Janet Fallis

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Janet Fallis
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Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (1974)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open QF (1971)

Janet Fallis is an Australian former professional tennis player of the 1970s.

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Fallis won a girls' doubles title at the 1970 Australian Open partnering Janet Young, with whom she reached the women's doubles quarter-finals of the 1971 Australian Open. She made it to the singles third round in 1974, losing to the top-seeded Chris Evert. [1] Her best result on the WTA Tour was a doubles runner-up finish at the 1974 NSW Open. [2]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0–1)

Result   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
LossJan 1974 New South Wales Open Sydney, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pam Whytcross Flag of the United States.svg Ann Kiyomura
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuko Sawamatsu
3–6, 3–6

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References

  1. "Connors scrambles to beat Ball". The Canberra Times . 29 December 1973. p. 20. Retrieved 3 January 2022 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Karen Krantzcke Upsets Miss Goolagong in Final". The New York Times . 7 January 1974.