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He was granted a wildcard to the US Open 2007 <ref>[http://steveghelper.com/MatchResults.php?countries=WC&weektype=from&from_date=8%2F27%2F2007&qualies=exclude&atp=yes&matches=singles]</ref> under a reciprocal agreement with Australian Open officials<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/tennis/moore-and-jones-granted-wildcards/2007/08/15/1186857593004.html Moore and Jones granted wildcards - Tennis - Sport]</ref>. A 20-4 combined record during the summer of 2007 at several Challenger tournaments and one Futures tournament took his world ranking from 198 to a career high of 123 by the start of the US Open<ref>[http://steveghelper.com/MatchResults.php?players=Alun+Jones&weektype=from&from_date=8%2F06%2F2007&weeks_back=5&chall=yes&fut=yes&matches=singles Jones Summer 2007 Challenger Futures Match Results Earn Career High Ranking]</ref>, where he was eliminated in the first round |
He was granted a wildcard to the US Open 2007 <ref>[http://steveghelper.com/MatchResults.php?countries=WC&weektype=from&from_date=8%2F27%2F2007&qualies=exclude&atp=yes&matches=singles]</ref> under a reciprocal agreement with Australian Open officials<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/tennis/moore-and-jones-granted-wildcards/2007/08/15/1186857593004.html Moore and Jones granted wildcards - Tennis - Sport]</ref>. A 20-4 combined record during the summer of 2007 at several Challenger tournaments and one Futures tournament took his world ranking from 198 to a career high of 123 by the start of the US Open<ref>[http://steveghelper.com/MatchResults.php?players=Alun+Jones&weektype=from&from_date=8%2F06%2F2007&weeks_back=5&chall=yes&fut=yes&matches=singles Jones Summer 2007 Challenger Futures Match Results Earn Career High Ranking]</ref>, where he was eliminated in the first round, losing in four sets to a banged-up [[Rafael Nadal]]. |
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Revision as of 05:47, 30 August 2007
Alun Jones (born on the 26 April 1980 in Boksburg, South Africa) is an Australian professional tennis player. He currently resides in Canberra, Australia.
Jones started playing tennis at age 7. Parents, David (civil engineer) and Susan. Also likes playing rugby, soccer, basketball and cricket. Played the role of Tom Cavendish in the movie Wimbledon[1].
Summer of 2007
He was granted a wildcard to the US Open 2007 [2] under a reciprocal agreement with Australian Open officials[3]. A 20-4 combined record during the summer of 2007 at several Challenger tournaments and one Futures tournament took his world ranking from 198 to a career high of 123 by the start of the US Open[4], where he was eliminated in the first round, losing in four sets to a banged-up Rafael Nadal.
References
External Links
- Alun Jones at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Jones Recent Match Results
- Jones World Ranking History
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