Janet Fallis is an Australian former professional

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player of the 1970s. Fallis won a girls' doubles title at the

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partnering Janet Young, with whom she reached the women's doubles quarter-finals of the

1971 Australian Open The 1971 Australian Open, also known under its sponsored name Dunlop Australian Open, was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from 7 to 14 March. The tournament was ori ...

. She made it to the singles third round in 1974, losing to the top-seeded

Chris Evert Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954), known as Chris Evert Lloyd from 1979 to 1987, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. Evert won 18 major singles titles, including a record seven French Open titles and a joint-record ...

. Her best result on the

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was a doubles runner-up finish at the 1974 NSW Open.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0–1)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fallis, Janet Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian female tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles 20th-century Australian women Place of birth missing (living people)