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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

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

Doubles 3 (1–2)

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

ITF titles

Singles (1)

No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	July 20, 1987	Schenectady, NY, USA	Hard	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

• Camille Benjamin at the Women's Tennis Association
• Camille Benjamin at the International Tennis Federation