| Full name | Caroline Billingham-Jones |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 12 July 1967 |
| Prize money | $25,884 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 359 (9 November 1992) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 237 (20 November 1989) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1987) |
Caroline Billingham-Jones (born 12 July 1967) is a British former professional tennis player.
Billingham is a daughter of Labour politician Angela Billingham, Baroness of Banbury. [1]
Educated at Banbury School, Billingham joined the international tennis circuit in the late 1980s. She competed regularly in Wimbledon qualifying during her career and made a main draw appearance in the women's doubles at the 1987 Wimbledon Championships. Her four ITF doubles titles included one $25,000 tournament, in Nigeria in 1991. As a singles player she reached a best ranking of 359 in the world and was the joint winner of the 1992 Scottish Championships. [2]
She is a former captain of the Oxfordshire women's county side, holding the position for 12 years. [3]
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 11 January 1988 | Moulins, France | Clay | Anne Simpkin |  Karine Quentrec Nathalie Herreman | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 17 October 1988 | Azores, Portugal | Hard | Alexandra Niepel |  Helena Dahlström  Anne Aallonen | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 27 February 1989 | Jaffa, Israel | Hard |  Sylvia Czopek |  Marianne van der Torre Caroline Vis | 6–3, 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 7 May 1989 | Bournemouth, UK | Clay |  Andrea Noszály | Catarina Bernstein  Federica Haumüller | 0–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 21 January 1990 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Alexandra Niepel |  Yayuk Basuki Suzanna Wibowo | w/o |
| Win | 1. | 29 April 1991 | Basingstoke, UK | Hard |  Lesley O'Halloran | Virginia Humphreys-Davies Valda Lake | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 21 July 1991 | Frinton, UK | Grass | Virginia Humphreys-Davies | Alison Smith Katie Rickett | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 3. | 24 November 1991 | Benin City, Nigeria | Hard | Virginia Humphreys-Davies | Amanda Evans  Aurora Gima | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | 19 July 1992 | Frinton, UK | Grass |  Danielle Thomas | Robyn Mawdsley  Elizma Nortje | 6–2, 4–6, 7–6 |
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