Jadwiga Jędrzejowska

Jadwiga Jędrzejowska IPA-pl| [|j|a|d|'|w|i|g|a|-|j|e|n|d|rz|e|j|'|oIPA-pl|f|s|k|a|] (born October 15 1912 in Kraków – died February 28 1980 in Katowice) 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.
* Wimbledon (1937): lost to Dorothy Round 6–2, 2–6, 7–5.
* US Championships (1937): lost to Anita Lizana 6–4, 6–2.
* French Championships (1939): lost to Simone Mathieu 6–3, 8–6.

In women's doubles, Jedrzejowska won the 1939 French Championships with Mathieu, defeating Alice Florian and Hella Kovac in the final 7–5, 7–5. Jedrzejowska's record in other Grand Slam women's doubles finals was as follows:
* French Championships (1936): Jedrzejowska and Susan Noel lost to Mathieu and Billie Yorke 2–6, 6–4, 6–4.
* US Championships (1938): Jedrzejowska and Mathieu lost to Alice Marble and Sarah Palfrey Cooke 6–8, 6–4, 6–3.

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

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

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

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.

See also

* Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final

External links

* [http://www.chez.com/tennisrecherche/bernard.htm Le coup droit] (French site, Jedrzejowska's tennis style appears in "Pologne")