Danielle Jones (tennis)
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | 4 March 1969 |
Prize money | $142,404 |
Singles | |
Career record | 92–145 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 218 (3 October 1994) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1991) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 151–154 |
Career titles | 14 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 91 (27 October 1997) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999) |
French Open | 2R (1994) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1992, 1996) |
US Open | 1R (1997) |
Danielle Jones (born 4 March 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
Biography
[edit]Jones comes from Melbourne and as a junior was runner-up in the girls' doubles at the 1987 Australian Open.[1]
She competed on the professional tour in the 1990s. At the 1991 Australian Open she appeared in the singles main draw as a wildcard, where she lost in the first round to Larisa Savchenko-Neiland. Her best singles performance on the WTA Tour was a quarterfinal appearance at the Taipei Women's Championship in 1993, beating Cammy MacGregor and Rachel McQuillan en route. She had a win over then-world No. 23, Amy Frazier, at Eastbourne in 1994.[2]
In doubles, she reached as high as 91 in the world in 1997 and was a semifinalist at the Auckland Open, partnering Esmé de Villiers. She featured in the main draw of the doubles at all four Grand Slam tournaments, which included seven Australian Open appearances.
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles (0–1)
[edit]$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 4 March 1990 | ITF Canberra, Japan | Grass | ![]() |
3–6, 0–6 |
Doubles (14–6)
[edit]Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 7 August 1988 | ITF Roanoke, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 6 August 1989 | Rheda-Wiedenbrück, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | 17 September 1989 | Setúbal, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 27 November 1989 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 3. | 19 February 1990 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 3. | 2 July 1990 | Stuttgart, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 22 July 1991 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 5. | 29 July 1991 | Acireale, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 9 March 1992 | Wodonga, Australia | Gras | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 16 March 1992 | Canberra, Australia | Gras | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 6. | 13 July 1992 | Evansville, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 7. | 20 July 1992 | Roanoke, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 6. | 10 August 1992 | York, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 8. | 16 November 1992 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
Winner | 9. | 30 October 1995 | Saga, Japan | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 10. | 31 March 1996 | Albury, Australia | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 11. | 28 October 1996 | Saga, Japan | Grass | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 12. | 3 August 1997 | Lexington, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 13. | 10 October 1997 | Saga, Japan | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 14. | 29 November 1998 | ITF Nuriootpa, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Australian Jr Titles". The Canberra Times. 25 January 1987. p. 30. Retrieved 31 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Australians win through". The Canberra Times. 15 June 1994. p. 34. Retrieved 31 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.