Sylvie Jung Henrotin
| Country (sports) |
 France |
|---|---|
| Born |
10 July 1904 Le Havre, France |
| Died |
15 December 1970 (aged 63) Lake Placid, New York, USA |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | QF (1929, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1933, 1939) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open | F (1928, 1933, 1937) |
| Wimbledon | F (1934) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| French Open | F (1935, 1936) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1936) |
| US Open | F (1937) |
Sylvie Jung Henrotin (née Jung; French pronunciation: [silvi ɑ̃ʁɔˈtɛ̃] German pronunciation: [jʊŋ];10 July 1904 - 15 December 1970) was a French female tennis player who was active during the late 1920 and the 1930s.
She participated in singles event of the Wimbledon Championships between 1930 and 1939 and her best result during that period was reaching the fourth round in 1933 and 1939.[1] Henrotin also took part in the French Championships, reaching the quarterfinal in the singles on five occasions (1929, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938).
In August 1936 she won the singles title at the Eastern Grass Court Championships in Rye, USA. In January 1937 she won the singles, doubles and mixed doubles title at the US Indoor Championships.[2]
Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: (4 runners-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1928 | French Championships | Clay | Suzanne Deve | Eileen Bennett Phoebe Holcroft | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 1933 | French Championships | Clay | Colette Rosambert | Simonne Mathieu  Elizabeth Ryan | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 1933 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | Dorothy Andrus | Simonne Mathieu Elizabeth Ryan | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 1937 | French Championships | Clay |  Dorothy Andrus | Simonne Mathieu  Billie Yorke | 6–3, 2–6, 2–6 |
Mixed doubles (3 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1935 | French Championships | Clay | André Martin-Legeay |  Lolette Payot Marcel Bernard | 6–4, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 1936 | French Championships | Clay | André Martin-Legeay | Billie Yorke Marcel Bernard | 5–7, 8–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 1937 | US Championships | Grass | Yvon Petra | Sarah Palfrey Don Budge | 2–6, 10–8, 0–6 |
References
- ↑ "Wimbledon Players Archive – Sylvia Henrotin". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
- ↑ "Sports in Brief". The Evening Independent. 8 March 1937 – via Google News Archive.
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