sport.wikisort.org - AthleteJanice Patricia "Jan" Lehane O'Neill OAM (née Lehane; born 9 July 1941) is a former Australian female tennis player. She was the first leading female player with a double-handed backhand.[1]
Australian tennis player
Jan LehaneFull name | Janice Patricia Lehane-O'Neill |
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ITF name | Jan O'Neill |
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Country (sports) | Australia |
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Born | (1941-07-09) 9 July 1941 (age 81) Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia |
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Plays | Right-handed (double-handed backhand) |
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Highest ranking | No. 7 (1963) |
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Australian Open | F (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963) |
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French Open | QF (1960, 1962, 1963, 1964) |
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Wimbledon | QF (1963) |
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US Open | QF (1960, 1961) |
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Australian Open | F (1961, 1963) |
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French Open | SF (1960, 1961, 1962) |
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Wimbledon | F (1961) |
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Australian Open | W (1960, 1961) |
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French Open | SF (1961) |
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Wimbledon | 4R (1960, 1962) |
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Fed Cup | F (1963) |
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She won the singles title at the New South Wales Championships in 1959 after a three-sets victory in the final against Mary Carter Reitano. In 1960, she successfully defended her title by winning the semifinal against world No. 1 ranked Maria Bueno and the final in straight sets against Margaret Smith.[2]
At the Australian Championships, Lehane reached the singles final four consecutive years (1960–1963) but lost to Margaret Smith each time. She had a similar experience in women's doubles, reaching the final twice (in 1961 with Mary Bevis Hawton and 1963 with Lesley Turner Bowrey) but losing each time to a team that included Smith (with Mary Carter Reitano in 1961 and Robyn Ebbern in 1963).[3] Lehane had more success in the mixed doubles, twice winning the title (in 1960 with Trevor Fancutt and 1961 with Bob Hewitt). However, Mike Sangster and Lehane lost the 1964 mixed doubles final to Smith and Ken Fletcher.
She had an operation on her right knee in January 1965 and did not play any of the Grand Slams that year.[4][5]
She was part of the Australian Fed Cup team that reached the final in 1963 and won all three of her singles rubbers.
According to Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, O'Neill was ranked in the world top 10 in 1960, 1963, and 1964, reaching a career high of World No. 7 in 1963.[6]
Lehane married James John O'Neill on 19 February 1966.
In 2018, she was inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame.[7]
On Australia Day 2019, Jan was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her service to tennis.
Grand Slam finals
Singles (4 runners-up)
Result |
Year |
Championship |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
Loss | 1960 | Australian Championships | Grass | Margaret Smith | 5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 1961 | Australian Championships | Grass | Margaret Smith | 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1962 | Australian Championships | Grass | Margaret Smith | 0–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1963 | Australian Championships | Grass | Margaret Smith | 2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: (3 runners-up)
Result |
Year |
Championship |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponent |
Score |
Loss | 1961 | Australian Championships | Grass | Mary Hawton | Mary Carter Reitano Margaret Smith | 4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Loss | 1961 | Wimbledon | Grass | Margaret Smith | Karen Hantze Susman Billie Jean Moffitt | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1963 | Australian Championships | Grass | Lesley Turner | Robyn Ebbern Margaret Smith | 1–6, 3–6 |
Mixed doubles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Result |
Year |
Championship |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponent |
Score |
Win | 1960 | Australian Championships | Grass | Trevor Fancutt | Christine Truman
Martin Mulligan | 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 1961 | Australian Championships | Grass | Bob Hewitt | Mary Carter Reitano John Pearce | 9–7, 6–2 |
Loss | 1964 | Australian Championships | Grass | Mike Sangster | Margaret Smith Ken Fletcher | 2–6, 3–6 |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Key
W |
F |
SF |
QF |
#R |
RR |
Q# |
DNQ |
A |
NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | Career SR |
Australia |
1R |
SF |
F |
F |
F |
F |
SF |
A |
2R |
3R |
A |
A |
3R |
QF |
A |
A |
2R |
A |
A |
2R / A |
0 / 13 |
France |
A |
A |
QF |
4R |
QF |
QF |
QF |
A |
A |
3R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
0 / 6 |
Wimbledon |
A |
A |
1R |
4R |
3R |
QF |
3R |
A |
A |
4R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
0 / 5 |
United States |
A |
A |
QF |
QF |
3R |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
0 / 3 |
SR |
0 / 1 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 4 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 2 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 3 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 1 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
0 / 1 |
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Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December. O'Neill participated only in the January edition.
