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1932

1932 - Tenisistka Jadwiga Jędrzejowska na dachu Pałacu Prasy. W oddali widoczne wieże Kościoła Mariackiego, z prawej fragment budynku Poczty Głównej z tarasem.

1933

'Tenisistka Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (2. z lewej) w otoczeniu pracowników ambasady polskiej w Londynie. Widoczni m.in.:konsul generalny RP w Londynie Witold Hulanicki (3. z lewej), pani Hulanicka (2. z prawej), sekretarz ambasady RP w Londynie Żazański (1. z prawej)' - image, strapline and image provenance sourced from and © of the NAC (National Archive)
What a fabulous find this is Jadwiga with Barbara (Biba) Hulanicki's parents in 1933! Polish tennis star Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (2nd from left) surrounded by staff from the Polish Embassy in London. Consul General of Poland in London Witold Hulanicki (centre), Mrs Hulanicka (2nd from right) Secretary to the embassy in London Mr. Żazański (far right) - (unnamed far left)

1937 - Pre Wimbledon

Wednesday, 30th June 1937

The Sketch

'The Legs and the Brains of Lawn Tennis'

THE LEGS AND THE BRAINS OF LAWN TENNIS LEGS. Footwork on the lawn tennis court is, as everyone knows, a very important part of the game, and so is agility - hence the feet and legs play a big part in achieving success on the courts. On this page we give photographs of the ankles and legs of the eight women players seeded in the Wimbledon draw, together with their Wimbledon ranking. MISS HELEN JACOBS (U.S.A.) - No. 1. MLLE. JADWIGA JĘDRZEJOWSKA (POLAND) - No. 4. MISS DOROTHY ROUND (G.B.) - No. 7. FRAU SPERLING (DENMARK) - No. 2. MISS ALICE MARBLE (U.S.A.) - No. 5. SENORITA LIZANA (CHILE) - No. 3. MME. R. MATHIEU (FRANCE) - No. 6. MISS KAY STAMMERS (G.B.) - No. 8.

On our facing page we give photographs of the legs and ankles of the eight seeded women players at Wimbledon. Here we give studies of their heads for, though legs, ankles, and arms are very important weapons in the armoury of the Centre Court player, it 's the brain that directs the game MISS HELEN JACOBS. MLLE. JADWIGA JĘDRZEJOWSKA. MISS DOROTHY ROUND. FRU SPERLING (FORMERLY FRAULEIN KRAHWINKEL). MISS ALICE MARBLE. SENORITA ANITA LIZANA. MME. MATHIEU. MISS KAY STAMMERS.

CENTRE COURIERS AS DINNER PARTNERS: THE PRELUDE-TO- WIMBLEDON BANQUET.

THE annual dinner given by the International Lawn Tennis Club in London is always a delightful prelude to the great Wimbledon weeks, and was, as usual, this year attended by all the important International stars who assembled in London for the Championships. The MARCHIONESS OF WILLINGDON and M. J. BOROTRA (France). MISS HELEN HULL JACOBS (U.S.A.) and the MARQUESS OF WILLINGDON. MISS DOROTHY ROUND (G.B.) and MR. DONALD BUDGE (U.S.A.). FRAU SPERLING, FORMERLY FRAULEIN KRAHWINKEL, (DENMARK) AND MR. STANLEY BRUCE. COMTESSE DE LA VALDENE, formerly Senorita Lili de Alvarez (France) and M. J. BRUGNON (France).

BARON GOTTFRIED VON CRAMM (Germany) and LORD RUNCIMAN. MR. N. G. FARQUHARSON (South Africa) and MISS KAY STAMMERS G.B. MR H.W. ("BUNNY") AUSTIN (G.B.) and MLLE XYDES (Greece). MISS JĘDRZEJOWSKA (Poland) and MR. RITCHIE (G.B.). MISS ALICE MARBLE (U.S.A.). SENORITA ANITA LIZANA (Chile) and WING COMMANDER SIR LOUIS GREIG.

1937 - Wimbledon - 'The Gang's All Here!'

