Jane Taylor (born 7 November 1972) is a former professional

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player from Australia.

Biography

Taylor comes from

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, in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales. She made her grand slam debut as a 16-year old at the

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and featured regularly in that event in the 1990s. Her best performance was a third round appearance at the

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. Competing as a wildcard, she had wins over

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and

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. She had a career best ranking of 126 in the world.

ITF finals

Singles (9–11)

Doubles (9–6)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Jane 1972 births Living people Australian female tennis players Tennis people from New South Wales People from Maitland, New South Wales