Janice Wainwright

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Janice Wainwright
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Born (1947-06-11) 11 June 1947 (age 76)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon 2R (1968)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (1967, 1968, 1969, 1971)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (1969)

Janice Wainwright (born 11 June 1947) is a British former squash and tennis player. She originally competed under her maiden name Janice Townsend, but changed her surname after marrying Mark Wainwright in 1971. [1]

Wainwright, as tennis player, made the singles second round at Wimbledon once in 1968 and won the 1971 All England Plate. She was also an international representative in squash and regularly competed at the British Open. [2]

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References

  1. "Page 22". Birmingham Daily Post . 8 March 1971.
  2. "Midlands sportswoman Jean Reynolds dies, aged 61". Business Live. 1 September 2009.