'A Group of Tennis Champions' states the Getty provenance with the original caption reading :
' Original Caption : Tennis Champs at pre-Wimbledon Reception, London. England : World Famous tennis players from America, England and many European countries were guests at a special reception given at the Roehampton Club, London to competitors in the Wimbledon Championships, which opened June 21st
Left to right, Donald Budge (US), Billy Yorke*, Mme** Mathieu (F), Mlle*** Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (Poland), Senorita Anita Lizana (Chile), ****Alice Marble (US) and Baron Gustav von Cramm German ca June 21, 1936

So a couple of corrections/additions - * Billy Yorke "Adeline 'Billie' Yorke was a British tennis player of the 1930s who achieved her best results as a doubles specialist." She often partnered up with Mdme ** Simonne Mathieu (whose Christian name is omitted above). Jadwiga Jędrzejowska was often referred to as Mademoiselle and even, on occasion Frau - maybe it was her choice to be addressed by the more familiar french title rather than the, probably lesser known 'Panna' of 'Pani' in Polish. I will make the presumption that Alice Marble was in fact Miss Marble at this time as she was not married until 1942. And the final whoopsie in the Getty catalogue of errors is the year shown as 1936 - the 21st June in 1936 was in fact a Sunday, in 1937 it was a Monday and therefore a more accurate start date for the Championships.

The provenance reads the names correctly although making Baron von Cramm the centrefold and then listing the players so that he was not shown as last. The year is correctly identified as 1937 in this Getty archival image.

1937 - Wimbledon

Congratulatory handshake between Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (l) and Dorothy Round (r) in Coronation year 1937 - image courtesy of and sourced from wykop.pl

Official 1937 Wimbledon 'Coronation Year' Championships programme of the day - image courtesy of and sourced from Tennis Gallery Wimbledon

To było dokładnie 78 lat temu! Wówczas to Jadwiga Jędrzejowska jako pierwsza Polka dotarła finału największego turnieju tenisowego świata. 'It was exactly 78 years ago! Jadwiga Jędrzejowska was the first female Polish Tennis Player who reached the final of the biggest Tennis Tournament in the world!' Image and strapline sourced from fakt.pl, as it appeared on-line with image © given as PAP

'To Battle' : Jadwiga 'Jed' Jędrzejowska takes on the no. 1 seed (and expected winner) in the semi-finals of the 1937 Wimbledon Championships

(Thursday) 1st July 1937 : American tennis player Alice Marble (left) and her Polish opponent Jed Jędrzejowska arrive on court for their Women's Semi-Final match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbedon. (Photo by J.A. Hampton/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Polska tenisistka Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (z lewej) w towarzystwie Dorothy Round (z prawej) przed finałową grą w grupie kobiet. 'Polish Tennis player Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (on the left) in the company of Dorothy Round (on the right) before the Ladies Singles Final at the Championships' - image and strapline sourced from and © of the NAC (National Archive)

Jadwiga Jędrzejowska in action at the 1937 Wimbledon Ladies Singles Final - image as used in fakt.pl on-line article and copyrighted to © AP/East News

Jadwiga Jędrzejowska and Dorothy Round leave the court after their epic 1937 Wimbledon Ladies Singles Final - image as used in fakt.pl on-line article and copyrighted to © AP/East News

Thursday, 1st July 1937

Sunderland Echo

Polish Champion Progresses to Final At Expense of Miss Marble. Miss Dorothy Round gained a magnificent victory over Mrs Mathieu, 6-4, 6-0, in the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships to-day to gain the right to oppose Miss J. Jędrzejowska, of Poland, in the final of the Women's Singles, on Saturday. Miss Jędrzejowska, Poland's No. I player for the past seven years, beat Miss Alice Marble (U.S.A.), 8-6, 6-2, in the other semi-final. game she had to run right across court to get back one of the Polish girl's expresses to the backhand corner and then scampered up court to deal with a drop shot. She retaliated with similar stroke, which Miss Jędrzejowska could not touch. Miss Marble found it as difficult to win her own services as it was to break through and Miss Jędrzejowska pulled up to 3-4. Miss Marble carried a much more varied attack and her strokes on both wings were beautifully produced and well directed. The Polish girl had to rely mainly on her forehand, but this was such a formidable weapon that it was only after several deuces that Miss Marble again broke through the service for 5-3. Despite pressure on the backhand, Miss Jędrzejowska fought tigerishly for the ninth game and pulled her opponent from two set points to win for 4-5.

