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American tennis player
Camille Benjamin (born June 22, 1966) is an American former professional tennis player.
Benjamin played on the WTA tour from 1981 to 1994. She reached the semifinals of the French Open in 1984, defeating Cláudia Monteiro , Jamie Golder , Catrin Jexell , Sabrina Goleš and Lisa Bonder before losing to Chris Evert.
Benjamin is the daughter of Panamanian immigrants. Her father, Carl Benjamin, was a math professor at Bakersfield College and had played college tennis at Central State College in Xenia, Ohio .
WTA Tour finals
Singles 2
Legend
Grand Slam
0
WTA Championships
0
Tier I
0
Tier II
0
Tier III
0
Tier IV & V
0
Doubles 3 (1–2)
Legend
Grand Slam
0
WTA Championships
0
Tier I
0
Tier II
0
Tier III
0
Tier IV & V
0
Titles by Surface
Hard
1
Clay
0
Grass
0
Carpet
0
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Runner-up
1.
February 3, 1985
Marco Island, Florida , USA
Hard
Bonnie Gadusek
Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie
2–6, 6–1, 0–6
Winner
2.
September 28, 1986
Tulsa , Oklahoma, USA
Hard (o)
Dianne Van Rensburg
Svetlana Cherneva Larisa Savchenko
7–6, 7–5
Runner-up
3.
October 27, 1991
San Juan , Puerto Rico, USA
Hard (o)
Sabine Appelmans
Rika Hiraki Florencia Labat
3–6, 3–6
ITF titles (1)
Singles (1)
References
Sundiata A. Djata. Blacks at the Net: Black Achievement in the History of Tennis Vol. 1, p. 78-79.
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