Daughter of famed quarterback Frankie Albert, Jane Albert Willens (b.1946) inherited her father’s championship spirit, capturing her first national title at age 14. Two years later she claimed the California State triple crown, the youngest titleholder ever. Albert continued her winning ways at Stanford University, her father’s alma mater, becoming the national collegiate singles champion in 1964 and doubles champion in 1967.

Described as ‘thriving on pressure,’ Albert debuted at Wimbledon in 1963 on Centre Court, nearly taking the match against 1962 finalist Vera Sukova. Despite a back injury in 1964, she broke into the USTA Top 10 and was ranked No. 4 the following year. In 1967, Albert made a fitting exit from competitive tennis by winning two gold metals at the Pan American Games. Now a clinical social worker and the mother of three children, Albert was the first woman inducted into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.