Friday, 2nd July 1937

The Belfast News-Letter

'POLISH GIRL AS RIVAL'

Miss Dorothy Round reached the final of the women's singles for the third time in her career in the lawn tennis championships at Wimbledon yesterday and qualified to meet Miss Jędrzejowska, the Polish shorthand typist, on Saturday. Britain's leading player beat Mrs. R. Mathieu, the French champion, 6-4, 6-0, the Polish girl vanquished Miss Alice Marble, the U.S. title holder, 8-6, 6-2. before a great Centre Court crowd. Miss Round produced more of the brilliant form she has been showing this past fortnight and should be able to overcome the hard-hitting of Miss Jędrzejowska and win the championship for the second time. In the 1934 final Miss defeated Miss Helen Jacobs and the year before that she lost to Mrs. Helen Wills Moody. Unfortunately there were "incidents" in the second set of Miss Round's match, which obviously upset the Frenchwoman, and served to detract slightly from the brilliance of Miss Round's performance. Mrs. Mathieu became somewhat ruffled, lost all her concentration, swiped carelessly at the ball and won only five points during the whole set which lasted not more than ten minutes.

Western Daily Press & Bristol Mirror

UNHAPPY INCIDENTS MAR MISS ROUND'S VICTORY LAWN TENNIS Crowd Protest at Umpire s "Not Up" Decision ——————— MADAME MATHIEU RUFFLED

MISS DOROTHY ROUND REACHED THE FINAL OF THE WOMEN'S SINGLES FOR THE THIRD TIME IN HER CAREER IN THE LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS AT WIMBLEDON, YESTERDAY, AND QUALIFIED TO MEET MISS JĘDRZEJOWSKA, THE POLISH SHORTHAND-TYPIST, TOMORROW. Britain's leading player beat Mrs R. Mathieu, the French Champion, 6 —4, 6 —o. while the Polish girl vanquished Miss Alice Marble, the U.S. title-holder, B—6, 6—2, before a great Centre Court crowd. Miss Round produced more of the brilliant form she has been showing this past fortnight and should be able overcome the hard-hitting of Miss Jędrzejowska and win the Championship for the second time. In the 1934 final Miss Round defeated Miss Helen Jacobs, and the year before that she lost to Mrs Helen Wills Moody. Unfortunately there were " incidents " in the second set of Miss Round's match which obviously upset the Frenchwoman and served to detract slightly from the brilliance of Miss Round's performance. Mrs Mathieu became somewhat ruffled, lost all her concentration, swiped carelessly at the ball and won only five points during the whole set which lasted not more than 10 minutes. During the first game of the second set the Frenchwoman had served a fault and had delivered another ball while Miss Round was holding up her hand to show that she was not ready.

RACKET WENT FLYING

When the umpire requested Mrs Mathicu to serve a " let" she swung round and her racket flew out of her hand. She afterwards hit wildly at the ball and lost the game. Miss Round put over one of many delightful drop shots in the second game and Mrs Mathieu. making a great dash up court, returned the ball over the net for Miss Round to put it out. The umpire, however, had called "not up" just as Mrs Mathieu hit the ball to signify that in his opinion the ball had touched the ground twice. Mrs Mathieu seemed very surprised at the decision and stood looking at the umpire as Miss Round made her shot. The majority of the crowd differed from the view of the umpire and before Miss Round served again there were cries from some of the spectators of " Of course it was up." After this Mrs Mathieu seemed to have no heart for tne fight at all and Miss Round, playing beautifully, won as she liked. The Frenchwoman declined to discuss the decision when interviewed afterwards.

BRITISH PUBLIC'S PLEASURE

Miss Round played very well," she said, " and I played badly. It gave the British public pleasure to see Miss Round reach the final and therefore I got pleasure out it too." " The first set. characterised by good driving, was a very close affair. Mrs Mathieu, at the baseline, did some remarkable retrieving and found a weakness in the English girl's backhand. The first four games all went against the service. Miss Round. varying her game much more than her opponent, deservedly ran into the lead at 5—3, but Mrs Mathieu won the ninth game and was 40—love against the service the 10th. Miss Round picked up brilliantly to deuce and then coming up to the net forced Mrs Mathieu to make a weak return and won the set 6—4.

Miss Jędrzejowska's win over Miss Marble was the third running this season. At the start, and, indeed all through. Miss Marble looked the more convincing player, and she actually had two set points in the first set at 5 —3. There is no more determined player in the game, however, than the Polish girl, and she fought every inch of the way and gradually wore down an opponent with a much better stroke equipment than herself. Miss Marble, with her all-court game, looked like succeeding in her attempts to stop Miss Jędrzejowska getting the ball at all with her terrific forehand. The American concentrated on her opponent's backhand and had plenty of success at the net. Miss Jędrzejowska, by sheer grit, forced Miss Marble to lose those two set points and took the lead herself for 6 —5. She was now punching her forehand at terrific speed, putting it deep down into the corners and making the crowd gasp at her pace. There was a big thrill when Miss Jędrzejowska lost four set points in the 12th game— the second on a double fault. Miss Marble levelled at six-all, but again Miss Jędrzejowska got the lead, and this time she won love game on her service for the set at 8—6.8 —6. The farther the game went the more dominating became the Polish girl's forehand, while she produced magnificent backhand passing shots to stop the American girl's efforts to reach the net. Her drives were so well placed that Miss Marble was always being forced into errors. Becoming discouraged the futility of her efforts, she fell into still more mistakes as the match neared its inevitable end.

