Jadwiga Jędrzejowska

Jadwiga Jędrzejowska

Jadwiga ("Jed") Jędrzejowska (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".

Jędrzejowska reached the singles final of a Grand Slam tournament on three occasions, still a record for Polish tennis.

• Wimbledon (1937): lost to Dorothy Round 6–2, 2–6, 7–5.
• US Championships (1937): lost to Anita Lizana 6–4, 6–2.
• French Championships (1939): lost to Simone Mathieu 6–3, 8–6.

In women's doubles, Jędrzejowska won the 1939 French Championships with Mathieu, defeating Alice Florian and Hella Kovac in the final 7–5, 7–5. Jędrzejowska's record in other Grand Slam women's doubles finals was as follows:

• French Championships (1936): Jędrzejowska and Susan Noel lost to Mathieu and Billie Yorke 2–6, 6–4, 6–4.
• US Championships (1938): Jędrzejowska and Mathieu lost to Alice Marble and Sarah Palfrey Cooke 6–8, 6–4, 6–3.

In the mixed doubles final at the 1947 French Championships, Jędrzejowska and Christian Caralulis lost to Eric Sturgess and Sheila Summers 6–0, 6–0.

At the age of 44, Jędrzejowska 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, Jędrzejowska 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.