In 1944 she won the singles title at the Tournoi de France, a tournament set up in Vichy France during World War II in place of the French Championships, after beating compatriot Jacqueline Patorni in the final in two sets.

[2] Veber was born in Paris, France, on 1 December 1917 as the youngest of six children of a wealthy family.

Veber grew up in Neuilly-sur-Seine and started playing tennis at age 12 after the family doctor made clear she needed to get more exercise.

[2] On 5 November 1945 she married Ray Geyer Jones, a major in the U.S. Third Army whom she had met in Cannes in September.

[3] In 1947 they moved to the United States where she lived for the rest of her life.