Gail Chanfreau
| ITF name | Gail Benedetti |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Australia France |
| Born | 3 April 1945 Bondi,New South Wales |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1967,1972) |
| French Open | QF (1968,1971) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1966,1970) |
| US Open | 3R (1971) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1968,1972) |
| French Open | W(1967,1970,1971,1976) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1971,1975) |
| US Open | F (1971) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1965,1966) |
| French Open | SF (1971) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1969,1974,1975) |
| US Open | QF (1970) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 27–26 |
Gail Chanfreau(néeSherriff;born 3 April 1945), also known asGail LoveraandGail Benedetti,is a French former amateur and professionaltennisplayer.
Tennis career
[edit]Chanfreau was born in Australia, but moved to France in 1968.[1]Chanfreau made her first appearance in the Federation Cup forAustraliain1966.She played forFrance Fed Cup teamfrom 1969 to 1980.
When Gail beat her sisterCarol Sherriff,who reached the third round of the Australian Open on five occasions, 8–10, 6–3, 6–3 in the1966 Wimbledon Championshipssecond round,[2]that was the second match between sisters at Wimbledon, the first being in the1884 Wimbledon ChampionshipswhenMaud WatsonbeatLillian.[3]The next Wimbledon match between sisters was in2000betweenSerenaandVenus Williams.[2]
Chanfreau reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in 1967 and 1972, and the quarterfinals of the French Open in 1968 and 1971. She won the French Open doubles in 1967, 1970 and 1971 withFrançoise Dürrand 1976 withFiorella Bonicelli.[1]
At theCincinnati Masters,she reached the singles final in 1969, only to fall to future International Tennis Hall of Fame inducteeLesley Turner Bowrey,1–6, 7–5, 10–10 ret.
She was international veterans mixed-doubles champion in 1968 and 1975 withPierre Darmon.
Personal life
[edit]She married French tennis playerJean-Baptiste Chanfreauin 1968 and moved to France. Her second marriage was to another French tennis player,Jean Lovera.[4][5]
Grand Slam tournament finals
[edit]Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)
[edit]| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1967 | French Championships | Clay | Françoise Dürr |
 Annette Van ZylPat Walkden |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 1970 | French Open | Clay | Françoise Dürr |
 Rosemary CasalsBillie Jean King |
6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 1971 | French Open | Clay | Françoise Dürr |
Helen GourlayKerry Harris |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1971 | US Open | Grass | Françoise Dürr |
Rosemary CasalsJudy Tegart |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1974 | French Open | Clay |  Katja Burgemeister |
Chris Evert Olga Morozova |
4–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
| Win | 1976 | French Open | Clay |  Fiorella Bonicelli |
Kathleen HarterHelga Masthoff |
6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1978 | French Open | Clay | Lesley Turner |
 Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici |
7–5, 4–6, 6–8 |
References
[edit]- ^ab"Françoise DURR et Gail LOVERA (1) LA PASSION ENCORE ET TOUJOURS".L'Express.Retrieved13 January2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^abRoberts, John (5 July 2000)."Venus eclipses Hingis to set up historic meeting".The Independent.Retrieved13 January2009.[dead link]
- ^Finn, Robin (29 June 1998)."Tennis; Serena Williams Plays Catch-Up, With Sister in Path".The New York Times.Retrieved13 January2009.
- ^"Sherriffs call shots in 20th century SW19 history".International Tennis Federation(ITF).29 September 2015.
- ^"Tribute to Ross Sheriff".Tennis Australia.2007.
External links
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- 1945 births
- Australian female tennis players
- Australian emigrants to France
- French Championships (tennis) champions
- French female tennis players
- French Open champions
- French people of Australian descent
- Living people
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles
- Tennis players from Sydney
- Sportswomen from New South Wales