Camille Benjamin

Camille Benjamin (born June 22, 1966) is an American former professional tennis player.

Benjamin played on the WTA tour from 1981 to 1994. She reached the semifinals of the French Open in 1984, defeating Cláudia Monteiro, Jamie Golder, Catrin Jexell, Sabrina Goleš and Lisa Bonder before losing to Chris Evert.

Benjamin is the daughter of Panamanian immigrants. Her father, Carl Benjamin, was a math professor at Bakersfield College and had played college tennis at Central State College in Xenia, Ohio.

WTA Tour finals

Singles 2

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	0

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 1985	Salt Lake City, Utah, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Stephanie Rehe	2–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Oct 1987	San Juan, Puerto Rico, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Stephanie Rehe	5–7, 6–7

Doubles 3 (1–2)

Legend Grand Slam 0 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 0

Titles by surface Hard 1 Clay 0 Grass 0 Carpet 0

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 1985	Marco Island, Florida, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Bonnie Gadusek	Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Smylie	2–6, 6–1, 0–6
Win	1–1	Sep 1986	Tulsa, Oklahoma, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Dianne Van Rensburg	Template:Flagicon Svetlana Cherneva Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko	7–6, 7–5
Loss	1–2	Oct 1991	San Juan, Puerto Rico, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Sabine Appelmans	Template:Flagicon Rika Hiraki Template:Flagicon Florencia Labat	3–6, 3–6

ITF titles

Singles (1)

No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	July 20, 1987	Schenectady, NY, US	Hard	Template:Flagicon Vicki Nelson-Dunbar	6–2, 6–3

References

• Sundiata A. Djata. Blacks at the Net: Black Achievement in the History of Tennis Vol. 1, p. 78-79.

External links

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