Jane Stratton
| Full name | Jane Stratton |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | August 10, 1953 |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 1R (1976,1978,1979) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1977,1980) |
| US Open | 1R (1977,1980) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (1976,1978,1979) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1977) |
| US Open | QF (1975) |
Jane Stratton(born August 10, 1953) is a former professionaltennisplayer from the United States.
Biography
[edit]Stratton grew up in Utah and was the first woman to receive an athletic scholarship to the University of Utah.[1]She played collegiate tennis for four years, earning All-American honors on three occasions. During this time, she competed at the1973 Summer Universiadeand 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: the1975 Canadian OpenandPittsburgh Openin 1979. At both the1975 US Openand1977 Wimbledon Championships,she was a women's doubles quarterfinalist, partneringJoAnne RussellandMimi Wikstedtrespectively.[2]She also made the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles at the1979 Wimbledon ChampionshipswithDavid Sherbeck.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 playerRaquel Giscafré.[3]The pair went on to run theSouthern California Open.[4]
WTA Tour finals
[edit]Doubles (0–2)
[edit]| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Aug 1975 | Toronto,Canada | Grand Prix | Clay |  JoAnne Russell
|
Julie Anthony Margaret Court
|
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | Sep 1979 | Pittsburgh,U.S. | Colgate Series | Hard | Bunny Bruning
|
 Sue BarkerCandy Reynolds
|
3–6, 2–6 |
References
[edit]- ^Grass, Ray (March 1, 1996)."4 Local Tennis Greats Inducted Into Utah Tennis Hall Of Fame".Deseret News.Retrieved9 May2018.
- ^"National Highlights & All-Americans".utahutes.Retrieved10 May2018.
- ^McMahon, Shannon (July 19, 2005)."Pair sees net results".San Diego Union Tribune.Retrieved9 May2018.
- ^Miller, Scott (July 29, 1991)."Tennis Promoters Cater to Players' Fancies".[Los Angeles Times.Retrieved9 May2018.
External links
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- 1953 births
- Living people
- American female tennis players
- Utah Utes women's tennis players
- Tennis players from Utah
- American sports businesspeople
- Summer World University Games medalists in tennis
- College women's tennis players in the United States
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the United States
- Medalists at the 1973 Summer Universiade