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Janet Newberry

USA Born Aug 6, 1953 170 cm / 5'7" Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 1968–1980

Janet Newberry represented the United States on the WTA Tour. TennisDB's records show a 238–187 record in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1980 and 8 recorded singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is also incomplete.

Peak singles rank

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Elo peak

1924 (88th percentile)

Singles record

238–187 (56.0%)

Singles titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Janet Newberry's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Phyllis Blackwell	6-1 5-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 8, 1980*	R64	Phoenix	WTA 250	Hard
Karen Susman	5-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 29, 1980*	R64	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Mary Lou Piatek	1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 7, 1980*	R32	Indianapolis	WTA 250	Clay
Barbara Hallquist	6-4 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 6, 1980*	R64	Indianapolis	WTA 250	Clay
Vicki Beggs	3-6 6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 20, 1980*	BR	Atlantic City	WTA 250	Hard

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Janet Newberry's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Mima Jausovec	3	6	9	May 27, 1978	H2H
Rosie Casals	0	9	9	Feb 3, 1978	H2H
Laura Dupont	5	4	9	Feb 2, 1978	H2H
Chris Evert	0	8	8	May 11, 1979	H2H
Kerry Reid	1	7	8	Feb 23, 1978	H2H

Singles Titles (8)

Janet Newberry singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	WTA Finals	Tournaments
1969	15	2	—	—	1	1	—	Los Angeles Socal Chps, San Diego
1970	16	3	—	—	—	3	—	Los Angeles Socal Chps, Ojai, San Diego March of Dimes 2
1975	21	1	—	—	—	1	—	Bournemouth
1977	23	1	—	—	—	1	—	Italian Open
1980	26	1	—	—	—	1	—	Auckland Nz Open
Total		8	—	—	1	7	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Janet Newberry career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	14	7	5	12	58.3%	—	—
1969	15	13	6	19	68.4%	—	—
1970	16	20	7	27	74.1%	—	—
1971	17	15	9	24	62.5%	—	—
1972	18	20	17	37	54.1%	—	—
1973	19	32	24	56	57.1%	—	—
1974	20	22	22	44	50.0%	—	—
1975	21	31	22	53	58.5%	—	—
1976	22	14	10	24	58.3%	—	—
1977	23	25	22	47	53.2%	—	—
1978	24	15	14	29	51.7%	—	—
1979	25	12	21	33	36.4%	—	—
1980	26	12	8	20	60.0%	—	—
Career		238	187	425	56.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Janet Newberry career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	14	7	5	12	58.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	5	12	58.3%
1969	15	12	4	16	75.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	13	6	19	68.4%
1970	16	15	3	18	83.3%	2	1	3	66.7%	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	20	7	27	74.1%
1971	17	2	2	4	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	12	6	18	66.7%	—	—	—	—	15	9	24	62.5%
1972	18	6	4	10	60.0%	6	6	12	50.0%	6	6	12	50.0%	—	—	—	—	20	17	37	54.1%
1973	19	6	5	11	54.5%	10	5	15	66.7%	8	5	13	61.5%	8	9	17	47.1%	32	24	56	57.1%
1974	20	4	5	9	44.4%	1	4	5	20.0%	8	4	12	66.7%	9	9	18	50.0%	22	22	44	50.0%
1975	21	7	5	12	58.3%	20	9	29	69.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	31	22	53	58.5%
1976	22	1	2	3	33.3%	9	4	13	69.2%	2	2	4	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	14	10	24	58.3%
1977	23	4	4	8	50.0%	13	7	20	65.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	5	8	13	38.5%	25	22	47	53.2%
1978	24	1	2	3	33.3%	7	5	12	58.3%	5	3	8	62.5%	2	4	6	33.3%	15	14	29	51.7%
1979	25	2	4	6	33.3%	2	5	7	28.6%	5	5	10	50.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	12	21	33	36.4%
1980	26	6	5	11	54.5%	1	1	2	50.0%	4	0	4	100.0%	—	—	—	—	12	8	20	60.0%
Career	—	73	50	123	59.3%	72	48	120	60.0%	60	41	101	59.4%	28	43	71	39.4%	238	187	425	56.0%

Advanced Stats

Janet Newberry advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1968	14	1542	104.3	—	—	—	—	+45	—	—	55.6%	+0.41	2–1 (67%)	—	—	+0.69
1969	15	1632	120.1	—	—	—	—	+106	—	-86	67.4%	+1.19	2–3 (40%)	—	—	+1.11
1970	16	1719	128.8	—	—	—	—	+177	-163	-147	70.0%	+1.70	4–4 (50%)	0–1	—	+3.95
1971	17	1758	132.0	—	—	—	—	+111	—	-30	56.9%	+0.65	4–1 (80%)	—	—	+0.89
1972	18	1707	131.6	—	—	—	—	+164	-98	-1	54.3%	+0.39	5–4 (56%)	0–2	—	-0.84
1973	19	1852	140.9	—	—	—	—	-29	-44	-119	55.8%	+0.08	11–8 (58%)	7–1 (88%)	106.5	-4.34
1974	20	1813	140.5	—	—	—	—	-4	-63	-20	50.5%	+0.13	4–5 (44%)	5–5 (50%)	99.4	-2.35
1975	21	1904	152.8	—	—	—	—	-63	+15	-117	57.6%	+0.47	6–6 (50%)	6–1 (86%)	104.5	-5.34
1976	22	1863	123.9	—	—	—	—	-83	+57	-40	51.8%	-0.23	7–1 (88%)	3–1 (75%)	107.1	-1.87
1977	23	1873	145.8	—	—	—	—	-75	+58	-99	52.8%	+0.28	6–6 (50%)	2–5 (29%)	95.9	-3.50
1978	24	1830	138.9	—	—	—	—	-71	+31	+12	50.7%	+0.12	5–4 (56%)	0–4 (0%)	95.8	-2.12
1979	25	1681	129.3	—	—	—	—	+1	+126	+111	39.1%	-0.90	2–3 (40%)	4–4 (50%)	97.3	+0.36
1980	26	1646	112.9	—	—	—	—	-11	—	+205	60.0%	+0.76	4–3 (57%)	1–1	—	+2.91
Career		1924	142.9	—	—	—	—	+13	+8	-28	54.9%	+0.32	62–49 (56%)	28–25 (53%)	101.7	-2.49

