Jackie Fayter

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Jackie Fayter
Full nameJackie Fayter-Hough
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Born (1951-06-10) 10 June 1951 (age 72)
Exeter, Devon, England
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (1974)
French Open 2R (1973, 1974)
Wimbledon 2R (1971, 73, 75, 76, 77)
US Open 3R (1976)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1974)
Wimbledon 3R (1972, 1973, 1977)
US Open 3R (1978)

Jackie Fayter-Hough (born 10 June 1951) is a British former professional tennis player.

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Biography

Born in Devon, Fayter played on the international circuit during the 1970s and appeared in the main draw of all four Grand Slam tournaments. [1] She made the third round of the 1974 Australian Open and 1976 US Open. [2] Her title wins include the Scandinavian Indoor Championships in 1977.

Since 1980, she has been known as Jackie Fayter-Hough through marriage.

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References

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  2. "Tennis". Stanford Daily . 27 September 1976. Retrieved 6 July 2018.