| Janet Young | |
| Full Name: | Janet Anne Young (married name Langford) |
| Birth Date: | 22 October 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Australianopenresult: | 3R (1970, 1974) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 2R (1973) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 4R (1973) |
| Usopenresult: | 2R (1969, 1973, 1974) |
| Doublestitles: | 3 WTA |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | SF (1973, 1974, 1977) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 2R (1969, 1973) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | SF (1973) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | SF (1973) |
Janet Anne Young (born 22 October 1951) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
Young competed on the WTA Tour in the 1970s and won a total of three doubles titles, all of which came partnering Evonne Goolagong. The pair were finalists in eight tournaments across the 1973 season and semi-finalists at the Australian Open, Wimbledon Championships and US Open.
As a singles player, Young won the Queensland Open and South Australian Championships in 1973, both non-tour events. At the 1973 Wimbledon Championships, she won through to the fourth round, where she faced Chris Evert. She took Evert to a third set, which she lost 6–8, having led 4–0.[1]
Young was a doubles player in Australia's winning Federation Cup teams in 1973 and 1974.[2] Teaming with Evonne Goolagong, they remained unbeaten and only dropped one set across both campaigns.
In addition to her performances with Goolagong, Young also reached Grand Slam doubles semi-finals with Lesley Hunt (at the 1974 Australian Open) and Kym Ruddell (at the 1977 Australian Open).[3]
Young has a doctorate in sports psychology and works as a senior lecturer in the College of Sport & Exercise Science at Melbourne's Victoria University.[4] She served on the board of Tennis Australia from 2008 to 2016.[5]
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 1973 | Fort Lauderdale, U.S. |  Evonne Goolagong |  Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Virginia Wade | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 1973 | Dallas, U.S. | Evonne Goolagong | Gail Sherriff Chanfreau Virginia Wade | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Mar 1973 | Boston, U.S. | Evonne Goolagong | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | Apr 1973 | St. Petersburg, U.S. | Evonne Goolagong |  Chris Evert Jeanne Evert | 2–6, 6–7 | |
| Loss | 1–4 | May 1973 | Bournemouth, Great Britain | Evonne Goolagong | 5–7, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 2–4 | Jul 1973 | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Evonne Goolagong | Helga Masthoff Heide Orth | Shared | |
| Loss | 2–5 | Aug 1973 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Evonne Goolagong | Ilana Kloss Pat Walkden | 6–7, 6–3, 2–6 | |
| Win | 3–5 | Sep 1973 | Charlotte, U.S. | Evonne Goolagong | Ilana Kloss Martina Navratilova | 6–2, 6–0 |