Australian tennis player
Janet Anne Young (born 22 October 1951) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
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)
Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Loss
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0–1
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Mar 1973
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Fort Lauderdale, U.S.
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Evonne Goolagong
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Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Virginia Wade
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6–4, 3–6, 2–6
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Win
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1–1
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Mar 1973
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Dallas, U.S.
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Evonne Goolagong
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Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Virginia Wade
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6–3, 6–2
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Loss
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1–2
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Mar 1973
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Boston, U.S.
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Evonne Goolagong
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Marina Kroschina Olga Morozova
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2–6, 4–6
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Loss
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1–3
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Apr 1973
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St. Petersburg, U.S.
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Evonne Goolagong
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Chris Evert Jeanne Evert
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2–6, 6–7
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Loss
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1–4
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May 1973
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Bournemouth, Great Britain
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Evonne Goolagong
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Patricia Coleman Wendy Turnbull
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5–7, 5–7
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Win
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2–4
|
Jul 1973
|
Düsseldorf, West Germany
|
Evonne Goolagong
|
Helga Masthoff Heide Orth
|
Shared
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Loss
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2–5
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Aug 1973
|
Cincinnati, U.S.
|
Evonne Goolagong
|
Ilana Kloss Pat Walkden
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6–7, 6–3, 2–6
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Win
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3–5
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Sep 1973
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Charlotte, U.S.
|
Evonne Goolagong
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Ilana Kloss Martina Navratilova
|
6–2, 6–0
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See also
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