Janet Newberry

Janet Newberry

Country	United States
Residence	St Petersburg, Florida
Born	(1953-08-06) August 6, 1953 Los Angeles, California
Turned pro	1971
Retired	1984 (doubles) 1980 (singles)
Singles
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	17
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	QF 1974, 1979
French Open	SF 1975, 1977
Wimbledon	3R 1973, 1975, 1978
US Open	3R 1975, 4r 1976
Doubles
Career titles	6
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	R16 1974
French Open	R16 1975, 1977
Wimbledon	QF 1984
US Open	R16 1973, 1974
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Janet Newberry (born August 6, 1953 in Los Angeles, California) is an American former professional tennis player who was active in the 1970s. She is also known by her former married name Janet Newberry-Wright and Janet Wright. She reached the semifinals of the French Open in 1975 and 1977 and the final of the 1973 Wimbledon Championships mixed doubles.

Personal life

Janet Newberry is a stepdaughter of lawyer Edward A. Turville, a former Davis Cup Captain, President of the USTA and a founder of the Florida Lawn Tennis Association in 1949 who served as its first president for five years. Janet married Frank I. Wright, a horse trainer at Belmont Park, television horse racing commentator for CBS and ESPN and World War II veteran, in 1981 and went by the name Janet Newberry Wright. After Frank's passing in 1991, she married Ralph Howe, the national grass court 60 & over singles champion, court tennis champion, Yale intercollegiate squash champion, North American singles squash chmpion, in 1991 and now is known as Janet Newberry Howe.

Career

In 1968, Newberry won the USLTA 16-and-under championship.^[1]

In 1974, she played for the Boston Lobsters of the World Team Tennis league.^[2] In 1975, she won the British Hardcourt Championship in Bournemouth, reached the semifinals of the French Open, and played for the United States Federation Cup team in doubles, partnering Julie Heldman.

In 1976, Newberry beat Martina Navratilova in the first round of the US Open 1–6, 6–4, 6–3. Navratilova said, "I still consider that loss the worst of my career, at least in the way I responded to it on and off the court."^[3] Newberry was reported as saying that she had never seen anyone so distraught,^[4] and she helped Navratilova calm down afterwards.^[5]

In 1977, Newberry won the Italian Open,^[6] and reached the semifinals of the French Open.

In 1984, Newberry achieved her best Grand Slam women's doubles result, reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon partnering Renee Blount, losing to Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith 6–0, 6–1.

Newberry's highest world ranking was World No. 17.^[6]

Later

Newberry was manager of British women's national training.^[7] She later worked for the Women's Tennis Association.^[8]

In 2004, she opened an antique shop in St Petersburg, Florida based on her collection of tennis memorabilia.^[9]

WTA Tour finals

Singles 1

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	October 30, 1977	San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA	Hard	Billie Jean King	1-6, 3-6

Doubles 3 (2-1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	February 27, 1977	Detroit, Michigan, USA	Carpet	JoAnne Russell	Martina Navrátilová Betty Stöve	6-4, 2-6, 4-6
Winner	2.	Jun 16, 1978	Chichester, England	Grass	Pam Shriver	Michelle Tyler Yvonne Vermaak	3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Winner	3.	January 21, 1979	Houston, Texas, USA	Carpet	Martina Navrátilová	Pam Shriver Betty Stöve	4-6, 6-4, 6-2

Mixed doubles 1

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	July 8, 1973	Wimbledon, England	Grass	Raúl Ramírez	Owen Davidson Billie Jean King	3-6, 2-6

References

• ITF site

External links

• Janet Newberry at the Women's Tennis Association
• Janet Newberry at the Fed Cup