Janet Young (tennis)

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Janet Young
Full nameJanet Anne Young
(married name Langford)
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1951-10-22) 22 October 1951 (age 73)
Melbourne, Australia
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (1970, 1974)
French Open 2R (1973)
Wimbledon 4R (1973)
US Open 2R (1969, 1973, 1974)
Doubles
Career titles3 WTA
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open SF (1973, 1974, 1977)
French Open 2R (1969, 1973)
Wimbledon SF (1973)
US Open SF (1973)

Janet Anne Young (born 22 October 1951) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

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Biography

Professional tennis

Young competed on the WTA Tour in the 1970s and won a total of three doubles titles, all of which came partnering Evonne Goolagong. The pair were finalists in eight tournaments across the 1973 season and semi-finalists at the Australian Open, Wimbledon Championships and US Open.

As a singles player, Young won the Queensland Open and South Australian Championships in 1973, both non-tour events. At the 1973 Wimbledon Championships, she won through to the fourth round, where she faced Chris Evert. She took Evert to a third set, which she lost 6–8, having led 4–0. [1]

Young was a doubles player in Australia's winning Federation Cup teams in 1973 and 1974. [2] Teaming with Evonne Goolagong, they remained unbeaten and only dropped one set across both campaigns.

In addition to her performances with Goolagong, Young also reached Grand Slam doubles semi-finals with Lesley Hunt (at the 1974 Australian Open) and Kym Ruddell (at the 1977 Australian Open). [3]

Later career

Young has a doctorate in sports psychology and works as a senior lecturer in the College of Sport & Exercise Science at Melbourne's Victoria University. [4] She served on the board of Tennis Australia from 2008 to 2016. [5]

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (3–5)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentPartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Mar 1973 Fort Lauderdale, U.S. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong Flag of France.svg Gail Sherriff Chanfreau
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade
6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win1–1Mar 1973 Dallas, U.S. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong Flag of France.svg Gail Sherriff Chanfreau
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade
6–3, 6–2
Loss1–2Mar 1973 Boston, U.S. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Marina Kroschina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Olga Morozova
2–6, 4–6
Loss1–3Apr 1973 St. Petersburg, U.S. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert
Flag of the United States.svg Jeanne Evert
2–6, 6–7
Loss1–4May 1973 Bournemouth, Great Britain Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patricia Coleman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull
5–7, 5–7
Win2–4Jul 1973 Düsseldorf, West Germany Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong Flag of Germany.svg Helga Masthoff
Flag of Germany.svg Heide Orth
Shared
Loss2–5Aug 1973 Cincinnati, U.S. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Ilana Kloss
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Pat Walkden
6–7, 6–3, 2–6
Win3–5Sep 1973Charlotte, U.S. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Ilana Kloss
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–0

See also

References

  1. "Players banned". The Canberra Times . Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 July 1973. p. 14. Retrieved 6 July 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Janet Young – Player Profiles". Tennis Australia . Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  3. "Results Archive - Janet Young". Australian Open Tennis Championships. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  4. "Dr Janet Young (Staff Profile)". Victoria University. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  5. "Tennis crisis over $200 million Seven deal". The Sydney Morning Herald . 31 December 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2017.