Jadwiga Jędrzejowska

Jadwiga Jędrzejowska

Country (sports)	Poland
Born	15 October 1912 Kraków, Austria-Hungary
Died	28 February 1980 (aged 67) Katowice, Poland
Singles
Highest ranking	No.3 (1937)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open	F (1939)
Wimbledon	F (1937)
US Open	F (1937)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	W (1939)
US Open	F (1938)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	F (1947)

Jadwiga ("Jed") Jędrzejowska [jadˈviɡa jɛndʐɛˈjɔfska] (15 October 1912 – 28 February 1980) was a Polish tennis player. Because her name was difficult to pronounce for many people who did not speak Polish, she was often called by the nicknames "Jed" or "Ja-Ja".

Jędrzejowska reached the singles final of a Grand Slam tournament on three occasions, still a record for Polish tennis. In 1937 she lost to Dorothy Round in Wimbledon final and at the US Championships later that year she was defeated in the final by Anita Lizana. In 1939 she was a runner-up at the French Championships, losing in the final to Simonne Mathieu.

In women's doubles, Jędrzejowska won the 1939 French Championships with Mathieu, defeating Alice Florian and Hella Kovac in the final 7–5, 7–5. Jędrzejowska's record in other Grand Slam women's doubles finals was as follows:

• French Championships (1936): Jędrzejowska and Susan Noel lost to Mathieu and Billie Yorke
• US Championships (1938): Jędrzejowska and Mathieu lost to Alice Marble and Sarah Palfrey Cooke

In the mixed doubles final at the 1947 French Championships, Jędrzejowska and Christian Caralulis lost to Eric Sturgess and Sheila Summers 6–0, 6–0.

At the age of 44, Jędrzejowska reached the women's doubles quarterfinals of the 1957 French Championships with partner Pilar Barril.

According to Wallis Myers and John Olliff of The Daily Telegraph and The Daily Mail, Jędrzejowska was ranked in the world top ten from 1936 through 1939 (no rankings issued from 1940 through 1945), reaching a career high of World No. 3 in those rankings in 1937.^[1]

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 3 (3 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1937	Wimbledon Championships	Dorothy Round	2–6, 6–2, 5–7
Runner-up	1937	U.S. Championships	Anita Lizana	4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	1939	French Championships	Simonne Mathieu	3–6, 6–8

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1936	French Championships	Susan Noel	Simonne Mathieu Billie Yorke	6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	1938	US Championships	Simonne Mathieu	Sarah Palfrey Alice Marble	8–6, 4–6, 3–6
Winner	1939	French Championships	Simonne Mathieu	Alice Florian Hella Kovac	7–5, 7–5

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1947	French Championships	Cristea Caralulis	Sheila Piercey Eric Sturgess	0–6, 0–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941–1944	1945	1946^1	1947^1	1948	Career SR
Australia	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	NH	NH	A	A	A	0 / 0
France	2R	A	1R	3R	A	3R	SF	A	F	NH	R	A	3R	3R	1R	0 / 9
Wimbledon	1R	3R	3R	4R	QF	SF	F	QF	QF	NH	NH	NH	A	2R	A	0 / 10
United States	A	A	A	A	A	A	F	QF	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2
SR	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 21

NH = tournament not held.

R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.

A = did not participate in the tournament.

SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

¹In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.

See also

• Ignacy Tłoczyński
• Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

References

1. Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. p. 702. ISBN 0-942257-41-3.

External links

• Le coup droit (French site, Jedrzejowska's tennis style appears in "Pologne")