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Yang Jeong-soon

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Yang Jeong-soon
Country (sports) South Korea
Born (1947-02-26) 26 February 1947 (age 77)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1973)
French Open1R (1973)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1973)
French Open1R (1973)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open1R (1973)
Wimbledon1R (1973)

Yang Jeong-soon (born 26 February 1947) is a Korean former professional tennis player.

Yang featured in 16 Federation Cup rubbers for South Korea during the 1970s, which included an upset win over America's Patti Hogan in 1973.[1] Her best performance in a grand slam tournament was a second round appearance at the 1973 Australian Open, where she was eliminated by Evonne Goolagong. In 1978 she and Lee Duk-hee became the first Korean pair to win an Asian Games gold medal in women's doubles.[2]

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Women Score In Cup Tennis, 2‐1". The New York Times. 3 May 1973.
  2. ^ "[테니스 野史③]당장 심판 바꿔!". tennis.co.kr (in Korean). 18 October 2017.