Janine Lieffrig

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Janine Lieffrig
Jeanine Lieffrig (1966).jpg
Jeanine Lieffrig (1966)
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Born (1938-04-12) 12 April 1938 (age 86)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1965)
French Open 4R (1962, 1966)
Wimbledon 3R (1968)
US Open 3R (1962, 1963, 1964)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open QF (1965)
French Open F (1965)
Wimbledon F (1965)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 3R (1965)
French Open QF (1964, 1966, 1971)
Wimbledon QF (1963)
Medal record
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Tennis
Summer Universiade
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1959 Turin Mixed Doubles

Janine Lieffrig (born 12 April 1938) is a French former tennis player.

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Lieffrig reached the doubles final at the 1965 Wimbledon Championships and the 1965 French Championships with compatriot Françoise Dürr. At the French, they were defeated in the final in straight sets by Margaret Court and Lesley Turner Bowrey, and at Wimbledon, they lost the final to Maria Bueno and Billie Jean King in straight sets. [1]

From 1963 to 1968, she competed in five editions of the Wimbledon Championships. In the singles, her best result was reaching the third round in 1968 and in the mixed doubles she reached the quarterfinals in 1963 with Boro Jovanović. [2] In 1965, she made it to the quarterfinals of the Australian Championships partnering Dürr. [3]

Lieffrig played for the French Federation Cup team from 1963 to 1968 and compiled a record of 12 wins and nine losses. [4]

She played on the seniors tour representing South Africa and became World Champion in the 70+ singles category. [5] [6]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runners-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1965French ChampionshipsClay Flag of France.svg Françoise Dürr Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Court
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lesley Turner Bowrey
3–6, 1–6
Loss1965 Wimbledon Grass Flag of France.svg Françoise Dürr Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Bueno
Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King
2–6, 5–7

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References

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  2. "Wimbledon players archive – Janine Lieffrig". AELTC.
  3. "Australian Open players archive – Jeannine Lieffrig". Tennis Australia.
  4. "Fed Cup player's results – Janine Lieffrig". ITF.
  5. "ITF player's details – Janine Lieffrig". ITF.
  6. "Curtain Falls On Super-Seniors World Individual Championships". Tennis.co.uk.