Jane Albert

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Jane Albert
Full nameJane Albert Willens
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1946-06-02) June 2, 1946 (age 77)
Los Angeles, U.S.
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 2R (1965)
Wimbledon QF (1965)
US Open 3R (1965)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon QF (1966)

Jane Albert Willens (born June 2, 1946) is an American former tennis player. She is the daughter of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Frankie Albert. [1]

A right-handed player, Albert was a member of the tennis team at Stanford and was the 1964 AIAW singles champion. [2]

While at college she competed on the international tennis tour, including Wimbledon, where she made the quarter-finals in 1965. En route she beat Norma Baylon, Helga Schultze and Françoise Dürr.

Albert represented the United States in the 1966 Wightman Cup, partnering Billie Jean King in doubles. [2]

In 1967, her senior year, she won the AIAW doubles championship with Julie Anthony and competed at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, winning two gold medals for doubles and a bronze medal in the singles. [2]

Albert's daughter, Heather Willens, played tennis at Stanford and briefly on professional tennis tour in the early 1990s. [3]

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References

  1. Walsh, George (August 21, 1961). "Faces in the Crowd". Sports Illustrated .
  2. 1 2 3 "Jane Albert Willens". ITA Women's Hall of Fame.
  3. "Despite Injury, Former Palisades High Player May Compete at Riviera". Los Angeles Times . October 29, 1992.