Jadwiga "Jed" Jędrzejowska (; 15 October 1912 – 28 February 1980) 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". Honoured Master of Sport of Poland. Honored Masters of Sports // Soviet Sport (newspaper). — August 19, 1950, No. 98. — p. 7.

Career Jędrzejowska was a multiple Polish champion, with 65 singles and doubles titles nationally. A baseline player with a strong forehand, she reached the singles final of a Grand Slam tournament on three occasions. 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 Cristea 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 from 1936 to 1939. Jędrzejowska won the singles event at the Kent Championships in 1937 and 1938 and additionally won the singles title at the Irish Championships (1932), Austrian Championships (1934) and Welsh Championships (1932, 1935 and 1936). In 1953 at the age of 41 she won the first Polish Indoor Championships played on indoor clay courts in Gliwice.

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 (no rankings issued from 1940 through 1945), 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) ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1937 Wimbledon Championships Grass Dorothy Round 2–6, 6–2, 5–7Loss 1937 U.S. Championships Grass Anita Lizana 4–6, 2–6Loss 1939 French Championships Clay Simonne Mathieu 3–6, 6–8

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up) ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1936 French Championships Clay Susan Noel Simonne Mathieu Billie Yorke 6–2, 4–6, 4–6Loss 1938 US Championships Grass Simonne Mathieu Sarah Palfrey Alice Marble 8–6, 4–6, 3–6Win 1939 French Championships Clay Simonne Mathieu Alice Florian Hella Kovac 7–5, 7–5

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1947 French Championships Clay Cristea Caralulis Sheila Piercey Eric Sturgess 0–6, 0–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

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R = tournament restricted to French nationals and held under German occupation.

1In 1946 and 1947, the French Championships were held after Wimbledon.

See also Ignacy Tłoczyński Performance timelines for all female tennis players since 1978 who reached at least one Grand Slam final

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External links

Le coup droit (French site, Jedrzejowska's tennis style appears in "Pologne")