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7 unusual facts about Jan Lehane


1960 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 7–5, 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1960 Australian Championships.

1962 Australian Championships – Women's Singles

Margaret Smith defeated Jan Lehane 6–0, 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1962 Australian Championships.

Jan Lehane

However, Mike Sangster and O'Neill lost the 1964 mixed doubles final to Court and Ken Fletcher.

O'Neill had a similar experience in women's doubles, reaching the final twice (in 1961 with Mary Bevis Hawton and 1963 with Lesley Turner Bowrey) but losing each time to a team that included Court (with Mary Carter Reitano in 1961 and Robyn Ebbern in 1963).

O'Neill, had more success in the mixed doubles, twice winning the title (in 1960 with Trevor Fancutt and 1961 with Bob Hewitt).

Karen Hantze Susman

Susman and King, as an unseeded team, won the 1961 women's doubles title at Wimbledon, defeating the third seeded team of Jan Lehane O'Neill and Margaret Court in the final 6–3, 6–4.

Trevor Fancutt

In 1960 Fancutt, partnering Jan Lehane, won the mixed doubles title of the Australian Championships, defeating Christine Truman and Martin Mulligan in straight sets.



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