Jan Martel

Janet Friedman Martel (born February 26, 1943) is an American bridge player from Davis, California. A graduate of University of California, Berkeley, she is a retired attorney and a past president of the United States Bridge Federation (USBF). Her brother, David D. Friedman, is an anarcho-capitalist theorist.

Martel has won seven national championships, or national-rated events at North American Bridge Championships meets.

She was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2012.

ACBL Honorary Member, 2018

Wins

North American Bridge Championships (7) Whitehead Women's Pairs (1) 1974 Grand National Teams (1) 2009 Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (1) 1986 Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (1) 1994 Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1986 Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 2001 North American Pairs Flight A (1) 1988

Runners-up

North American Bridge Championships (7) Whitehead Women's Pairs (1) 1988 Grand National Teams (1) 2006