Jacqueline Jeanne Victorine Kermina (30 June 1927 – 21 August 1995) was a French tennis player and coach.[1][2]

Jacqueline Kermina
Country (sports) France
Born(1927-06-30)30 June 1927
Paris, France
Died21 August 1995(1995-08-21) (aged 68)
Paris, France
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open3R (1954, 1966)
Wimbledon2R (1952, 1954)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenQF (1953, 1954)
Wimbledon3R (1954)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenSF (1954)
Wimbledon1R (1954)

Born in Paris, Kermina was active as a player in the 1950s and 1960s. She reached the singles third round of the French Championships twice and was a mixed doubles semi-finalist in 1954, with Mervyn Rose.[3]

Kermina had a long association with the France Federation Cup team as a coach, serving three stints as captain. She first led the side in 1969 and 1970, then from 1973 to 1975, before returning for one final campaign in 1977.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Abandon de Jacqueline Kermina dans le National". Le Monde (in French). 7 October 1954.
  2. ^ "Mlle Jacqueline Kermina : la préparation athlétique sera désormais prépondérante". Le Monde (in French). 28 December 1968.
  3. ^ "Trabet Outplays Larsen In Final". The West Australian. 31 May 1954. p. 22 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Polteau, Florian (21 July 2012). "Mauresmo : " Je n'arrive pas avec une baguette magique "". Femmes de Sport (in French).