Raymonde Veber Jones - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Dec 01, 1917 Paris, Île de France, France Died on 28 Jun 2016 (aged 98)

French tennis player

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About Raymonde Veber Jones

  • Raymonde Veber Jones (née Veber; 1 December 1917 – 28 June 2016) 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.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.
  • 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.
  • In 1947 they moved to the United States where she lived for the rest of her live.

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