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Christine Truman-Janes

Christine Truman

Christine Truman Janes (born on January 16, 1941 in England) was a female tennis player from Great Britain. In 1959 she became the youngest French Championships women's singles champion at the age of 18 (Steffi Graf became the youngest in 1987; Monica Seles in 1990.)

She was ranked in the World Top 10 six times between 1957 and 1965, reaching a career high World No. 2 in 1959. She played Wightman Cup between 1957-1971 (winning the Cup in 1958, 1960, 1968) and Fed Cup in 1963, 1965 and 1968, posting a 6-3 singles record and 2-2 doubles record.

 

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