Wimbledon 3R (1968) Handed Right-handed French Open 4R (1962, 1966) Role Tennis Player | Australian Open 2R (1965) Name Janine Lieffrig Plays Right-handed US Open 3R (1962, 1963, 1964) | |
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Born 12 April 1938 (age 86) ( 1938-04-12 ) | ||
Janine Lieffrig (12 April 1938) is a French former female tennis player.
Lieffrig reached the doubles final at the 1965 Wimbledon Championships and the 1965 French Championships with compatriot Françoise Dürr. At the French they were defeated in the final in straight sets by Margaret Court and Lesley Turner Bowrey while at Wimbledon they lost the final to Maria Bueno and Billie Jean King, also in straight sets.
From 1963 to 1968 she competed in five editions of the Wimbledon Championships. In the singles her best result was reaching the third round in 1968 and in the mixed doubles she reached the quarterfinal in 1963 with Boro Jovanović. In 1965 she made it to the quarterfinal of the Australian Championships partnering Dürr.
Lieffrig played for the French Federation Cup team from 1963 to 1968 and compiled a record of 12 wins and nine losses.
She played on the seniors tour representing South Africa and became World Champion in the 70+ singles category.