Christine Truman
British tennis player (born 1941) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Christine Clara Truman Janes[1] MBE (born 16 January 1941) is a former tennis player from the United Kingdom who was active from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. She won a singles Grand Slam title at the French Championships in 1959 and was a finalist at Wimbledon and the U.S. Championships. She helped Great Britain win the Wightman Cup in 1958, 1960 and 1968.
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Full name | Christine Clara Truman Janes |
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ITF name | Christine Janes |
Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
Born | (1941-01-16) 16 January 1941 (age 83) Loughton, England |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 611-207 (74.7%) |
Career titles | 38 |
Highest ranking | No. 2 (1959) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1960) |
French Open | W (1959) |
Wimbledon | F (1961) |
US Open | F (1959) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1960) |
French Open | SF (1959) |
Wimbledon | F (1959) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1960) |
French Open | SF (1967) |
Wimbledon | QF (1959) |
US Open | SF (1958) |
Team competitions | |
Wightman Cup | W (1958,1960,1968) |
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