STRENUOUS MATCH

The scores were level up to two-all, and then Miss Jędrzejowska went right away with four successive winning games for the set 6—2. and the match, to pass into the final for the first time. It was one of the most strenuous women's matches seen at Wimbledon for a long time. Bath girls retrieved magnificently and fought to the last inch.

Saturday, 3rd July 1937

The Midland (Coventry) Daily Telegraph

'Polish Champion beaten 6-2 2-6 7-5'

DOROTHY ROUND WINS TENNIS CROWN Second Wimbledon Success POLISH CHAMPION BEATEN 6-2 2-6 7-5

MISS DOROTHY ROUND won the Women's Singles crown, at Wimbledon, this afternoon, for the second time, beating Miss Jadwiga Jędrzejowska, the Polish champion, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5. After the match Miss Round said: "It is glorious to have won the Wimbledon title once more. The pace was very hot at times, and when it became too hot I simply had to let the ball go. I went into the court with a tactical plan, but in the heat of the moment I'm afraid I forgot all about it. It was very windy and difficult to control the ball."

Every seat in the Centre Court was taken, but the crowd in the standing part were not so tightly packed as yesterday — which was fortunate for those who had to endure the terrific heat for several hours. There seemed to be a little nervousness about the play of both Miss Round and Miss Jędrzejowska in the first game. There was a grim duel for the English girl's opening service game, four deuces being called before Miss Jędrzejowska, trying to force the pace on her backhand, put out twice over the baseline for Miss Round to win — and doing it extremely well came with a rally to win the game. Miss Round quickly put Miss Jędrzejowska's advantage to naught by making it one all. Still another game went against the service, and once more the Polish girl was a game in front. Miss Round, who had previously been effective in keeping the ball away from the Polish girl's hard-hitting forehand. dropped the initiative, and Miss Jędrzejowska took her chance to increase her lead. She put over some wonderful drives, and, with three service aces in the fourth game, captured Miss Round's service for the third time during the set for 4-1. Miss Round netted return after return, and found her speedy opponent getting up to the ball when she tried a drop shot. Miss Jędrzejowska led 5-1 before Miss Round took her own service for 2-3. The ball was only a short one, for Miss Jędrzejowska, punching harder than ever, made it set-all by winning the next game for 6-2. The Final Set Miss Round's backhand seemed more sure than her forehand, and she lost two games running through overdriving errors. Miss Jędrzejowska stood up well to the pressure on her left-hand wing, and had a point for a 3-1 lead, when she served two double-faults in succession. Miss Round broke through the service for two-all. Miss Round was hitting the ball beautifully into Miss Jędrzejowska's backhand corner, and won her own service, and then took Miss Jędrzejowska's for an important 4-3 lead. The Polish girl fought back in the sixth game from 0-30 down and reached deuce with two magnificent passing shots. Miss Round's bad streak continued with another dropped service to open the final set. A mixture of good luck and good play saw her run into a 2—l lead, only to throw away the fourth game with wild forehand and backhand drives. A double fault was succeeded by more errors, and Miss Round was struggling again at 2-3 down. Miss Round, who was now either netting or over-hitting her returns, was hardly recognisable as the player who had won the first set. She made the Polish girl's task of leading 4-2 comparatively simple, but English hopes revived when Miss Jędrzejowska made a crop of errors in the eighth game to allow the English girl to level at 4 all. The play far had been mostly from the baseline, the Polish girl varying her driving with an occasional drop shot. Miss Round now began to come up to the net, but Miss Jędrzejowska's driving prevented the English girl from becoming too adventurous. Miss Round, getting into her stride, was now playing beautifully, and, to a roar of cheering, she went to 5-2. Miss Round took another service game front her opponent, to win the set at 6-2 after dropping one set point.

