in July 1963 at the Tri-State Championships in Cincinnati, where she progressed to the final, losing to Stephanie DeFina. Bartkowicz was a protégé of Jean and Jerry Hoxie. Bartkowicz first title came at the Tri-State Championships in which she won both the singles and the doubles titles and repeated this feat in 1967. In 1968, she won the singles title at Canadian International Championships in Toronto against Faye Urban. In major tournaments, she was a quarterfinalist in singles at the US Open in 1968 and 1969 as well as a quarterfinalist in the women's doubles at the French Open in 1969, Wimbledon in 1969 and the US Open in 1969. She also reached the quarterfinals of women's doubles at the US Open in 1970. She played her final tournament and won her 20th career singles title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadine Netter
Nadine Netter Levy (born October 26, 1944) is an American former professional tennis player. She competed in the French Open, Wimbledon, and at the US Open, and won a silver medal in women's doubles at the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Israel. Biography Netter was born to parents who were recent arrivals. Her German father Kurt and Swiss mother Alice (Dreyfus) both left Europe in the early stages of World War II. She grew up in New York and is Jewish. She attended Scarsdale High School and Wellesley College ('66), graduated with a degree in German, and was inducted into the Wellesley College Athletics Hall of Fame. She earned a Master’s of International Affairs degree from Columbia University. She won the Eastern Women's College Tournament in 1962, and was the Eastern Intercollegiate Champion and New England Intercollegiate women's Tennis Championship winner in 1965. Active on tour in the 1960s, Netter competed internationally in the French Open and Wimbledon. She reached the third ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carole Herrick
Carole Ann Loop Herrick (born December 25, 1940) is an American former professional tennis player. Herrick grew up in Arcadia, California and played on the varsity team at Los Angeles State College as a teammate of Billie Jean King. She played twice in the singles main draw at Wimbledon (under her maiden name Loop). In 1967, she married her husband Philip Herrick. She is a member of the ITA Women's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame. In her life after tennis, Herrick is the author of several books about the history of the Washington, D.C. area, and she has been an unsuccessful political candidate for Virginia's 34th House of Delegates district Virginia's 34th House of Delegates district elects one of 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates, the lower house of the state's bicameral legislature. District 34 currently represents the city of Harrisonburg, Virginia, Harrisonburg and pa ... (as a Democrat). References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Herrick, Carole 1940 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tish Adams
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Peggy Moore
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Marjory Gengler
Marjory Logan Gengler Smith (born May 3, 1951) is an American retired tennis player. In 1973, while a student at Princeton University, she was captain of the women's tennis team and led them to an undefeated season in 1972. She was the top ranked player at Princeton, the number one-ranked female player in the Eastern United States, and the first woman to be featured, as "Princeton's Best Athlete", on the cover of ''Princeton Alumni Weekly''. In 1973, inspired by the Battle of the Sexes between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, Gengler took on Jeffrey Lewis-Oakes, the top ranked men's junior varsity player, but lost the match. Gengler competed at the US Open in mixed doubles in 1971, 1973, and 1974 and in doubles in 1971, as well as singles in 1968, 1969, 1970, and 1971. She also competed at Wimbledon in mixed doubles in 1972. Gengler is married to retired professional tennis player Stan Smith. Early life and education Marjory Logan Gengler grew up on Long Island in Locust Vall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Capozzi
Concetta Capozzi Brown (born May 21, 1951) is an American former tennis player. Capozzi, raised in an Italian-American family in Middletown, Ohio, was a highly ranked junior and won an Orange Bowl (14s) title in 1964. Attending Odessa Junior College, she was a national collegiate doubles champion in 1970 with Pam Farmer. She twice reached the second round in singles at the US Open, and was a quarterfinalist in singles at the 1970 Cincinnati Open The Cincinnati Open (also known as the Cincinnati Masters) is an annual professional tennis event held in Cincinnati, United States. Due to previous sponsorship, it has also been known as: the Thriftway ATP Championships, the Great American I .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Capozzi, Connie 1951 births Living people American female tennis players Tennis players from Ohio Odessa College alumni Sportspeople from Middletown, Ohio American people of Italian descent College women's tennis players in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farel Footman
Farel Footman is an American former tennis player active on tour from the 1950s to 1970s. Footman grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended Lowell High School. Footman was a number one ranked player in Northern California. In 1959, she reached the singles third round of the U.S. national championships for the only time, losing to fourth seed Darlene Hard Darlene Ruth Hard (January 6, 1936 – December 2, 2021) was an American professional tennis player, known for her aggressive volleying ability and strong serves. She captured singles titles at the French Championships in 1960 and the U.S. Cha ... in a three-set match. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Footman, Farel Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American female tennis players Tennis players from San Francisco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vija Vuskalns
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Jade Schiffman
Jade Stacy Schiffman is an American ophthalmologist and former professional tennis player. Schiffman, a left-handed player from New York, featured on tour in the 1960s and 1970s. She made the main draw of the 1968 US Open as a last-minute alternate and won through to the second round, beating Carole Herrick. While competing on the professional circuit, Schiffman was also studying for a medical degree at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. She is now working as an ophthalmologist Ophthalmology (, ) is the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and surgery of eye diseases and disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Following a ... in Houston. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schiffman, Jade Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American female tennis players Tennis players from New York (state) State University of New York Upstate Medical Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pixie Lamm
Pixie Lamm Coolidge (March 4, 1948 – November 28, 2017) was an American professional tennis player. Lamm was born in Hartford, Connecticut and moved to California during her childhood. She partnered up with Rosie Casals in 1963 to win the national 16s and under doubles championships, before going on to claim the California state junior title in the 18s age division. In 1968 she made the singles second rounds at both the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open. She was a collegiate tennis player and team captain for the UCLA Bruins. In 1970 she earned a place on the United States team to compete at the Summer Universiade The FISU World University Games, formerly the Universiade, is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The former name is a portmanteau of the words "Universi ... in Italy. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lamm, Pixie 1948 births 2017 deaths American fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |