Jan Lehane
Full name | Janice Patricia Lehane-O'Neill |
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ITF name | Jan O'Neill |
Country (sports) | 1963 ) |
Janice 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]
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
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
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 |
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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 | Margaret Smith |
4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Loss | 1961 | Wimbledon | Grass | Margaret Smith |
Billie Jean Moffitt |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1963 | Australian Championships | Grass | Lesley Turner | Margaret Smith |
1–6, 3–6 |
Mixed doubles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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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
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 |
1972 |
1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | Career SR |
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Australia
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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
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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 | 0 / 27 |
Note: The Australian Open was held twice in 1977, in January and December. O'Neill participated only in the January edition.
See also
References
- ^ Bud Collins (17 January 2005). "Legends of the court". The Age.
- ^ C.M. Jones, ed. (1961). Dawson's International Lawn Tennis Almanac. London: Dawson's of Pall Mall. p. 196.
- Tennis.com.
- ^ "Jan Lehane to have operation". The Canberra Times. 9 January 1965. p. 26 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Who's Who in A.C.T. Open". The Canberra Times. 2 October 1965. p. 25 – via National Library of Australia.
- ISBN 0-942257-41-3.
- ^ "Greats of the game at the Happy Slam". www.wtatennis.com. Women's Tennis Association (WTA).