Polish Girl's Magnificent Rally - Miss Jędrzejowska still gave away points, and Miss Round went to 5-4 on her own service. The tenth game was a terrific thrill. Miss Jędrzejowska led 40-15, but she was forced to deuce, and only won the game for 5-all with the luckiest of net cords. Miss Round, beginning the second set on her service, led 40-15, but the Polish girl, who was doing most of the running Miss. Round with a love game, held the lead again 6-5. quickly ran to 40-15 in the vital 12th game against the service, and, with her first match point, won the set at 7-5 for her second Wimbledon title. Miss Round received a marvellous ovation as she walked out of the court for her wonderful fight in picking up from 2-4 down in the final set. The match lasted just about an hour.

Daily Mail

'Dorothy Round regains Tennis Title - Magnificent Battle with Hard-Hitting Polish Girl'

ALL SQUARE AND ONE TO PLAY - Star's Great Recovery at Wimbledon - 6-2, 2-6, AND THEN 7-5

The Daily Mail gave this victory front page headlines and then used the same copy as the Midland Daily Telegraph

"DOROTHY ROUND, Wimbledon this afternoon, for the second time the singles champion - She last held the title in 1934. She beat Miss Jędrzejowska, the Polish girl secretary, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5. It was a magnificent struggle. Miss Round received a marvellous ovation as she walked off the court for her wonderful fight in picking up from 2-4 down in the final set. The match lasted just about an hour. The fine weather had brought huge crowds and an overnight queue had formed as soon as yesterday's play concluded. Miss Round took the first set from Miss Jędrzejowska 6-2." (Continued as above)

Evening News

Wimbledon's All-Night Queues for Women's Final

Fabulous headline blaring out (yesterday's) news that the Ladies Final had engendered such excitement that there was all-night queuing!

The Sphere

'The Unsavoury Drama'

Wimbledon Drama Some Real Surprises in the Closing Rounds of the Women s Singles

WIMBLEDON, the clearing house for the world's leading amateur lawn tennis players, quietly sauntered through the first week of its programme. No surprise victories and thus no unexpected defeats disturbed its peaceful and garden-party atmosphere. Not until seven days had passed did anything really happen and then the first and second favourites for the women's crown. Frau Hilda Sperling (Denmark) and Senorita Anita Lizana (Chile), and the holder, Miss Helen Jacobs, fell on the doorstep to the semi final. That made news.

The crowd on the opening day was the biggest ever and the numbers increased as the event progressed. The absence of past heroes such as Fred Perry, Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody, and others made no difference to the gates. It is obvious that the Wimbledon' s spectators care nothing for the past - the present and speculation as to the future are their interest. An unceasing body of humanity wanders from court to court and seems equally entranced with the stars of the Centre and premier courts and the so-called "rabbits" of Court No. 16. Little bunches of them congregate round the referee's room and gaze open-mouthed at the electric score boards, trying to imagine what Budge is doing to some unfortunate opponent on the Centre or Court No. 1 imagining for they only see the score point by point.

Every sport has its big festival, racing at Ascot, rowing at Henley, cricket, the Eton and Harrow match at Lord's, but of them all Wimbledon is the most democratic and, per haps, in its way the most glamorous. Nobody worries who his or her neighbour may be. One old gentleman, watch ing Von Cramm (Germany) playing Vamagishi (Japan) on the Centre Court was heard to ask his neighbour, an aged woman, what the score was. She looked at the score board and said, almost in a whisper, "Austin leading two-love." He thanked her and went on watching quite happily, completely oblivious of the names of the contestants. Prize remarks are often heard at Wimbledon, for most of the spectators are absolutely ignorant of lawn tennis matters. One young and rather haughty man was asked, while watching Budge play, if he had seen any good tennis before. "Well," he said, "I've watched the finals of my club competition, but this does seem a bit different." Before Wimbledon began one might have said, If you have tears to shed, prepare to shed them now," for Britain was without really strong challengers for the titles, though four are held by home players at the moment of writing, and British players have not been distinguishing themselves lately. However, when the last four of the two singles events were completed our own H. W. Bunny Austin and Miss Dorothy Round, our No. 1 man and woman respectively, stood among the elect. Both had done well. Austin, sharpening his strokes as the rounds went by, had survived the first round agony of being within a few aces of being himself two sets to love down to G. Lyttleton Rogers (Ireland). Later he was hunted "by the unorthodox Jack Bromwich (Australia) for four sets, but crowned his successes by beating the American, Bryan Grant, in three sets. Bromwich is, by the way, like V. B. McGrath (Australia) except that his double- handed backhand is where McGrath's forehand is and he plays a left-handed forehand. The chief difference is that Bromwich serves right handed though he is a left-hander.

