Camille Benjamin

Camille Benjamin

Country (sports)	United States
Born	February 6, 1966 Cleveland, Ohio
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$663,698
Singles
Career record	262-298
Highest ranking	No. 27 (October 15, 1984)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (1987, 1989)
French Open	SF (1984)
Wimbledon	3R (1983, 1984)
US Open	3R (1985, 1986, 1989)
Doubles
Career record	147-246
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 72 (February 27, 1989)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1988)
French Open	QF (1984)
Wimbledon	3R (1984)
US Open	3R (1991)

Camille Benjamin (born June 22, 1966) is an American former professional tennis player.

Benjamin played on the WTA tour from 1981 to 1994. She did not win any major titles but reached the semifinal of the French Open in 1984, losing in straight sets without winning a game to Chris Evert.

Benjamin's was the daughter of Panamanian immigrants who in turn were the children of immigrants from Jamaica to Panama. Her father, Carl Benjamin, was a math professor at Bakersfield College and had played college Tennis at Central State College in Xenia, Ohio

WTA Tour finals

Singles 2

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	0

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	September 15, 1985	Salt Lake City, Utah, USA	Hard (o)	Stephanie Rehe	2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	October 18, 1987	San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA	Hard (o)	Stephanie Rehe	5–7, 6–7

Doubles 3 (1–2)

Legend Grand Slam 0 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 0

Titles by Surface Hard 1 Clay 0 Grass 0 Carpet 0

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	February 3, 1985	Marco Island, Florida, USA	Hard	Bonnie Gadusek	Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie	2–6, 6–1, 0–6
Winner	2.	September 28, 1986	Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA	Hard (o)	Dianne Van Rensburg	Svetlana Cherneva Larisa Savchenko	7–6, 7–5
Runner-up	3.	October 27, 1991	San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA	Hard (o)	Sabine Appelmans	Rika Hiraki Florencia Labat	3–6, 3–6

ITF titles (1)

Singles (1)

No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	July 20, 1987	Schenectady, NY, USA	Hard	Vicki Nelson-Dunbar	6-2, 6–3

References

• Sundiata A. Djata. Blacks at the Net: Black Achievement in the History of Tennis Vol. 1, p. 78-79.

External links

• Camille Benjamin at the Women's Tennis Association
• Camille Benjamin at the International Tennis Federation