Janine Lieffrig

Janine Lieffrig

Jeanine Lieffrig (1966)
Country (sports)	France
Born	(1938-04-12) 12 April 1938 (age 87)
Plays	Right-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   France Tennis Summer Universiade 1959 Turin Mixed Doubles

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

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)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1965	French Championships	Clay	Françoise Dürr	Margaret Court Lesley Turner Bowrey	3–6, 1–6
Loss	1965	Wimbledon	Grass	Françoise Dürr	Maria Bueno Billie Jean King	2–6, 5–7

References

1. "Wimbledon draws archive – 1965 Ladies' Doubles". AELTC.
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.

External links

• Janine Lieffrig at the Women's Tennis Association
• Janine Lieffrig at the International Tennis Federation
• Janine Lieffrig at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)