Janet Anne Young (born 22 October 1951) is a former professional

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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 Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley (née Goolagong; born 31 July 1951) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. Goolagong was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s. At the age of 19, she won the French Open singl ...

. 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

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and South Australian Championships in 1973, both non-tour events. At the

1973 Wimbledon Championships The 1973 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was scheduled to be held from Monday 25 June ...

, she won through to the fourth round, where she faced

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 ...

. She took Evert to a third set, which she lost 6–8, having led 4–0. Young was a doubles player in Australia's winning

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teams in 1973 and 1974. 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 Lesley Hunt (born 29 May 1950) is a former tennis player from Perth, Western Australia. Particularly noted as a junior player, in 1964 at the age of 14 she won a rare double in the Western Australian Women's open, taking both the Open and Juni ...

(at the

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) and

Kym Ruddell Kym Ruddell (born 19 July 1955) is an Australian former professional tennis player. While competing on tour, Ruddell appeared in every Australian Open from 1974 to 1980. She was most successful in women's doubles, reaching the semifinals twice a ...

(at the 1977 Australian Open).

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. She served on the board of

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from 2008 to 2016.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (3–5)

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Janet 1951 births Living people Australian female tennis players Universiade medalists in tennis Tennis players from Melbourne Australian women academics Academic staff of the Victoria University, Melbourne Universiade silver medalists for Australia Universiade bronze medalists for Australia Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1973 Summer Universiade