Eva Duldig
Eva de Jong-Duldig in August 1962 | |||||||||||||||
| Full name | Eva Ruth Duldig | ||||||||||||||
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| ITF name | Eva de Jong | ||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) | Australia, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 February 1938 Vienna, Austria | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| College | University of Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | R4 (1957, 1959, 1968) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | R1 (1961, 1963) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | R3 (1961, 1962, 1963) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | QF (1958, 1959) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (1961) | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | R3 (1963) | ||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Fed Cup | QF (1963) | ||||||||||||||
| Children | 3, incl. Tania de Jong | ||||||||||||||
| Parents |
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Medal record
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Eva Ruth de Jong-Duldig (née Duldig; born 11 February 1938) is an Austrian-born Australian and Dutch former tennis player, and current author. From the ages of two to four, she was detained by Australia in an isolated internment camp, as an enemy alien. She later competed in tennis, representing Australia at the Wimbledon Championships in 1961. She also played at Wimbledon in 1962 and 1963 for the Netherlands, and competed in the Australian Open, French Championships, Fed Cup, and in the Israel-based Maccabiah Games, sometimes called the Jewish Olympics, where she won two gold medals.