Alun Jones (tennis)

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Alun Jones
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Alun Jones at the 2007 US Open
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
ResidenceYarralumla, Canberra, Australia
Born (1980-04-26) 26 April 1980 (age 44)
Boksburg, South Africa
Turned pro2000
PlaysRight-handed, Two-handed Backhand
Prize money$298,154
Singles
Career record4–9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 123 (13 August 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2008)
French Open Q1 (2007)
Wimbledon Q1 (2007, 2008)
US Open 1R (2007)
Doubles
Career record4–6
Highest rankingNo. 149 (28 April 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 3R (2003)
Wimbledon Q1 (2008)

Alun Jones (born 26 April 1980) is a retired Australian professional tennis player.

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Jones started playing tennis at age 7. His parents are David, a civil engineer, and Susan. Jones wife is Jill and he has a son called Robbie who has played for Australia in the ANZ Cup in Futsal. Jones also likes playing rugby, soccer, basketball and cricket. Alun played the role of Tom Cavendish in the 2004 movie Wimbledon . [1]

Summer of 2007

During the summer of 2007, Jones obtained a 20–4 record at several Challenger tournaments and one Futures tournament. [2] This took his world ranking from 198 to a career high of 123. He was granted a wildcard to the 2007 US Open under a reciprocal agreement with Australian Open. [3] He was eliminated in the first round, losing in four sets to second seed Rafael Nadal.

Singles titles

Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (2)
Futures (9)
No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore
1.19 November 2002 Berri Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Baccanello 6–2, 6–2
2.2 May 2005 Phuket Hard Flag of Austria.svg Patrick Schmölzer 6–1, 6–1
3.16 May 2005 Phuket Hard Flag of the United States.svg Phillip King 6–3, 6–1
4.30 May 2005 Maspalomas Clay Flag of Spain.svg Ignasi Villacampa6–1, 6–2
5.12 September 2006 Hope Island Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Smeets 6–3, 7–6
6.24 October 2006 Mildura Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samuel Groth 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
7.31 October 2006 Berri Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shannon Nettle 6–4, 6–3
8.20 March 2007 Lyneham Clay Flag of Greece.svg Vasilis Mazarakis 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
9.10 July 2007 Felixstowe Grass Flag of France.svg Nicolas Tourte 6–3, 6–4
10.23 July 2007 Nottingham Grass Flag of Pakistan.svg Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
11.9 December 2007 Burnie Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rameez Junaid 6–0, 6–1

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References

  1. ↑ "Alun Jones". IMDb. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
  2. ↑ "Search Steve G's Men's Pro Tennis Results". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
  3. ↑ Pearce, Linda (16 August 2007). "Moore and Jones granted wildcards". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 September 2007.


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