 Jane
Albert Willens
Daughter of famed quarterback Frankie
Albert, Jane Albert Willens (b.1946) inherited her father's championship
spirit, capturing her first national title at age 14. Two years
later she claimed the California State triple crown, the youngest
titleholder ever. Albert continued her winning ways at Stanford
University, her father's alma mater, becoming the national collegiate
singles champion in 1964 and doubles champion in 1967.
Described as 'thriving on pressure,'
Albert debuted at Wimbledon in 1963 on Centre Court, nearly taking
the match against 1962 finalist Vera Sukova. Despite a back injury
in 1964 she broke into the USTA Top 10 and was ranked No. 4 the
following year. In 1967 Albert made a fitting exit from competitive
tennis by winning two gold metals at the Pan American Games.
now a clinical social worker and the mother of three children,
Albert was the first woman inducted into the Stanford Athletic
Hall of Fame.
Career Highlights
U.S. Champion Girls' 15 Singles,
Doubles 1961
National Jaycee Champion Girls'
15 Doubles 1961
Delaware Girls' Grass Court Invitational
Tournament Singles Champion 1962
Captain, Northern California
team champions, Eleanora Sears Challenge Bowl 1962
U.S. Hard Court Champion Girls'
16 and 18 Singles 1962
U.S. Champion Girls' 18 Doubles;
Singles Finalist 1962. 1963
California State Singles, Doubles,
Mixed Doubles Champion 1963
California State Singles, Mixed
Doubles Champion; Doubles Finalist 1964
U.S. Collegiate Singles Champion;
Doubles Finalist 1964
Quarterfinalist, U.S. and Wimbledon
Championships 1965
Ranked in the USTA Top 10 1964,
1965
U.S. Wightman Cup Team Member
1966
U.S. Collegiate Doubles Champion
(with Julie Anthony) 1967
Gold Medalist in Doubles and
Mixed Doubles, Pan American Games 1967
National Public Parks Champion
1968
B.A.'67 Stanford University;
M.S.W.'93 University of Southern California
Inducted into the Northern California
Tennis Hall of Fame 1975
Inducted into the Stanford University
Athletic Hall of Fame 1976
Director, Santa monica, California
Tennis Patrons Tenn Tennis Program 1979-1991
Vice-president, Santta Monica
Tennis Patrons Board of Directors 1979 - present
Coach, Boys' Varsity Tennis Team,
Brentwood School (1990 division champions) 1984-1991
Coach, Girls' Varsity Tennis
Team, Westlake School 1977-1988
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
(LCSW) 1993 - present
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