Jane Albert
| Full name | Jane Albert Willens |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | June 2, 1946 Los Angeles, U.S. |
| Died | 30 November 2023 (aged 77)[1] Los Angeles |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 2R (1965) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1965) |
| US Open | 3R (1965) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | QF (1966) |
Jane Albert Willens (June 2, 1946 – 30 November 2023) was an American tennis player. She was the daughter of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Frankie Albert.[2]
A right-handed player, Albert was a member of the tennis team at Stanford and was the 1964 AIAW singles champion.[3]
While at college she competed on the international tennis tour, including Wimbledon, where she made the quarter-finals in 1965. En route she beat Norma Baylon, Helga Schultze and Françoise Dürr.
Albert represented the United States in the 1966 Wightman Cup, partnering Billie Jean King in doubles.[3]
In 1967, her senior year, she won the AIAW doubles championship with Julie Anthony and competed at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, winning two gold medals for doubles and a bronze medal in the singles.[3]
Albert's daughter, Heather Willens, played tennis at Stanford and briefly on professional tennis tour in the early 1990s.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Jane Willens Obituary".
- ↑ Walsh, George (August 21, 1961). "Faces in the Crowd". Sports Illustrated.
- 1 2 3 "Jane Albert Willens". ITA Women's Hall of Fame.
- ↑ "Despite Injury, Former Palisades High Player May Compete at Riviera". Los Angeles Times. October 29, 1992.
- 1946 births
- Living people
- American female tennis players
- Stanford Cardinal women's tennis players
- Tennis players from Los Angeles
- Tennis players at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in tennis
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in tennis
- 20th-century American sportswomen