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Janet Newberry Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1970	16	—	—	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
1971	17	—	—	R64	R32	2–2 (50%)
1972	18	—	—	R64	R64	1–2 (33%)
1973	19	—	—	R32	R128	1–2 (33%)
1974	20	QF	—	—	R64	3–2 (60%)
1975	21	—	SF	R32	R16	8–3 (73%)
1976	22	—	—	—	R16	3–1 (75%)
1977	23	—	SF	R64	R32	7–3 (70%)
1978	24	—	R64	R32	—	2–2 (50%)
1979	25	QF	R64	—	R64	2–3 (40%)
1980	26	—	—	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		5–2 (71%)	8–4 (67%)	8–6 (57%)	8–10 (44%)	29–22 (57%)

WTA 500

Janet Newberry WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	SDG	SPB	WAS	CHA	BER	CHA	LOS	MOS	PAC	SYD	SYD	W-L Win %
1968	14	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1969	15	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	3–1 (75%)
1970	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1971	17	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1972	18	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	3–2 (60%)
1973	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1974	20	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	2–3 (40%)
1975	21	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–2 (60%)
1976	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	0–1 (0%)
1977	23	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	2–3 (40%)
1978	24	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1979	25	R16	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	QF	4–5 (44%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	4–2 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	6–4 (60%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–4 (20%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	5–4 (56%)	0–2 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	25–25 (50%)

WTA 250

Janet Newberry WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	AUC	BAD	BUE	DAL	EAS	HAM	HOU	KIT	MEL	MIA	NAP	NWP	ITA	SDG	TKY	VIE	AKR	ALB	ATL	BEC	BER	BET	BOS	BOU	CAN	CAR	CHA	CHE	CHI	CHI	DEN	DET	DUB	DUT	EDI	FT.	GRE	HAV	HOL	JAC	JER	LA	LA	LA	LAN	LON	LON	LOS	MAH	MEM	MIN	MIS	NAS	NEW	OAK	OJA	OLD	ORL	PHI	PHO	PIT	POR	RIC	ROC	SAN	SAN	SAN	SAR	SEA	SIO	ST.	TOR	TUC	TUL	WES	W-L Win %
1968	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	F	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–3 (62%)
1969	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10–5 (67%)
1970	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	16–4 (80%)
1971	17	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11–5 (69%)
1972	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	16–13 (55%)
1973	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	F	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	BR	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	SF	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	29–20 (59%)
1974	20	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	QF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	17–17 (50%)
1975	21	R32	—	R16	—	R32	R32	QF	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	W	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20–17 (54%)
1976	22	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	11–8 (58%)
1977	23	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	W	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16–16 (50%)
1978	24	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	SF	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	SF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11–10 (52%)
1979	25	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	R64	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	6–13 (32%)
1980	26	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	QF	—	—	—	—	12–7 (63%)
W-L		4–3 (57%)	4–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	1–0 (100%)	2–3 (40%)	3–3 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	1–5 (17%)	1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	8–7 (53%)	4–3 (57%)	10–3 (77%)	5–1 (83%)	0–2 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	9–3 (75%)	2–1 (67%)	3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	6–0 (100%)	3–4 (43%)	2–1 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	3–4 (43%)	10–4 (71%)	3–3 (50%)	1–5 (17%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	1–2 (33%)	2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	3–3 (50%)	1–3 (25%)	2–2 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	14–2 (88%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	4–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	2–2 (50%)	4–4 (50%)	0–5 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	6–2 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	4–2 (67%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	4–2 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	180–138 (57%)

WTA Finals

Janet Newberry WTA Finals results by season
Season	Age	WTA	W-L Win %
1973	19	QF	2–1 (67%)
W-L		2–1 (67%)	2–1 (67%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

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Career-high date

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First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

No ranking history available.

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is also incomplete; recorded win-loss totals, surface splits and head-to-head counts may understate actual results.

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Janet Newberry born?: Janet Newberry was born on August 6, 1953.
Which country did Janet Newberry represent?: Janet Newberry represented United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Janet Newberry?: Janet Newberry is 170 cm / 5'7".
Is Janet Newberry left-handed or right-handed?: Janet Newberry plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Janet Newberry won?: No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Janet Newberry in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Janet Newberry won?: TennisDB does not group any of Janet Newberry's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Janet Newberry won?: TennisDB records 8 WTA singles titles for Janet Newberry across all categories. The most recent was Auckland Nz Open in 1980.
What is Janet Newberry's career win-loss record?: Janet Newberry has 238 wins and 187 losses (56.0%) in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1980.
Which seasons of Janet Newberry's career appear in TennisDB?: Janet Newberry appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1968 through 1980.
On which surface does Janet Newberry have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Janet Newberry's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 60.0% (72–48).
Who has Janet Newberry faced most often?: Janet Newberry's most frequent opponent is Mima Jausovec, with a head-to-head record of 3–6 across 9 meetings.