See also
- Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final
References
External links
Australian Open mixed doubles champions |
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Pre- Open Era | |
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Open Era | |
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Australian Open girls' singles champions |
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Australian Open girls' doubles champions |
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- 1930: Nell Hall / Emily Hood
- 1931: S. Moon / Emily Westacott
- 1932: F. Francisco / J. Williams
- 1933: Dorothy Stevenson / Gwen Stevenson
- 1934: E. Chrystal / E. McColl
- 1935: Dorothy Stevenson / Nancye Wynne
- 1936: M. Carter / Margaret Wilson
- 1937: J. Prior / I. Webb
- 1938: Alison Burton / Joyce Wood
- 1939: Alison Burton / Joyce Wood
- 1940: Alison Burton / Joyce Wood
- 1946: N. Reid / Helen Utz
- 1947: Shirley Jackson / Veronica Linehan
- 1948: Gloria Blair / B. Bligh
- 1949: Beryl Penrose / Jean Robbins
- 1950: Carmen Borelli / Pam Southcombe
- 1951: Jenny Staley / Margaret Wallis
- 1952: Mary Carter / Betty Holstein
- 1953: Mary Carter / Barbara Warby
- 1954: Betty Holstein / Beth Jones
- 1955: Elizabeth Orton / Pat Parmenter
- 1956: Sheila Armstrong / Lorraine Coghlan
- 1957: Margot Rayson / Val Roberts
- 1958: Betty Holstein / Jan Lehane
- 1959: Jan Lehane / Dawn Robberds
- 1960: Dawn Robberds / Lesley Turner
- 1961: Robyn Ebbern / Madonna Schacht
- 1962: Heather Ross / Jill Starr
- 1963: Trish McClenaughan / Gail Sherriff
- 1964: Kaye Dening / Helen Gourlay
- 1965: Helen Gourlay / Kerry Melville
- 1966: Karen Krantzcke / Pat Turner
- 1967: Susan Alexander / Caroline Cooper
- 1968: Lesley Hunt / Vicki Lancaster
- 1969: Pat Edwards / Evonne Goolagong
- 1970: Janet Fallis / Janet Young
- 1971: Pat Edwards / Janine Whyte
- 1972: Sally Irvine / Pam Whytcross
- 1973: Jenny Dimond / Dianne Fromholtz
- 1974: Nerida Gregory / Julia Hanrahan
- 1975: Diane Evers / Nerida Gregory
- 1976: Jan Morton / Jan Wilton
- 1977 (Jan): Kerryn Pratt / Amanda Tobin
- 1977 (Dec): Kerryn Pratt / Amanda Tobin
- 1978: Debbie Freeman / Kathy Mantle
- 1979: Linda Cassell / Sue Leo
- 1980: Anne Minter / Miranda Yates
- 1981: Maree Booth / Sharon Hodgkin
- 1982: Annette Gulley / Kim Staunton
- 1983: Bernadette Randall / Kim Staunton
- 1984: Louise Field / Larisa Savchenko
- 1985: Jenny Byrne / Janine Thompson
- 1987: Ann Devries / Nicole Provis
- 1988: Jo-Anne Faull / Rachel McQuillan
- 1989: Andrea Strnadová / Eva Švíglerová
- 1990: Rona Mayer / Limor Zaltz
- 1991: Karina Habšudová / Barbara Rittner
- 1992: Lindsay Davenport / Nicole London
- 1993: Joana Manta / Ludmila Richterová
- 1994: Corina Morariu / Ludmila Varmužová
- 1995: Corina Morariu / Ludmila Varmužová
- 1996: Michaela Paštiková / Jitka Schönfeldová
- 1997: Mirjana Lučić / Jasmin Wöhr
- 1998: Evie Dominikovic / Alicia Molik
- 1999: Eleni Daniilidou / Virginie Razzano
- 2000: Anikó Kapros / Christina Wheeler
- 2001: Petra Cetkovská / Barbora Strýcová
- 2002: Gisela Dulko / Angelique Widjaja
- 2003: Casey Dellacqua / Adriana Szili
- 2004: Chan Yung-jan / Sun Shengnan
- 2005: Victoria Azarenka / Marina Erakovic
- 2006: Sharon Fichman / Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- 2007: Yevgeniya Rodina / Arina Rodionova
- 2008: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Ksenia Lykina
- 2009: Christina McHale / Ajla Tomljanović
- 2010: Jana Čepelová / Chantal Škamlová
- 2011: An-Sophie Mestach / Demi Schuurs
- 2012: Gabrielle Andrews / Taylor Townsend
- 2013: Ana Konjuh / Carol Zhao
- 2014: Anhelina Kalinina / Elizaveta Kulichkova
- 2015: Miriam Kolodziejová / Markéta Vondroušová
- 2016: Anna Kalinskaya / Tereza Mihalíková
- 2017: Bianca Andreescu / Carson Branstine
- 2018: Liang En-shuo / Wang Xinyu
- 2019: Natsumi Kawaguchi / Adrienn Nagy
- 2020: Alexandra Eala / Priska Madelyn Nugroho
- 2021: No competition (COVID-19 pandemic)
- 2022: Clervie Ngounoue / Diana Shnaider
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