Danielle Jones (tennis)

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Danielle Jones
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1969-03-04) 4 March 1969 (age 55)
Prize money$142,404
Singles
Career record92–145
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 218 (3 October 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (1991)
Doubles
Career record151–154
Career titles14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 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.

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Biography

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

Singles (0–1)

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.4 March 1990ITF Canberra, JapanGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Janine Thompson 3–6, 0–6

Doubles (14–6)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.7 August 1988ITF Roanoke, United StatesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa Keller Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robyn Lamb
Flag of the United States.svg Vincenza Procacci
4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss2.6 August 1989 Rheda-Wiedenbrück, West GermanyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa Keller Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nora Bajčíková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Holubová
1–6, 2–6
Win1.17 September 1989 Setúbal, PortugalHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa Keller Flag of the Netherlands.svg Colette Sely
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Esmir Hoogendoorn
6–1, 6–3
Win2.27 November 1989Melbourne, AustraliaHard Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Paulette Moreno Flag of the United States.svg Allison Cooper
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Justine Hodder
6–2, 6–2
Loss3.19 February 1990Melbourne, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sharon McNamara Flag of Japan.svg Yuko Hosoki
Flag of Japan.svg Ayako Hirose
3–6, 2–6
Win3.2 July 1990Stuttgart, West GermanyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry-Anne Guse Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivana Jankovská
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Melicharová
6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Win4.22 July 1991 Sezze, ItalyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louise Pleming Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Justine Hodder
6–3, 6–2
Win5.29 July 1991 Acireale, ItalyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Justine Hodder Flag of Italy.svg Gabriella Boschiero
Flag of the United States.svg Kylie Johnson
6–4, 6–4
Loss4.9 March 1992 Wodonga, AustraliaGras Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristine Kunce Flag of New Zealand.svg Julie Richardson
Flag of New Zealand.svg Amanda Trail
4–6, 4–6
Loss5.16 March 1992 Canberra, AustraliaGras Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristine Kunce Flag of New Zealand.svg Julie Richardson
Flag of New Zealand.svg Amanda Trail
3–6, 3–6
Win6.13 July 1992Evansville, United StatesHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Tessa Price Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mélanie Bernard
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Caroline Delisle
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Win7.20 July 1992Roanoke, United StatesHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Tessa Price Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mélanie Bernard
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Cindy Summers
6–2, 6–2
Loss6.10 August 1992York, United StatesHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Tessa Price Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Arendt
Flag of the United States.svg Shannan McCarthy
3–6, 3–6
Win8.16 November 1992 Port Pirie, AustraliaHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Tessa Price Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joanne Limmer
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robyn Mawdsley
6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Win9.30 October 1995Saga, JapanGrass Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Tessa Price Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robyn Mawdsley
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kirrily Sharpe
6–4, 6–2
Win10.31 March 1996Albury, AustraliaGrass Flag of South Africa.svg Nannie de Villiers Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tomoe Hotta
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Angie Marik
7–6, 6–3
Win11.28 October 1996Saga, JapanGrass Flag of Thailand.svg Tamarine Tanasugarn Flag of Japan.svg Hiroko Mochizuki
Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Tanaka
6–2, 6–3
Win12.3 August 1997 Lexington, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Elly Hakami Flag of Japan.svg Kaoru Shibata
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
6–2, 7–5
Win13.10 October 1997 Saga, JapanGrass Flag of Japan.svg Saori Obata Flag of South Africa.svg Surina De Beer
Flag of Japan.svg Nami Urabe
6–3, 6–4
Win14.29 November 1998ITF Nuriootpa, AustraliaHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vanessa Webb Flag of Australia (converted).svg Catherine Barclay
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trudi Musgrave
6–3, 7–5

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References

  1. "Australian Jr Titles". The Canberra Times . 25 January 1987. p. 30. Retrieved 31 January 2018 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Australians win through". The Canberra Times . 15 June 1994. p. 34. Retrieved 31 January 2018 via National Library of Australia.