Jane Forman
Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | Providence, Rhode Island | January 21, 1962
Prize money | $52,146 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 161 (July 20, 1987) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
French Open | Q1 (1984, 1985) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1986) |
US Open | 1R (1983) |
Jane Forman (born January 21, 1962) is an American former professional tennis player.
Born in Providence, Forman played college tennis with Clemson University in the early 1980s. She was a three-time singles All-American for Clemson and was twice named ACC Player of the Year.
Forman qualified for her first grand slam main draw at the 1983 US Open and her best performance was a second round appearance at the 1986 Wimbledon Championships, where after beating Eva Pfaff she fell to the top seed and eventual champion Martina Navratilova.[1]
Since 1990 she has run the Jane Forman Tennis Academy in Miami-Dade.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Wilander, Evert Barely Survive Grass Menagerie". Sun-Sentinel. June 27, 1986.
- ^ "Jane Forman Inducted into Rhode Island Scholastic League's Hall of Fame". Miami's Community News. April 18, 2013.
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Categories:
- 1962 births
- Living people
- American female tennis players
- Clemson Tigers women's tennis players
- Tennis people from Rhode Island
- Sportspeople from Providence, Rhode Island