Jane T. Albert
Full name: Jane Tyrell Albert
Nickname: Janie
Alias: Mme B.M.Freedman
Mme R.J.Willens
Nickname: Janie
Alias: Mme B.M.Freedman
Mme R.J.Willens
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Bio | She is a 1965 U.S. and Wimbledon quarterfinalist and member of the winning 1966 Wightman Cup team. Daughter of famed quarterback Frankie Albert, Jane Albert Willens inherited her father's championship spirit, capturing her first national title at age 14. Two years later she claimed the California State triple crown, the youngest titleholder ever. Albert continued her winning ways at Stanford University, her father's alma mater, becoming the national collegiate singles champion in 1964 and doubles champion in 1967. Described as 'thriving on pressure,' Albert debuted at Wimbledon in 1963 on Centre Court, nearly taking the match against 1962 finalist Vera Sukova. Despite a back injury in 1964 she broke into the USTA Top 10 and was ranked No. 4 the following year. In her Wimbledon run of 1965 she had to defeat Norma Baylon, Helga Schultze and Frankie Durr, all of whom were top tenners or close to it at the time. She never played a full-time schedule and retired in 1967 after graduating from Stanford. Jane made a fitting exit from competitive tennis that same year by winning two gold metals at the Pan American Games. Now a clinical social worker and the mother of three children, Albert was the first woman inducted into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame. Her daughter Heather Willens,a tennis player ( 11 October 1971). Her first husband was Bradford M. Freeman, and their wedding day was on 16 September 1967 in Pebble Beach, California, but they divorced, in June 1969. Jane's second wedding was with Ronald J. Willens, 20 June 1970 in Los Angeles, California. |
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