Jane Forman (born January 21, 1962) is an American former professional

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player. She was born in Providence, in Rhode Island. Forman played college tennis with

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in the early 1980s. She was a three-time singles

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n for Clemson, and she was named ACC Player of the Year twice. Forman qualified for her first grand slam main draw at the 1983 US Open. Her best performance was a second round appearance at the

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. She beat

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in the first round. She lost to the top seed and eventual champion,

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, in the second round. She has been running the Jane Forman Tennis Academy in Miami-Dade., since 1990.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Forman, Jane 1962 births Living people American female tennis players Clemson Tigers women's tennis players Tennis players from Rhode Island Tennis players from Providence, Rhode Island 20th-century American sportswomen