Jadwiga Jędrzejowska

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Jadwiga "Jed" Jedrzejowska (October 15, 1912 in Kraków, Poland - February 28, 1980 in Katowice) was a tennis player from Poland. Because of her long and very difficult to pronounce name, she was called "Jed" or "Ja-Ja."

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

French Championships (1936): Jedrzejowska and Susan Noel lost to Mathieu and Billie Yorke 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
US Championships (1938): Jedrzejowska 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, Jedrzejowska and Christian Caralulis lost to Eric Sturgess and Sheila Summers 6-0, 6-0.

At the age of 44, Jedrzejowska reached the women's doubles quarterfinals of the 1957 French Championships with partner Pilar Barril.

[edit] Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941 - 1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	Career SR
Australia	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	NH	NH	A	A	A	0 / 0
France	2R	A	1R	3R	A	3R	SF	A	F	NH	R	A	3R	3R	1R	0 / 9
Wimbledon	1R	3R	3R	4R	QF	SF	F	QF	QF	NH	NH	NH	A	2R	A	0 / 10
United States	A	A	A	A	A	A	F	QF	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2
SR	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 21