Miss Round went from strength to strength, beating the Countess de la Valdene (formerly Senorita Lili d'Alvarez) easily and then felling the holder, Miss Jacobs, conclusively but not quite so easily. When Miss Round is playing well she is delightful to watch, her stroke production is copybook but she is an uneven player lacking consistency. Miss Round's victory was unexpected, but Frau Sperling's defeat by the Californian Miss Alice Marble was, by most people, unthought of. Previous to Wimbledon, Miss Marble had unsuccessfully contested four finals at tournaments. She nearly failed against Miss Mary Hardwick in the first round at Wimbledon, but the atmosphere of the Centre Court spurred her on against the Dane, and she proved herself the finest living woman volleyer. Nor was the defeat of Senorita Lizana much less of a surprise. In the second round she showed herself to be not at her very best. She lost a very quick set to Miss M. E. Lumb, the squash rackets champion, who is endowed with a quick eye and feet. It was ominous. She had beaten Madame R. Mathieu (France) a few weeks back. But the French woman knew too much. She had, finding herself drawn near the Chilian, probably worked out her tactics while Senorita Lizana thought herself secure. There has been much betting on this Wimbledon and how the bookmakers must have laughed when the favourites went. However, they shortened the price about Mile Jedrzejowska (Poland) from 6 to 1 to evens in a flash and the Polish champion became a hot favourite. She has been on the verge of great things for quite a time. Donald Budge seems to be in such amazing form that his establishment as favourite was an automatic one. When one says that the first week was devoid of the untoward one is not strictly correct for Jack Crawford (Australia) upset the seeding oh the very first day. He beat R. Menzel (Czechoslovakia) but most of the critics thought he would. He went on to take Von Cramm to five sets when he was supposed to be unwell. He certainly ran harder than he does when supposedly well. Hailed as a possible Davis Cup player, twenty-year-old Eric Filby disappeared on the first day being beaten by L. Hecht (Czechoslovakia). This just about showed Filby's form in good class and not English tournament class. However Charles Hare, an other possible, brought him self within sight of the honour by taking H. Henkel (Germany) who conquered Austin in Paris and is in world class, to five sets.

Après Wimbledon

Monday, 5th July 1937

Western Daily Press & Bristol Mirror

WIMBLEDON TITLE FOR MISS ROUND British Girl's Great Rally in Third Set

Once more Miss Dorothy Round has won the Wimbledon lawn tennis championship. She beat Miss Jadwiga Jędrzejowska, the Polish shorthand typist, in the final of the women's singles, on the Centre Court, on Saturday, 6 —2, 2—6, 7 —5 after a match of thrills, but, apart from the first set, lacking good tennis. It was probably one of the most remarkable victories Miss Round has ever achieved. Miss Jędrzejowska led 4—2 in the final set but, tired and nervous, she collapsed completely, and Miss Round had little difficulty in going to win popular victory. This was the second time Miss Round has won the title —she beat Miss Helen Jacobs in 1934—and the third time in all that she had appeared in the last stage. A crowd of 14,000 who packed the Centre Court were thrilled when Miss Round, largely on her opponent's mistakes, drew up to 4-all in the third set and eventually led 5—4. Miss Jędrzejowska, tired and obviously very nervous—she served many double faults managed to capture the tenth game, but she won only one point in the next two, to give Dorothy the set and match. Miss Round began in something like the style the crowd had come to expect of her, following her previous brilliant wins in this year's championship. She was much the more certain of her driving and played brainily to keep the ball away from Miss Jędrzejowska's terrific forehand. Flashing across beautiful backhand strokes, she ran away with the set after being led 2—l. It looked easy for Miss Round, but suddenly she began to make a crop errors, and completely lost her driving touch. Miss Jędrzejowska, gaining encouragement, began to get her punch into forehand cross court drives, and won the second with the loss of only two games. Miss Round's stamina in the gruelling conditions, and her previous experience on such big occasions, no doubt enabled her to win. Britain's Davis Cup hopes received a blow by the defeat of the chosen doubles pair, G. P. Hughes and C. R. d. Tuckev, by Donald Budge and Gene Mako. the Americans, in the final of the men's doubles. The United States pair won 6—o. 6—4, 6—B, 6—l. Hughes and Tuckey were the holders. Budge, in partnership with Miss Alice Marble, won the mixed doubles, defeating the French pair, Y. Petra and Mrs Mathie 6—4, —l. The young champion completed a great Wimbledon, for he added two doubles titles to his men's singles victory over G. von Cramm on Friday. I Budge is the first man ever to have won three championships at Wimbledon in the same year. BRITAIN'S WIGHTMAN CUP TEAM Miss Dorothy Round, Wimbledon champion and Britain's greatest lawn tennis player, will not take part in the Wightman Cup match against the United States at Forest Hills. New York, on August 20 and 21. The team was officially announced t Wimbledon on Saturday as follows:— Miss E. M. Dearman, Miss R. M. Hardwick, Miss J. Ingram, Miss F. James, Miss M. Lumb and Miss K. E. Stammers. Captain. Mr M. D. Horn. " Miss D. E. Round was invited, but was unable to accept," added the statement. Miss Round is being married in September, and some time ago it was announced that she had decided not to go to America as it would be too much of a rush.

