Debbie Jevans
| Full name | Deborah Jevans-Jarrett |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
| Born | 20 May 1960 London, England |
| Turned pro | 1976 |
| Retired | 1983 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 17–31 |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 2R (1981) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1979) |
| US Open | 2R (1982) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 16–42 |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 3R (1981) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1979) |
| US Open | 3R (1980) |
Deborah Jevans CBE (born 20 May 1960) is a British former tennis player and current sports executive. Jevans is a former junior Wimbledon champion and played in ten Grand Slam singles draws between 1979 and 1983, with her best result being the fourth round of Wimbledon, losing to fifth-seeded Virginia Wade. In 1978 she reached the quarter finals of the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon with her future husband and Wimbledon referee Andrew Jarrett.
In 1987 Jevans took up a role of director of the Women's Game at the International Tennis Federation.[1] In 2003 Jevans was appointed as director of sports for London 2012. After the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Jevans took over the post of chief executive for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[2][3] In 2014 Jevans was top of the list of the 50 most influential women in British sport created by the Guardian.[4] Jevans stepped down from her Rugby World Cup role in March 2015 citing personal reasons.[5] She is a member of the board of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC).[6]
References
- ^ Matt Slater (30 October 2014). "Sport & gender: Breaking the glass ceiling in sport administration". BBC Sport.
- ^ Mairs, Gavin (5 September 2012). "Rugby World Cup 2015 team hire Debbie Jevans, London Olympics director of sport". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "Debbie Jevans new boss of 2015 World Cup organisers". BBC Sport. 5 September 2012.
- ^ Kessel, Anna (7 March 2014). "Debbie Jevans tops Guardian list of most influential women in UK sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup: Debbie Jevans resigns as boss of 2015 organisers". BBC Sport. 28 March 2015.
- ^ "The AELTC". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
External links
- Debbie Jevans at the Women's Tennis Association
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