Raymonde Veber Jones

Raymonde Veber Jones (née Veber; 1 December 1917 – 28 June 2016)[1] was a French former tennis player. In 1944 she won the singles title at the Tournoi de France, a tournament set up in Vichy France during World War II in place of the French Championships, after beating compatriot Jacqueline Patorni in the final in two sets.[2]

Raymonde Veber
Full nameRaymonde Veber Jones
Country (sports) France
Born(1917-12-01)1 December 1917
Paris, France
Died28 June 2016(2016-06-28) (aged 98)

Veber was born in Paris, France, on 1 December 1917 as the youngest of six children of a wealthy family. Her father ran a tire-making rubber plant. Veber grew up in Neuilly-sur-Seine and started playing tennis at age 12 after the family doctor made clear she needed to get more exercise.[2] On 5 November 1945 she married Ray Geyer Jones, a major in the U.S. Third Army whom she had met in Cannes in September.[3] In 1947 they moved to the United States where she lived for the rest of her live.[2]

References
  1. "Raymonde Jones". The Washington Post. 6 November 2016.
  2. Weintraub, Rob (27 May 2015). "Roland Garros at War". SBNation.com. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. Judith Cass (July 17, 1954). "Recorded at random". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 15.
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