Jane Albert Explained

Jane Albert
Fullname:Jane Albert Willens
Birth Date:2 June 1946
Birth Place:Los Angeles, U.S.
Plays:Right-handed
Frenchopenresult:2R (1965)
Wimbledonresult:QF (1965)
Usopenresult:3R (1965)
Wimbledondoublesresult:QF (1966)

Jane Albert Willens (born June 2, 1946) is an American former tennis player. She is the daughter of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Frankie Albert.[1]

A right-handed player, Albert was a member of the tennis team at Stanford and was the 1964 AIAW singles champion.[2]

While at college she competed on the international tennis tour, including Wimbledon, where she made the quarter-finals in 1965. En route she beat Norma Baylon, Helga Schultze and Françoise Dürr.

Albert represented the United States in the 1966 Wightman Cup, partnering Billie Jean King in doubles.[2]

In 1967, her senior year, she won the AIAW doubles championship with Julie Anthony and competed at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, winning two gold medals for doubles and a bronze medal in the singles.[2]

Albert's daughter, Heather Willens, played tennis at Stanford and briefly on professional tennis tour in the early 1990s.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Walsh . George . Faces in the Crowd . . August 21, 1961 . en.
  2. Web site: Jane Albert Willens . ITA Women's Hall of Fame.
  3. News: Despite Injury, Former Palisades High Player May Compete at Riviera . . October 29, 1992.