Gail Chanfreau (née Sherriff; born 3 April 1945), also known as Gail Lovera and Gail Benedetti, is a French former amateur and professional tennis player.
Chanfreau was born in Australia, but moved to France in 1968.[1] Chanfreau made her first appearance in the Federation Cup for Australia in 1966. She played for France Fed Cup team from 1969 to 1980.
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 with Françoise Dürr and 1976 with Fiorella Bonicelli.[1]
At the Cincinnati Masters, she reached the singles final in 1969, only to fall to future International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Lesley Turner Bowrey, 1–6, 7–5, 10–10 ret.
She was international veterans mixed-doubles champion in 1968 and 1975 with Pierre Darmon.
Personal life
She married French tennis player Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau in 1968 and moved to France. Her second marriage was to another French tennis player, Jean Lovera.[4][5]
gail, chanfreau, née, sherriff, born, april, 1945, also, known, gail, lovera, gail, benedetti, french, former, amateur, professional, tennis, player, namegail, benedetticountry, sports, australia, franceborn, 1945, april, 1945, bondi, south, walesplaysright, h. Gail Chanfreau nee Sherriff born 3 April 1945 also known as Gail Lovera and Gail Benedetti is a French former amateur and professional tennis player Gail ChanfreauITF nameGail BenedettiCountry sports Australia FranceBorn 1945 04 03 3 April 1945 age 78 Bondi New South WalesPlaysRight handedSinglesGrand Slam singles resultsAustralian OpenQF 1967 1972 French OpenQF 1968 1971 Wimbledon3R 1966 1970 US Open3R 1971 DoublesGrand Slam doubles resultsAustralian OpenSF 1968 1972 French OpenW 1967 1970 1971 1976 WimbledonSF 1971 1975 US OpenF 1971 Grand Slam mixed doubles resultsAustralian OpenQF 1965 1966 French OpenSF 1971 Wimbledon3R 1969 1974 1975 US OpenQF 1970 Team competitionsFed Cup27 26 Contents 1 Tennis career 2 Personal life 3 Grand Slam tournament finals 3 1 Doubles 7 4 titles 3 runner ups 4 References 5 External linksTennis career EditChanfreau was born in Australia but moved to France in 1968 1 Chanfreau made her first appearance in the Federation Cup for Australia in 1966 She played for France Fed Cup team from 1969 to 1980 When Gail beat her sister Carol Sherriff who reached the third round of the Australian Open on five occasions 8 10 6 3 6 3 in the 1966 Wimbledon Championships second round 2 that was the second match between sisters at Wimbledon the first being in the 1884 Wimbledon Championships when Maud Watson beat Lillian 3 The next Wimbledon match between sisters was in 2000 between Serena and Venus 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 with Francoise Durr and 1976 with Fiorella Bonicelli 1 At the Cincinnati Masters she reached the singles final in 1969 only to fall to future International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Lesley Turner Bowrey 1 6 7 5 10 10 ret She was international veterans mixed doubles champion in 1968 and 1975 with Pierre Darmon Personal life EditShe married French tennis player Jean Baptiste Chanfreau in 1968 and moved to France Her second marriage was to another French tennis player Jean Lovera 4 5 Grand Slam tournament finals EditDoubles 7 4 titles 3 runner ups Edit Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWin 1967 French Championships Clay Francoise Durr Annette Van Zyl Pat Walkden 6 2 6 2Win 1970 French Open Clay Francoise Durr Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King 6 1 3 6 6 3Win 1971 French Open Clay Francoise Durr Helen Gourlay Kerry Harris 6 4 6 1Loss 1971 US Open Grass Francoise Durr Rosemary Casals Judy Tegart 3 6 3 6Loss 1974 French Open Clay Katja Burgemeister Chris Evert Olga Morozova 4 6 6 2 1 6Win 1976 French Open Clay Fiorella Bonicelli Kathleen Harter Helga Masthoff 6 4 1 6 6 3Loss 1978 French Open Clay Lesley Turner Mima Jausovec Virginia Ruzici 7 5 4 6 6 8References Edit a b Francoise DURR et Gail LOVERA 1 LA PASSION ENCORE ET TOUJOURS L Express Retrieved 13 January 2009 permanent dead link a b Roberts John 5 July 2000 Venus eclipses Hingis to set up historic meeting The Independent Retrieved 13 January 2009 dead link Finn Robin 29 June 1998 Tennis Serena Williams Plays Catch Up With Sister in Path The New York Times Retrieved 13 January 2009 Sherriffs call shots in 20th century SW19 history International Tennis Federation ITF 29 September 2015 Tribute to Ross Sheriff Tennis Australia 2007 External links EditGail Chanfreau at the Women s Tennis Association Gail Chanfreau at the International Tennis Federation Gail Chanfreau at the Billie Jean King Cup Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gail Chanfreau amp oldid 1154387095, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
