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Janet Young (tennis)
Janet Anne Young (born 22 October 1951) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. BiographyProfessional tennisYoung 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 careerYoung 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 finalsDoubles (3–5)
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