Nottingham Journal

Miss Dorothy Round (right) being congratulated by Mlle. J. Jędrzejowska, whom she defeated in the Women's Singles on the Centre Court at Wimbledon on Saturday.

The Soctsman

Wimbledon Championships MISS ROUND'S GREAT VICTORY - POLISH LADY TIRES IN THRILLING GAME

Once more Miss Dorothy Round has won the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship. She beat Miss Jadwiga Jędrzejowska, Polish shorthand typist, in the final of the "women's singles" on the Centre Court on Saturday, 6-2 , 2-6 , 7-5 after a match full of thrills , but apart from the first set, lacking good tennis. It was probably one of the most remarkable victories Miss Round has ever achieve . Miss Jędrzejowska led 4-2 in the final set but, tired and nervous she collapsed completely, and Miss Round had little difficulty in going on to win a popular victory . This was the second time she has won the title—she beat Miss Helen Jacobs in 1934—and the third time in all that she had appeared in the last stage. The heat was terrific and it was not extra-ordinary therefore, considering the amount of running she had had to do (in the first set) that the signs of tiredness became more obvious in the Polish girl's play . To roars of encouragement Miss Round gradually crept up to 4-all and to the relief of everyone, most of all herself, pulled it off in the twelfth game. Miss Round's stamina in the gruelling conditions and her previous experience on such big occasions no doubt enabled her to win.

Wednesday, 7th July 1937

The Bystander - Women in Sport Tennis and Swimming and Golf

The Finalists in the Ladies' Singles at Wimbledon Miss Dorothy Round of Great Britain and Mlle. J. Jędrzejowska of Poland met on Saturday in the Wimbledon finals. Dorothy Round had been runner-up in 1933 and champion in 1934, but it was the first time that either the Polish player or her country had appeared in the final round. This hard-hitting pair had beaten their semi-finalist opponents in two sets each neither Mme. Mathieu's shrewd steadiness nor Miss Alice Marble's brilliance availed them against the un- shakeable attracting force of Miss Round and Mile. Jędrzejowska that afternoon.

Lady Diana Stuart Wortley Lord and Lady Wharncliffe's second daughter was with them at Sandwich when Lord Wharncliffe played in the White's Club Golf Tournament I Golf Widows. The beauty chorus above belongs to the American Ryder Cup team, or at least to four of its members. Mrs. Densmore Shute, Mrs. H. G. Picard, Mrs. J. Revolta and Mrs. Tony Manero came over to England to watch their husbands win at Southport The Social Swim Left There were five competitors for the Ladies' Championship of the Bath Club for swimming, life-saving and diving Miss Mary Henniker Heaton who was fourth Miss Ivona Davies second Miss Venetia Fripp, the holder, who won again Lady Diana Finch-Hatton, third and Lady Lettice Ashley-Cooper, fifth. Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose, who swim regularly at the Bath Club, watched the whole programme and presented the prizes.

THE SKETCH - SPEED SNAPS OF THE NEW CHAMPION AND RUNNERs-UP

BARON GOTTFRIED VON CRAMM (Germany) net Donald Budge of the U.S.A. in the final L of the Men's Singles. A fine action study of BARON GOTTFRIED VON CRAMM, who lost to Donald Budge in the final of the Men's Singles at Wimbledon. Queen Mary watched the end of the match and both players were subsequently presented to her Majesty. The finish of a telling stroke BARON GOTTFRIED VON CRAMM.

