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Christine Clara Truman Janes MBE (born 16 January 1941) is a former tennis player from the United Kingdom who was active from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. She won a singles Grand Slam title at the French Championships in 1959 and was a finalist at Wimbledon and the U.S. Championships .
Sep 16, 2018 · But today legendary 1950s, 60s and 70s tennis star Christine Truman Janes, who has lived in Aldeburgh for more than 20 years, has opened up about one of her toughest fights yet – supporting her...
Jun 26, 2022 · This is the story of the Essex girl who became the darling of Centre Court, Winston Churchill and the Queen among her admirers, all the time keeping her down-to-earth attitude to life. She often ...
Sep 13, 2021 · The last British tennis player to reach the US Open final aged 18 said she was "transported back" by Emma Raducanu's victory. Christine Truman Janes, 80, who lives in Suffolk, won the French ...
For Christine Truman Janes, who as Christine Truman played a Wimbledon final and claimed the position of women's number two in the world at the age of just 18, it was the annual Framlingham Tennis Tournament that helped stoke her burning ambition to be the best at her chosen sport.
Sep 18, 2021 · More than 60 years ago, Christine Truman Janes - who now lives in Aldeburgh - had a remarkably similar rise to fame after winning the French Open in equally sensational style.
Jun 27, 2015 · Christine – once named Britain’s happiest person after an economist came up with a formula and crunched the data – is a cheery soul with a keen sense of humour, and is grateful for the fun...
Sep 13, 2021 · The last British tennis player to reach the US Open final aged 18 said she was "transported back" by Emma Raducanu's victory. Christine Truman Janes, 80, who lives in Suffolk, won the French ...
Dec 25, 2021 · Christine Truman with the runner-up plate she won at the US Open in 1959 (Image: Archant 2021) One of the sporting highlights of 2021 was when 18-year-old Emma Raducanu shocked the world to...
Jul 5, 2021 · For Christine Truman, the experience of watching Emma Raducanu surge into the fourth round of Wimbledon was so intense and full of flavour that she felt like she was stepping into a time machine.
