Janet Haas
| Country (sports) |  United States | ||||||||
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| Born | June 28, 1953 | ||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||
| College | University of Miami | ||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||
| French Open | 1R (1974) | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (1975) | ||||||||
| US Open | 1R (1973, 1974) | ||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||
| US Open | 1R (1973, 1974) | ||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (1974) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Janet Haas (born June 28, 1953) is an American former professional tennis player.
The first female tennis player to receive a sports scholarship to the University of Miami, Haas was ranked as high as fourth in the national collegiate rankings. She was the University of Miami's Women's Athlete of the Year in 1973 and is a member of their Sports Hall of Fame.[1]
While touring on the professional circuit she featured in the main draws of the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. She was a quarter-finalist at the 1973 U.S. Clay Court Championships and won a silver medal at the 1973 Maccabiah Games.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Janet Haas - University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame". UM Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ "U.S. Wins 76 Gold Medals to Beat Israel as Maccabiah Champions". The Detroit Jewish News. August 3, 1973.
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- 1953 births
- Living people
- American female tennis players
- Miami Hurricanes women's tennis players
- Jewish American tennis players
- Tennis players from Miami
- Competitors at the 1973 Maccabiah Games
- Maccabiah Games medalists in tennis
- Maccabiah Games silver medalists for the United States
- 20th-century American sportswomen
- 20th-century American Jews
- Jews from Florida