Jadwiga Jędrzejowska

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Jadwiga ("Jed") Jedrzejowska (Jadwiga Jędrzejowska) (born October 15, 1912 in Kraków, Poland – died February 28, 1980 in Katowice) was a tennis player from Poland. Because of her long and very difficult to pronounce name, she was called "Jed" or "Ja-Ja."

Jedrzejowska 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.

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Tournament	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941 - 1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	Career SR
Australia	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	NH	NH	A	A	A	0 / 0
France	2R	A	1R	3R	A	3R	SF	A	F	NH	R	A	3R	3R	1R	0 / 9
Wimbledon	1R	3R	3R	4R	QF	SF	F	QF	QF	NH	NH	NH	A	2R	A	0 / 10
United States	A	A	A	A	A	A	F	QF	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2
SR	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 21