Eva Duldig

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.

Eva Duldig
Eva de Jong-Duldig in August 1962
Full nameEva Ruth Duldig
ITF nameEva de Jong
Country (sports) Australia,
 Netherlands
ResidenceAustralia
Born (1938-02-11) 11 February 1938
Vienna, Austria
PlaysRight-handed
CollegeUniversity of Melbourne
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenR4 (1957, 1959, 1968)
French OpenR1 (1961, 1963)
WimbledonR3 (1961, 1962, 1963)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1958, 1959)
WimbledonQF (1961)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonR3 (1963)
Team competitions
Fed CupQF (1963)
Medal record
Maccabiah Games
1957 IsraelWomen's singles
1961 IsraelWomen's singles
1961 IsraelWomen's doubles
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