Jan Wilton

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Jan Wilton
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1957-04-30) 30 April 1957 (age 66)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open QF (1977 (Jan))
French Open Q3 (1977)
Wimbledon Q3 (1976)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open QF (1977 (Jan), 1977 (Dec))
Wimbledon 1R (1976)

Jan Wilton (born 30 April 1957) is an Australian former professional tennis player. [1]

A native of Sydney, Wilton won a girls' doubles title at the 1976 Australian Open.

Wilton won through to the women's singles last eight of the 1977 Australian Open and took a set off the top-seeded Dianne Fromholtz in her quarter-final loss. [2]

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References

  1. "Youngsters show ability in age tennis titles". The Canberra Times . 28 January 1974. p. 10. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. "Ashe in good form at Kooyong". The Canberra Times . 3 January 1977. p. 12. Retrieved 3 January 2022.