Jane Bartkowicz
| Country |
United States |
| Born |
16 April 1949 (1949-04-16) (age 62)
Hamtramck, Michigan |
| Singles |
| Career record |
20-11 |
| Career titles |
6 |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
19-9 |
| Career titles |
3 |
| Last updated on: 24 November 2010. |
Jane Bartkowicz (born April 16, 1949, in Hamtramck, Michigan) was one of the top woman tennis players from the United States in the 1960s. During her career, she was sometimes referred to as "Peaches Bartkowicz".
Bartkowicz was a protege of Jean and Jerry Hoxie. Among her many titles, Bartkowicz won both the singles and the doubles title in both 1966 and 1967 at Cincinnati. She also won the singles title at Canada in 1968. She reached the quarter-finals in singles at the US Open in 1968 and 1969.
Bartkowicz had a 7–0 record in singles in Fed Cup play, and was a member of the US team which won the cup in 1969.
As a youngster, Peaches won 17 junior titles including the girls' singles title at Wimbledon in 1964. She attended Queens College in New York City.
Bartkowicz retired as a player in 1971. She has been enshrined in the United States Tennis Association/Midwest Hall of Fame. She was also inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2002 [1].
[edit] WTA Tour finals
[edit] Singles 8 (6-2)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam |
0 |
| WTA Championships |
0 |
| Tier I |
0 |
| Tier II |
0 |
| Tier III |
0 |
| Tier IV & V |
0 |
| Olympic Games |
0 |
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
| Runner-up |
1. |
1963 |
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
Hard |
Stephanie De Fina |
7-5, 6-2 |
| Winner |
2. |
1966 |
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
Hard |
Peachy Kellmeyer |
6-3, 6-3 |
| Winner |
3. |
1967 |
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
Hard |
Peachy Kellmeyer |
6-3, 6-3 |
| Winner |
4. |
1967 |
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
Hard |
Patsy Rippy |
6-4, 6-1 |
| Winner |
5. |
1967 |
US Hardcourt Championships, USA |
Hard |
|
|
| Runner-up |
6. |
26 October 1968 |
Olympics-Mexico City Exhibition, Mexico |
Clay |
Helga Niessen |
4-6, 3-6 |
| Winner |
7. |
1968 |
Olympics Exhibition, Mexico |
Clay |
Julie Heldman |
|
| Winner |
8. |
1968 |
Toronto, Canada |
Clay |
Faye Urban |
|
[edit] Doubles 6 (3-3)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam |
0 |
| WTA Championships |
0 |
| Tier I |
0 |
| Tier II |
0 |
| Tier III |
0 |
| Tier IV & V |
0 |
| Olympic Games |
0 |
| Titles by Surface |
| Hard |
2 |
| Clay |
1 |
| Grass |
0 |
| Carpet |
0 |
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
| Winner |
1. |
1966 |
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
Hard |
Peachy Kellmeyer |
Patsy Rippy
Becky Vest |
6-1, 6-4 |
| Winner |
2. |
1967 |
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
Hard |
Patsy Rippy |
Pixie Lamm
Marilyn Aschner |
6-3, 6-0 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
27 May 1968 |
La Jolla, California, USA |
Hard |
Sue Shrader |
Valerie Ziegenfuss
Stephanie Grant |
6-8, 7-9 |
| Winner |
4. |
1968 |
Olympics Exhibition, Mexico |
Clay |
Valerie Ziegenfuss |
Lourdes Congora
Patricia Montano |
|
| Runner-up |
5. |
26 October 1968 |
Olympics-Mexico City Exhibition, Mexico |
Clay |
Valerie Ziegenfuss |
Rosy Darmon
Julie Heldman |
0-6, 8-10 |
| Runner-up |
6. |
18 March 1971 |
Detroit, Michigan, USA |
Carpet |
Judy Tegart Dalton |
Mary-Ann Eisel
Valerie Ziegenfuss |
6-2, 2-6, 3-6 |
[edit] Mixed doubles 2 (1-1)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam |
0 |
| WTA Championships |
0 |
| Tier I |
0 |
| Tier II |
0 |
| Tier III |
0 |
| Tier IV & V |
0 |
| Olympic Games |
0 |
| Titles by Surface |
| Hard |
0 |
| Clay |
1 |
| Grass |
0 |
| Carpet |
0 |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Bartkowicz, Jane |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
16 April 1949 |
| Place of birth |
Hamtramck, Michigan |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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