Camille Benjamin (born June 22, 1966) is an American former professional tennis player.
Benjamin played on the WTA tour from 1981 to 1994. She reached the semifinals of the French Open in 1984, defeating Cláudia Monteiro, Jamie Golder, Catrin Jexell, Sabrina Goleš and Lisa Bonder before losing to Chris Evert.
Benjamin is the daughter of Panamanian immigrants. Her father, Carl Benjamin, was a math professor at Bakersfield College and had played college tennis at Central State College in Xenia, Ohio.
WTA Tour finals Singles 2 Legend Grand Slam 0 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 0 ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Sep 1985 Salt Lake City, Utah, US Hard Stephanie Rehe 2–6, 4–6Loss 0–2 Oct 1987 San Juan, Puerto Rico, US Hard Stephanie Rehe 5–7, 6–7
Doubles 3 (1–2) Legend Grand Slam 0 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 0 Titles by surface Hard 1 Clay 0 Grass 0 Carpet 0 ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Feb 1985 Marco Island, Florida, US Hard Bonnie Gadusek Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie 2–6, 6–1, 0–6Win 1–1 Sep 1986 Tulsa, Oklahoma, US Hard Dianne Van Rensburg Svetlana Cherneva Larisa Savchenko 7–6, 7–5Loss 1–2 Oct 1991 San Juan, Puerto Rico, US Hard Sabine Appelmans Rika Hiraki Florencia Labat 3–6, 3–6
ITF titles Singles (1)
No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score1. July 20, 1987 Schenectady, NY, US Hard Vicki Nelson-Dunbar6–2, 6–3
References Sundiata A. Djata. Blacks at the Net: Black Achievement in the History of Tennis Vol. 1, p. 78-79.
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