Profession: Tennis Player
Biography: Ann Haydon-Jones is a British table tennis and lawn tennis champion, best known for winning eight Grand Slam titles: French Open singles (1961, 1966) and doubles (1963, 1968, 1969), Wimbledon singles (1969) and mixed doubles (1969), Australian Open mixed doubles (1969).
Haydon's father, Adrian Haydon, was a former world number one table tennis player. She also had a career, alongside lawn tennis, as a table tennis player during which she played in five world championships across the 1950s.
Born: October 7, 1938
Birthplace: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Age: 85 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Libra
Playing Career
- 1966-06-05 French Championships Women's Tennis: Ann Haydon-Jones of England beats American Nancy Richey 6-3, 6-1 for her 2nd French singles crown
- 1967-09-10 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Billie Jean King defeats England's Ann Haydon-Jones 11–9, 6–4 for first of 4 US singles crowns
- 1968-06-08 French Open Women's Tennis: American Nancy Richey beats Ann Haydon-Jones 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 for her second and last Grand Slam singles title
- 1969-06-07 French Open Women's Tennis: Margaret Court beats Ann Haydon-Jones of England 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 for her 3rd French singles title
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