Country (sports) | Australia |
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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.
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]
Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | Jan 1974 | New South Wales Open | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Pam Whytcross | Ann Kiyomura Kazuko Sawamatsu | 3–6, 3–6 |
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