Jane Young
| Full name | Jane Young Cooper |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Canada |
| Born | May 31, 1965 Waterloo, Canada |
| Prize money | $29,727 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 181 (2 February 1987) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | 2R (1985) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 238 (12 December 1986) |
Jane Young Cooper (born 31 May 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Canada.
Biography
[edit]Young grew up in Waterloo, Ontario and attended the University of Mississippi on a tennis scholarship.[1]
She featured in the main draw of the 1985 US Open as a qualifier, defeating local player JoAnne Russell in the first round, before losing in the second round to Kate Gompert.[2]
From 1985 to 1986 she represented the Canada Fed Cup team in a total of three ties. On debut in 1985 she beat Carina Karlsson to help Canada win a tie against Sweden, but couldn't defeat Csilla Bartos as Canada went down to Hungary in the second round of the competition.[3] In 1986 she was used as a doubles player in Canada's second round loss to Austria. She and partner Jill Hetherington were beaten in a dead rubber by the Austrian pairing of Petra Huber and Judith Polz.
She later studied law at the University of Ottawa, graduating in 1995. Two years later she married husband Mark Cooper and now works as a Crown Attorney in the Waterloo region.[4]
ITF finals
[edit]Singles (1–1)
[edit]| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 20 July 1985 | Midland, United States | Clay | Karen Dewis
|
6–0, 2–6, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 16 July 1989 | Greensboro, United States | Clay |  Tami Whitlinger
|
2–6, 5–7 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Jane Young Cooper" (PDF). Waterloo Public Library. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "The Scoreboard". Detroit Free Press. August 31, 1985. p. 35. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Untitled". United Press International. October 7, 1985. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "On the Job - Sports Personalities". famouscanadianwomen.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
External links
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- Canadian female tennis players
- Canadian lawyers
- Sportspeople from Waterloo, Ontario
- Ole Miss Rebels women's tennis players
- Canadian expatriate tennis players in the United States
- University of Ottawa Faculty of Law alumni
- Racket sportspeople from Ontario
- 20th-century Canadian sportswomen