Janice Metcalf
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Janice Metcalf (born July 10, 1952) is a retired American professional tennis player. She played on the men's tennis team at the
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. She reached the top 15 in the United States and the top 40 in the world. In 1975 she won the singles title at the
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in Barcelona defeating
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in the final. Because of a knee injury, she retired in 1977. She was inducted into the
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in 2008.


Career finals


Doubles (1 loss)


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Inductee page at ITA Women's Hall of Fame site
American female tennis players 1952 births Living people University of Redlands alumni Summer World University Games medalists in tennis FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the United States 21st-century American women 20th-century American sportswomen {{US-tennis-bio-stub