Jane Stratton
| Full name | Jane Stratton |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | August 10, 1953 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P564}} |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | 1R (1976, 1978, 1979) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1977, 1980) |
| US Open | 1R (1977, 1980) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | {{#property:P555}} |
| 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 professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography
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 the 1973 Summer Universiade and 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, the 1975 Canadian Open and Pittsburgh Open in 1979. At both the 1975 US Open and 1977 Wimbledon Championships she was a women's doubles quarter-finalist, partnering JoAnne Russell and Mimi Wikstedt respectively.[2] She also made the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships with David Sherbeck. In singles she twice 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 called Promotion Sports, with one of her former doubles partners, San Diego based Argentine Raquel Giscafré.[3] The pair went on to run the Southern California Open, a WTA Tour event held in the lead up to the US Open, which attracted top players and eventually gained Tier I status.[4]
WTA Tour finals
Doubles (0–2)
| 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 Barker Candy Reynolds |
3–6, 2–6 |
References
External links
- Jane Stratton at the Women's Tennis Association
- Jane Stratton at the International Tennis FederationLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Articles with short description
- ITF template using Wikidata property P8618
- 1953 births
- Living people
- American female tennis players
- Utah Utes women's tennis players
- Tennis people from Utah
- American sports businesspeople
- Universiade medalists in tennis
- College women's tennis players in the United States
- Universiade bronze medalists for the United States
- Medalists at the 1973 Summer Universiade
