

Jane (Peaches) Bartkowicz
Won many WTA titles
One of the top Women Tennis Players of the 1960s
Jane (Peaches) Bartkowicz
Female Professional Tennis Player (1964 – 1971)
Jane Bartkowicz was born in Hamtramck, Michigan and was a protégé of Jean and Jerry Hoxie. As a youngster she won 17 junior titles, including the girls’ singles title at Wimbledon in 1964. She won both the singles and doubles titles in Cincinnati in 1966 and 1967. She won the singles title of the 1968 Canadian Open and reached the quarter-finals at the U.S. Open in 1968 and 1969. She was a member of the title-winning 1969 U.S. Federation Cup team, posting a 7 – 0 record in singles play. She was also a part of the original 9 group of women tennis players who took part in the 1970 Houston Women’s Invitation (also known as he Virginia Slims Invitation). Overall she had a career record of 20 – 11 with six career titles. She retired from tennis in 1971. Jane Bartkowicz was inducted into the United States Tennis Association/Midwest Hall of Fame and into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.