Jane Bartkowicz
| Full name | Jane Marie Bartkowicz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 16, 1949 Hamtramck, Michigan, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 20–11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (1969) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 3R (1969, 1970) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | QF (1968, 1969) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 17–9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | QF (1969) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (1969) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | QF (1969, 1970) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 0–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (1969) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | 2R (1970) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jane Bartkowicz (born April 16, 1949), known during her career as Peaches Bartkowicz, is a former top tennis player from the United States in the 1960s.
Bartkowicz was a protégé 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.
She was part of the Original 9 group of women tennis players who took part in the 1970 Houston Women's Invitation.[1]
Bartkowicz retired as a player in 1971. She has been enshrined in the United States Tennis Association/Midwest Hall of Fame. She was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.[2] She was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame on June 24, 2010.[3] Martha MacIsaac plays Bartkowicz in the 2017 film Battle of the Sexes.[4]
WTA Tour finals
| Legend | |
| Grand Slam | 0 |
| WTA Championships | 0 |
| Tier I | 0 |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV & V | 0 |
Singles 8 (6-2)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1963 | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | Hard |  Stephanie De Fina
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7-5, 6-2 |
| Winner | 2. | 1966 | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | Hard | Peachy Kellmeyer
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6-3, 6-3 |
| Winner | 3. | 1967 | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | Hard | Peachy Kellmeyer[citation needed]
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6-3, 6-3 |
| Winner | 4. | 1967 | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | Hard | Patsy Rippy
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6-4, 6-1 |
| Winner | 5. | 1967 | U.S. Women’s Hardcourt Championships, Sacramento | Hard | Valerie Ziegenfuss
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 6. | October 26, 1968 | Olympics Demonstration, Mexico | Clay |  Helga Niessen
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4-6, 3-6 |
| Winner | 7. | 1968 | Olympics Exhibition, Mexico | Clay | Julie Heldman
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 8. | 1968 | Toronto, Canada | Clay |  Faye Urban
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6-3, 6-3 |
Doubles 6 (3-3)
| 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
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Patsy Rippy Becky Vest
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 1967 | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | Hard | Patsy Rippy
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Pixie Lamm Marilyn Aschner
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6–3, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 3. | May 27, 1968 | La Jolla, California, USA | Hard | Sue Shrader
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Valerie Ziegenfuss Stephanie Grant
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6–8, 7–9 |
| Bronze | 4. | October 1968 | Olympics Demonstration, Mexico | Clay | Valerie Ziegenfuss
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 Lourdes Gongora Patricia Montano
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6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 5. | October 26, 1968 | Olympics Exhibition, Mexico | Clay | Valerie Ziegenfuss
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 Rosy Darmon Julie Heldman
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0–6, 8–10 |
| Runner-up | 6. | March 18, 1971 | Detroit, Michigan, USA | Carpet |  Judy Tegart Dalton
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Mary-Ann Eisel Valerie Ziegenfuss
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6–2, 2–6, 3–6 |
Mixed doubles 2 (1-1)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Bronze | 1. | October 1968 | Olympics Demonstration, Mexico | Clay | Jim Osbourne
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Rosie Darmon Pierre Darmon
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6–4, 7–5 |
| Silver | 2. | October 1968 | Olympics Exhibition, Mexico | Clay | Ingo Buding
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 Zaiga Jansone Vladimir Korotkov
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5–7, 4–6 |
References
- ^ "Original 9 Reunion: It's A Wrap!". WTA.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-03-28. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Jane "Peaches" Bartkowicz". National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Eisenberg, Eric. "How Battle Of The Sexes Brought Together A Fun Superbad Reunion". Cinemablend.com. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
External links
- Jane Bartkowicz at the Women's Tennis Association
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- Jane Bartkowicz at the Billie Jean King Cup
