Jane Bartkowicz

Jane Bartkowicz
Full name Jane Marie Bartkowicz
Country (sports)  United States
Born (1949-04-16) April 16, 1949
Hamtramck, Michigan, United States
Singles
Career record 20–11
Career titles 6
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open 2R (1969)
Wimbledon 3R (1969, 1970)
US Open QF (1968, 1969)
Doubles
Career record 17–9
Career titles 3
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open QF (1969)
Wimbledon QF (1969)
US Open QF (1969, 1970)
Mixed doubles
Career record 0–2
Career titles 0
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (1969)
US Open 2R (1970)

Jane Bartkowicz (born April 16, 1949), known during her career as Peaches Bartkowicz, is a former top tennis player from the United States in the 1960s.

Bartkowicz was a protégé of Jean and Jerry Hoxie. Among her many titles, Bartkowicz won both the singles and the doubles title in both 1966 and 1967 at Cincinnati. She also won the singles title at Canada in 1968. She reached the quarter-finals in singles at the US Open in 1968 and 1969.

Bartkowicz had a 7–0 record in singles in Fed Cup play, and was a member of the US team which won the cup in 1969.

As a youngster, Peaches won 17 junior titles including the girls' singles title at Wimbledon in 1964. She attended Queens College in New York City.

She was part of the Original 9 group of women tennis players who took part in the 1970 Houston Women's Invitation.[1]

Bartkowicz retired as a player in 1971. She has been enshrined in the United States Tennis Association/Midwest Hall of Fame. She was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.[2] She was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame on June 24, 2010.[3] Martha MacIsaac plays Bartkowicz in the 2017 film Battle of the Sexes.[4]

WTA Tour finals

Legend
Grand Slam0
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II0
Tier III0
Tier IV & V0

Singles 8 (6-2)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 1963 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Hard United States Stephanie De Fina 7-5, 6-2
Winner 2. 1966 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Hard United States Peachy Kellmeyer 6-3, 6-3
Winner 3. 1967 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Hard United States Peachy Kellmeyer 6-3, 6-3
Winner 4. 1967 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Hard United States Patsy Rippy 6-4, 6-1
Winner 5. 1967 U.S. Women’s Hardcourt Championships, Sacramento Hard United States Valerie Ziegenfuss 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 6. October 26, 1968 Olympics Demonstration, Mexico Clay West Germany Helga Niessen 4-6, 3-6
Winner 7. 1968 Olympics Exhibition, Mexico Clay United States Julie Heldman 6–3, 6–2
Winner 8. 1968 Toronto, Canada Clay Canada Faye Urban 6-3, 6-3

Doubles 6 (3-3)

Titles by Surface
Hard2
Clay1
Grass0
Carpet0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 1966 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Hard United States Peachy Kellmeyer United States Patsy Rippy
United States Becky Vest
6–1, 6–4
Winner 2. 1967 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Hard United States Patsy Rippy United States Pixie Lamm
United States Marilyn Aschner
6–3, 6–0
Runner-up 3. May 27, 1968 La Jolla, California, USA Hard United States Sue Shrader United States Valerie Ziegenfuss
United States Stephanie Grant
6–8, 7–9
Bronze 4. October 1968 Olympics Demonstration, Mexico Clay United States Valerie Ziegenfuss Mexico Lourdes Gongora
Mexico Patricia Montano
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 5. October 26, 1968 Olympics Exhibition, Mexico Clay United States Valerie Ziegenfuss France Rosy Darmon
United States Julie Heldman
0–6, 8–10
Runner-up 6. March 18, 1971 Detroit, Michigan, USA Carpet Australia Judy Tegart Dalton United States Mary-Ann Eisel
United States Valerie Ziegenfuss
6–2, 2–6, 3–6

Mixed doubles 2 (1-1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Bronze 1. October 1968 Olympics Demonstration, Mexico Clay United States Jim Osbourne France Rosie Darmon
France Pierre Darmon
6–4, 7–5
Silver 2. October 1968 Olympics Exhibition, Mexico Clay West Germany Ingo Buding Soviet Union Zaiga Jansone
Soviet Union Vladimir Korotkov
5–7, 4–6

References

  1. "Original 9 Reunion: It's A Wrap!". WTA.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-03-28. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
  3. "Jane "Peaches" Bartkowicz". National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28.
  4. Eisenberg, Eric. "How Battle Of The Sexes Brought Together A Fun Superbad Reunion". Cinemablend.com. Retrieved 2017-09-22.


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