Jane Stratton (born August 10, 1953) is a former professional

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player from the United States.

Biography

Stratton grew up in Utah and was the first woman to receive an athletic scholarship to the University of Utah. She played collegiate tennis for four years, earning All-American honors on three occasions. During this time, she competed at the

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and won a bronze medal in the women's doubles. On the professional circuit, she was most successful as a doubles player. She was runner-up in the doubles at two tour events: the 1975 Canadian Open and

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in 1979. At both the 1975 US Open and

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, she was a women's doubles quarterfinalist, partnering

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and Mimi Wikstedt respectively. She also made the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles at the

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with

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. In singles, she reached the third round at Wimbledon in 1977 and 1980. Following her retirement, she taught tennis in Salt Lake City, then in 1983 founded a company named Promotion Sports, with former tennis player Raquel Giscafré. The pair went on to run the

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WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0–2)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stratton, Jane 1953 births Living people American female tennis players Utah Utes women's tennis players Tennis players from Utah American sports businesspeople Universiade medalists in tennis College women's tennis players in the United States Universiade bronze medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1973 Summer Universiade