// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Josane Sigart a tennis star? Does she serve well?
(Redirected from Sigart)
| Country (sports) |  Belgium |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 January 1909 Brussels, Belgium |
| Died | 20 August 1999 (aged 90) |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 10 (1932) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | W (1932) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | F (1932) |
Josane Sigart (French pronunciation: [ʒɔzan siɡaʁ]; 7 January 1909 – 20 August 1999) was a Belgian tennis player who was active in the 1930s. In 1928, she won the singles title at the Belgian Championships and would repeat this success in 1929, 1931, 1932, 1936 and 1946.[1] In 1932, she won the Wimbledon Championships in woman's doubles with the Doris Metaxa and reached the mixed-doubles final with Harry Hopman.[1][2] This made her the first Belgian winner of any Grand Slam title and she remained the sole Belgian to do so for over 70 years until Justine Henin won the women’s singles at the 2003 French Open.
In 1932, she was ranked world No. 10 by A. Wallis Myers.[3]
Grand Slam finals
[edit]Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
[edit]| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1931 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass |  Doris Metaxa |
 Phyllis Mudford King Dorothy Shepherd Barron |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1932 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | Doris Metaxa |
 Elizabeth Ryan Helen Jacobs |
6–4, 6–3 |
Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
[edit]| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1932 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass |  Harry Hopman |
Elizabeth Ryan Enrique Maier |
5–7, 2–6 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 Jacques Hereng; Carlos De Veene (2004). De Ongelofelijke Successtory van Tennis in België. Tielt: Lannoo. pp. 26, 27. ISBN 9789020955972.
- ↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 438, 439. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ↑ "Authority Ranks 1933 Tennis Stars". The Cornell Daily Sun, Volume 54, Number 9. 4 October 1933. p. 3.
External links
[edit]- Josane Sigart - her activity (under her husband's last name, Josiane de Meulemeester) to save Jews' lives during the Holocaust, at Yad Vashem website