Jadwiga ("Jed") Jedrzejowska [jadˈviɡa jɛndʐɛˈjɔfska] (born October 15, 1912, Kraków – died February 28, 1980, Katowice) was a Polish tennis player. Because her name was difficult to pronounce for many people who did not speak Polish, she was often called by the nicknames "Jed" or "Ja-Ja".
Jedrzejowska reached the singles final of a Grand Slam tournament on three occasions, still a record for Polish tennis.
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:
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.
According to Wallis Myers and John Olliff of The Daily Telegraph and The Daily Mail, Jedrzejowska was ranked in the world top ten from 1936 through 1939 (no rankings issued from 1940 through 1945), reaching a career high of World No. 3 in those rankings in 1937.[1]
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| Tournament | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 - 1944 | 1945 | 19461 | 19471 | 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 |
NH = tournament not held.
R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
1In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Roger Verey |
Polish Sportspersonality of the Year 1936 – 1937 |
Succeeded by Stanisław Marusarz |