Jane Bartkowicz

Jane Bartkowicz
Country  United States
Born 16 April 1949 (1949-04-16) (age 62)
Hamtramck, Michigan
Singles
Career record 20-11
Career titles 6
Doubles
Career record 19-9
Career titles 3
Last updated on: 24 November 2010.

Jane Bartkowicz (born April 16, 1949, in Hamtramck, Michigan) was one of the top woman tennis players from the United States in the 1960s. During her career, she was sometimes referred to as "Peaches Bartkowicz".

Bartkowicz was a protege 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.

Bartkowicz retired as a player in 1971. She has been enshrined in the United States Tennis Association/Midwest Hall of Fame. She was also inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2002 [1].

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WTA Tour finals

Singles 8 (6-2)

Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Olympic Games 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 1963 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Hard Stephanie De Fina 7-5, 6-2
Winner 2. 1966 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Hard Peachy Kellmeyer 6-3, 6-3
Winner 3. 1967 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Hard Peachy Kellmeyer 6-3, 6-3
Winner 4. 1967 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Hard Patsy Rippy 6-4, 6-1
Winner 5. 1967 US Hardcourt Championships, USA Hard
Runner-up 6. 26 October 1968 Olympics-Mexico City Exhibition, Mexico Clay Helga Niessen 4-6, 3-6
Winner 7. 1968 Olympics Exhibition, Mexico Clay Julie Heldman
Winner 8. 1968 Toronto, Canada Clay Faye Urban

Doubles 6 (3-3)

Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Olympic Games 0
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 Patsy Rippy
Becky Vest
6-1, 6-4
Winner 2. 1967 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Hard Patsy Rippy Pixie Lamm
Marilyn Aschner
6-3, 6-0
Runner-up 3. 27 May 1968 La Jolla, California, USA Hard Sue Shrader Valerie Ziegenfuss
Stephanie Grant
6-8, 7-9
Winner 4. 1968 Olympics Exhibition, Mexico Clay Valerie Ziegenfuss Lourdes Congora
Patricia Montano
Runner-up 5. 26 October 1968 Olympics-Mexico City Exhibition, Mexico Clay Valerie Ziegenfuss Rosy Darmon
Julie Heldman
0-6, 8-10
Runner-up 6. 18 March 1971 Detroit, Michigan, USA Carpet Judy Tegart Dalton Mary-Ann Eisel
Valerie Ziegenfuss
6-2, 2-6, 3-6

Mixed doubles 2 (1-1)

Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Olympic Games 0
Titles by Surface
Hard 0
Clay 1
Grass 0
Carpet 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 1968 Olympics Exhibition, Mexico Clay James Osbourne Rosie Darmon
Pierre Darmon
Runner-up 2. 1968 Olympics Exhibition, Mexico Clay Ingo Buding Zaiga Yanzone
Vladimir Korotkov

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