Josane Sigart Explained

Josane Sigart
Birth Date:1909 1, df=y
Birth Place:Brussels
Highestsinglesranking:No. 10 (1932)
Wimbledondoublesresult:W (1932)
Wimbledonmixedresult:F (1932)

Josane Sigart (in French pronounced as /ʒɔzan siɡaʁ/; 7 January 1909  - 20 August 1999) was a Belgian tennis player who was active in the 1930s.In 1928, she won the singles title at the Belgian Championships and would repeat this success in 1929, 1931, 1932, 1936 and 1946.[1] In 1932, she won the Wimbledon Championships in woman's doubles with the Doris Metaxa and reached the mixed-doubles final with Harry Hopman.[1] [2]

In 1932, she was ranked world No. 10 by A. Wallis Myers.[3]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 1931Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrass Doris Metaxa Phyllis Mudford King
Dorothy Shepherd Barron
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 1932Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrass Doris Metaxa Elizabeth Ryan
Helen Jacobs
6–4, 6–3

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Notes and References

  1. Book: De Ongelofelijke Successtory van Tennis in België. 2004. Lannoo. Tielt. 9789020955972. 26, 27. Jacques Hereng. Carlos De Veene.
  2. Book: Collins, Bud. The Bud Collins History of Tennis. 2010. New Chapter Press. [New York]. 978-0942257700. 438, 439. 2nd.
  3. News: Authority Ranks 1933 Tennis Stars. The Cornell Daily Sun, Volume 54, Number 9. 4 October 1933. 3.