Jadwiga Jędrzejowska


Jadwiga Jędrzejowska was a Polish tennis player who had her main achievements during the second half of the 1930s. 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".

Career

Jędrzejowska, a baseline player with a strong forehand, reached the singles final of a Grand Slam tournament on three occasions, a record for Polish tennis. In 1937 she lost in three sets to Dorothy Round in the Wimbledon final and at the U.S. Championships later that year she was defeated in the final by Anita Lizana. In 1939 she was a runner-up at the French Championships, losing in the final to Simonne Mathieu in straight sets.
In women's doubles, Jędrzejowska won the 1939 French Championships with Mathieu, defeating Alice Florian and Hella Kovac in the final in two sets. Three years earlier Jędrzejowska's and Susan Noel were runners-up at the French Championships, losing the final to Mathieu and Billie Yorke. At the 1938 U.S. Championships Jędrzejowska and Mathieu lost the final to the American pair Alice Marble and Sarah Palfrey Cooke. In the mixed doubles final at the 1947 French Championships, Jędrzejowska and Christian Caralulis lost to Eric Sturgess and Sheila Summers without winning a game. At the age of 44, Jędrzejowska reached the women's doubles quarterfinals of the 1957 French Championships with partner Pilar Barril.
She won four consecutive singles titles at the London Championships between 1936 and 1939. Jędrzejowska won the singles event at the Kent Championships in 1937 and 1938 and additionally won singles titles at the country championships of Ireland, Austria and Wales.
According to A. Wallis Myers and John Olliff of The Daily Telegraph and The Daily Mail, Jędrzejowska was ranked in the world top 10 from 1936 through 1939, reaching a career high of World No. 3 in 1937.

Personal life

Jędrzejowska married Alfred Gallert in 1947.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 3 (3 runners-up)

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament19311932193319341935193619371938193919401941–19441945194611947119481949-1956195719581959196019611962Career SR
AustraliaAAAAAAAAAANHNHAAAAAAAAAA0 / 0
France2RA1R3RA3RSFAFNHRA3R3R1RA2RA1RAAA0 / 11
Wimbledon1R3R3R4RQFSFFQFQFNHNHNHA2RAAAAAAAA0 / 10
United StatesAAAAAAFQFAAAAAAAAAAAAA1R0 / 3
SR0 / 20 / 10 / 20 / 20 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 20 / 20 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 10 / 20 / 10 / 00 / 10 / 00 / 10 / 00 / 00 / 10 / 24

R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.
1In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.