MISS DOROTHY ROUND (G.B.) was in tremendous form at Wimbledon and thrilled all lawn tennis fans by the great game she played. She met Miss Jedrzejowska in the final. A graceful study of MISS DOROTHY ROUND running to take a shot. She beat Mme. Mathieu, the French star, in the semi-final. A picture of concentration. MISS ROUND playing a difficult stroke. MISS J JĘDRZEJOWSKA (Poland) met Miss Dorothy Round in the final of the Ladies' Singles at Wimbledon. MISS J JĘDRZEJOWSKA (Poland) in play in the semi-finals match in which she defeated the U.S.A. Champion, Miss Alice Marble. Another study of MISS J JĘDRZEJOWSKA (Poland), showing her play a foreceful shot.

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A Very Personal Reflection

Jadwiga Jdrzejowska w finale Wimbledonu 3 lipca 1937 roku

Tomasz Kuczyński 23go października 2018

Jadwiga Jędrzejowska to jedyna polska tenisistka, która zagrała w finałach Wimbledonu (1937), US Open (1937) i Roland Garros (1939). Krakowianka, która po wojnie trafiła do Katowic, gdzie zmarła w 1980 roku, miała w stolicy województwa śląskiego korty swego imienia. Miała, bo w 2013 roku zostały zrównane z ziemią. Do 2012 roku żadnemu polskiemu tenisiście nie udało się zagrać w finale Wielkiego Szlema. Wtedy w finale Wimbledonu wystąpiła Agnieszka Radwańska, przegrywając z Sereną Williams 1:6, 7:5, 2:6.

Jędrzejowska 3 lipca 1937 roku była bardzo blisko triumfu w Londynie. Prowadziła z Brytyjką Dorothy Round 4:1 i 30:15 w decydującym secie, ale przegrała 2:6, 6:2, 5:7.

Co myślała Polka po pierwszym przegranym secie? Opowiedziała o tym w książce "Urodziłam się na korcie". "Często na korcie przeżywałam takie momenty: gdzieś w głębi mózgu słyszałam dwa głosy, jeden szeptał: Daj spokój, dlaczego tak szarpiesz swoje nerwy, z jakiego powodu czynisz tak olbrzymi wysiłek fizyczny, zrezygnuj z tej wyczerpującej walki, w której szanse są tak nierówne. Lecz drugi głos nie dopuszczał do żadnej dyskusji: Wstyd, Jadziu – a gdzież jest twoja sportowa ambicja. Nie walczysz dla własnej satysfakcji, lecz dla swej ojczyzny, dla spopularyzowania sportu tenisowego".

Mecz, który był wtedy określany grą o mistrzostwo świata, został przez Polkę przegrany. "Trzeba umieć wygrywać, lecz też i przegrywać. Podbiegam pierwsza do Doroty. Uśmiecham się do niej, winszuję zwycięstwa. W szatni jestem zupełnie sama. Nikt mnie nie pociesza, nie mogę już powstrzymać łez. Długo płaczę" - wspominała Jędrzejowska, której jeden wewnętrzny głos kazał nadal szlochać i wrócić do hotelu, ale drugi, ten wicemistrzyni świata, był górą: "Muszę teraz pokazać się w loży dla zawodników, trzeba dowieść, że Polka potrafi z godnością znieść gorycz porażki".

Jędrzejowska usłyszała od swej półfinałowej rywalki Amerykanki Alice Marble: "Ach Dżadża, jak śmiałaś zmarnować taką wspaniałą szansę! Mogłaś wygrać i powinnaś wygrać, bo jesteś w tej chwili najlepsza na świecie". Polka dostała za finał bon towarowy warty… 3,5 funta (turnieje miały wtedy amatorski charakter). Wkrótce otrzymała propozycję gry w komercyjnym tenisowym "Cyrku Tildena" z ofertą kontraktu na 25.000 dolarów, plus 10 procent dochodu z rozgrywanych spotkań. Odrzuciła propozycję. "Stanę się niewolnicą kortów – manekinem tenisowym… A może w przyszłości wygram turniej w Wimbledonie?. Przecież to więcej warte niż wszystkie pieniądze" - pomyślała. Wojna przerwała jej karierę. Została w Polsce, choć w 1940 roku miała zaproszenie od króla Szwecji Gustawa V, swego partnera w grze w miksta. Zaproszenie otrzymała w siedzibie Gestapo w Warszawie na ul. Szucha. Odmówiła wyjazdu do Sztokholmu. "(…) Nie mogłam zdezerterować z ojczyzny i opuścić swoich najbliższych" - napisała we wspomnieniach.

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