Sylvie Jung Henrotin

Sylvie Jung Henrotin (née Jung; French pronunciation: [silvi ɑ̃ʁɔˈtɛ̃] German pronunciation: [jʊŋ];10 July 1904 – 15 December 1970) was a French tennis player who was active during the late 1920 and the 1930s. She had her best results in the doubles event, finishing runner-up in seven Grand Slam doubles and mixed-doubles competitions.

Sylvie Jung Henrotin
Country (sports) France
Born(1904-07-10)10 July 1904
Le Havre, France
Died15 December 1970(1970-12-15) (aged 66)
Lake Placid, New York, US
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQF (1929, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938)
Wimbledon3R (1933, 1939)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenF (1928, 1933, 1937)
WimbledonF (1934)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenF (1935, 1936)
WimbledonQF (1936)
US OpenF (1937)

She participated in the singles event of the Wimbledon Championships from 1930 to 1939, and her best result during this period was reaching the fourth round in 1933 and 1939.[1] Henrotin also took part in the French Championships, reaching the quarterfinals in the singles on five occasions (1929, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938).

She was a runner-up in the singles event of the 1933 German Championships after losing the final in straight-sets loss to Hilde Krahwinkel.

In August 1936, she won the singles title at the Eastern Grass Court Championships in Rye, New York with victories against Alice Marble and Helen Pedersen in the semifinals and final respectively. In January 1937, she won the singles, doubles and mixed-doubles title at the U.S. Indoor Championships.[2]

Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 4 (4 runner-ups)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1928French ChampionshipsClayFrance Suzanne DevéFrance Eileen Bennett
France Phoebe Holcroft		0–6, 2–6
Loss1933French ChampionshipsClayFrance Colette RosambertFrance Simonne Mathieu
United States Elizabeth Ryan		1–6, 3–6
Loss1933Wimbledon ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Dorothy AndrusFrance Simonne Mathieu
United States Elizabeth Ryan		3–6, 3–6
Loss1937French ChampionshipsClayUnited States Dorothy AndrusFrance Simonne Mathieu
United Kingdom Billie Yorke		6–3, 2–6, 2–6

Mixed doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1935French ChampionshipsClayFrance André Martin-LegeaySwitzerland Lolette Payot
France Marcel Bernard		6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Loss1936French ChampionshipsClayFrance André Martin-LegeayUnited Kingdom Billie Yorke
France Marcel Bernard		5–7, 8–6, 3–6
Loss1937US ChampionshipsGrassFrance Yvon PetraUnited States Sarah Palfrey
United States Don Budge		2–6, 10–8, 0–6

Grand Slam tournament timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles
Tournament1928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940Career SR
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0
French Championships 2R QF 1R 3R 3R 3R 2R QF QF QF QF A A 0 / 11
Wimbledon A A 1R A A 4R 3R 2R 3R 2R 2R 4R A 0 / 8
US Championships A A A A A A A A A 1R 1R A A 0 / 2
SR 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 21

Doubles
Tournament1928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940Career SR
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0
French Championships F SF QF SF 2R F SF SF QF F 2R A A 0 / 11
Wimbledon A A SF A A 3R F 3R SF SF SF 1R A 0 / 8
US Championships A A A A A A A A SF 3R QF SF QF 0 / 5
SR 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 24

References
  1. "Wimbledon Players Archive – Sylvia Henrotin". wimbledon.com. AELTC.
  2. "Sports in Brief". The Evening Independent. 8 March 1937 – via Google News Archive.
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