Jane Bartkowicz

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.

Jane Bartkowicz
Full nameJane Marie Bartkowicz
Country (sports) United States
Born (1949-04-16) April 16, 1949
Hamtramck, Michigan, United States
Singles
Career record20–11
Career titles6
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open2R (1969)
Wimbledon3R (1969, 1970)
US OpenQF (1968, 1969)
Doubles
Career record17–9
Career titles3
Grand Slam Doubles results
French OpenQF (1969)
WimbledonQF (1969)
US OpenQF (1969, 1970)
Mixed doubles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1969)
US Open2R (1970)

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 inaugural 1970 Virginia Slims Circuit.[1] Also she was a pioneer in using a double handed backhand.[2]

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.[3] She was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame on June 24, 2010.[4] Martha MacIsaac plays Bartkowicz in the 2017 film Battle of the Sexes.She has a younger tennis playing sister named Plums.[5]

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 Stephanie DeFina 7–5, 6–2
Winner 2. 1966 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Hard Peachy Kellmeyer 6–3, 6–3
Winner 3. 1967 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Hard Peachy Kellmeyer 6–3, 6–3
Winner 4. 1967 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Hard Patsy Rippy 6–4, 6–1
Winner 5. 1967 U.S. Women’s Hardcourt Championships, Sacramento Hard Valerie Ziegenfuss 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 6. Oct 1968 Olympics Demonstration, Mexico Clay Helga Niessen 4–6, 3–6
Winner 7. 1968 Olympics Exhibition, Mexico Clay Julie Heldman 6–3, 6–2
Winner 8. 1968 Toronto, Canada Clay 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 Peachy Kellmeyer Patsy Rippy
Becky Vest		 6–1, 6–4
Winner 2. 1967 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Hard Patsy Rippy Pixie Lamm
Marilyn Aschner		 6–3, 6–0
Runner-up 3. May 27, 1968 La Jolla, California, USA Hard Sue Shrader Valerie Ziegenfuss
Stephanie Grant		 6–8, 7–9
Bronze 4. October 1968 Olympics Demonstration, Mexico Clay Valerie Ziegenfuss Lourdes Gongora
Patricia Montano		 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 5. October 26, 1968 Olympics Exhibition, Mexico Clay Valerie Ziegenfuss Rosy Darmon
Julie Heldman		 0–6, 8–10
Runner-up 6. March 18, 1971 Detroit, Michigan, USA Carpet Judy Tegart Dalton Mary-Ann Eisel
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 Jim Osbourne Rosie Darmon
Pierre Darmon		 6–4, 7–5
Silver 2. October 1968 Olympics Exhibition, Mexico Clay Ingo Buding Zaiga Jansone
Vladimir Korotkov		 5–7, 4–6

References
  1. "Original 9 Reunion: It's A Wrap!". WTA.
  2. How Two Grade-Schoolers Set Off A Tennis Revolution - Carl Bialik - FiveThirtyEight, 3 November 2016
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-03-28. Retrieved 2007-01-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Jane "Peaches" Bartkowicz". National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28.
  5. Eisenberg, Eric. "How Battle Of The Sexes Brought Together A Fun Superbad Reunion". Cinemablend.com. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
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