Janet Newberry

Janet Newberry

Full name	Janet Newberry-Howe
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	St Petersburg, Florida
Born	(1953-08-06) August 6, 1953 (age 71) Los Angeles, California
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Turned pro	1971
Retired	1985 (doubles) 1980 (singles)
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 17
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1974, 1979)
French Open	SF (1975, 1977)
Wimbledon	3R (1973, 1975, 1978)
US Open	4R (1976)
Doubles
Career titles	6
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1974)
French Open	2R (1975, 1977)
Wimbledon	QF (1984)
US Open	2R (1973, 1974)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	F (1973)
US Open	QF (1971, 1973)

Janet Newberry (born August 6, 1953) is an American former professional tennis player who was active in the 1970s. She is also known by her former married name Janet Newberry-Wright and Janet Wright. She reached the semifinals of the French Open in 1975 and 1977 and the final of the 1973 Wimbledon Championships mixed doubles.

Personal life

Janet Newberry is a stepdaughter of lawyer Edward A. Turville, a former Davis Cup Captain, President of the USTA and a founder of the Florida Lawn Tennis Association in 1949 who served as its first president for five years. Janet married Frank I. Wright, a horse trainer at Belmont Park, television horse racing commentator for CBS and ESPN and World War II veteran, in 1981 and went by the name Janet Newberry-Wright. After Wright's death in 1991, she married Ralph Howe, the national grass court 60 & over singles champion, court tennis champion, Yale intercollegiate squash champion, North American singles squash champion, in 1997 and now is known as Janet Newberry-Howe.

Career

In 1968, Newberry won the USLTA 16-and-under championship. ^[1]

In 1974, she played for the Boston Lobsters of the World Team Tennis league. ^[2] In 1975, she won the British Hardcourt Championship in Bournemouth, reached the semifinals of the French Open, and played for the United States Federation Cup team in doubles, partnering Julie Heldman.

In 1976, Newberry beat Martina Navratilova in the first round of the US Open in three sets. Navratilova said, "I still consider that loss the worst of my career, at least in the way I responded to it on and off the court." ^[3] Newberry was reported as saying that she had never seen anyone so distraught, ^[4] and she helped Navratilova calm down afterwards. ^[5]

In 1977, Newberry won the Italian Open after defeating Renáta Tomanová in the final in straight sets, ^[6] and reached the semifinals of the French Open.

In 1984, Newberry achieved her best Grand Slam women's doubles result, reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon partnering Renee Blount, losing to Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith in straight sets.

Newberry's highest world ranking in singles was world No. 17. ^[6]

Later

Newberry was manager of British women's national training. ^[7] She later worked for the Women's Tennis Association. ^[8]

In 2004, she opened an antique shop in St Petersburg, Florida based on her collection of tennis memorabilia. ^[9]

WTA Tour finals

Singles (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	0

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Mar 1973	Virginia Slims of Richmond, US	Clay (i)	Margaret Court	2–6, 1–6
Win	1–1	May 1975	British Hard Court Championships, UK	Clay	Terry Holladay	7–9, 7–5, 6–3
Win	2–1	May 1977	Italian Open, Italy	Clay	Renáta Tomanová	6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss	2–2	Oct 1977	Borinquen Classic, Puerto Rico	Hard	Billie Jean King	1–6, 3–6

Doubles 4 (3–1)

Legend Grand Slam 0 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 0

Titles by surface Hard 0 Clay 0 Grass 1 Carpet 1

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 1973	Tucson, US	Hard	Pam Teeguarden	Karen Krantzcke Betty Stöve	3–6, 7–6, 7–5
Loss	1–1	Feb 1977	Detroit, US	Carpet	JoAnne Russell	Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve	6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Win	2–1	Jun 1978	Chichester, UK	Grass	Pam Shriver	Michelle Tyler Yvonne Vermaak	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	3–1	Jan 1979	Houston, US	Carpet	Martina Navratilova	Pam Shriver Betty Stöve	4–6, 6–4, 6–2

Mixed doubles 1

Legend Grand Slam 0 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 0

Titles by surface Hard 0 Clay 0 Grass 0 Carpet 0

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Jul 1973	Wimbledon, UK	Grass	Raúl Ramírez	Owen Davidson Billie Jean King	3–6, 2–6

References

1. "Faces In The Crowd". SI Vault. Time Inc. August 26, 1968. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
2. Gardner, Anne. "Andrea Voikos Dorr". United States Tennis Association. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
3. "Shape Your Self". Excerpt from: Shape Your Self: My 6-Step Diet and Fitness Plan to Achieve the Best Shape of Your Life by Martina Navratilova. Buzzle. March 28, 2006. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
4. Kettmann, Steve (April 18, 2000). "Martina Navratilova". Salon. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
5. Araton, Harvey (November 16, 1994). "Sports of The Times; Martina Exits Smiling". The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
6. Morgan, Nancy (April 4, 2001). "Florida is runner-up in intersectional doubles Series: TENNIS". St Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
7. O'Hagan, Simon (December 3, 1995). "Fleming backing Britain". The Independent. Newspaper Publishing PLC. Retrieved February 17, 2009.^{[ dead link ‍]}
8. "Venus Williams". Interview. ASAP Sports. July 2, 2005. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
9. Bond, Sharon L. (June 13, 2004). "Work to start on presold townhomes". St Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2009.

External links

• Janet Newberry at the International Tennis Federation
• Janet Newberry at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
• Janet Newberry at Wimbledon