Francesca Jones (tennis)

Francesca Jones

Jones at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	(2000-09-19) 19 September 2000 (age 24) Bradford, England
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$621,086
Singles
Career record	203–116
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 136 (17 February 2025)
Current ranking	No. 136 (17 February 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2021)
French Open	Q2 (2023)
Wimbledon	1R (2021, 2024)
US Open	Q2 (2021, 2024)
Doubles
Career record	10–6
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 541 (22 February 2021)
Current ranking	No. 853 (27 January 2025)
Last updated on: 27 January 2025.

Francesca Jones (born 19 September 2000) is a British professional tennis player.

Jones has a career-high singles ranking of No. 136 by the WTA. ^[1] She had a career-high ITF juniors ranking of world No. 31, achieved on 1 May 2017. ^[2]

Career

2021: WTA Grand Slam and debuts

At 20 years of age, Jones made her Grand Slam tournament debut at the Australian Open after coming through qualifying, ^[3] losing in the first round to Shelby Rogers. ^[4] She also made her WTA Tour debut a couple week earlier, at the Yarra Valley Classic, falling in the first round to 14th seed Nadia Podoroska. ^[5]

2023: First WTA semifinal

Using her protected ranking, Jones reached her first WTA semifinal defeating third seed Nuria Parrizas-Diaz, ^[6] Carol Zhao, ^[7] and sixth seed Laura Pigossi ^[8] at the Copa Colsanitas in Bogota, Colombia, before losing to second seed and eventual champion Tatjana Maria. ^[9]

2024: First WTA 125 final, Wimbledon wildcard

Wins over Yulia Starodubtseva, ^[10] Anna Bondár, ^[11] Robin Montgomery ^[12] and Julia Riera ^[13] saw Jones reach her first WTA 125 final at the San Luis Open, which she lost to Nadia Podoroska in straight sets. ^[14] As a result she moved more than 50 positions back up in the rankings to No. 214 on 1 April.^{[ citation needed ]}

Ranked No. 249, she reached her second career quarterfinal and first on grass as a wildcard, at the Nottingham Open defeating eighth seed Caroline Dolehide ^[15] and Ashlyn Krueger. ^[16] She withdrew before taking the court for her quarterfinal match against Emma Raducanu due to a shoulder injury. ^[17]

Jones received a wildcard entry for Wimbledon, ^[18] losing in three sets to Petra Martić in the first round. ^[19]

At the WTA 125 Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana, she overcame top seed Chloé Paquet, ^[20] Petra Marčinko ^[21] and Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva ^[22] to make it through to the semifinals, where her run was ended by eventual champion Jil Teichmann. ^[23]

2025

Jones qualified for the Transylvania Open, but lost in the first round to fifth seed Kateřina Siniaková in three sets. ^[24]

Personal life

She was born with a thumb and three fingers on each hand, and with only seven toes, as a result of a rare genetic condition, Ectrodactyly Ectodermal Dysplasia (EED). ^{[25] [26]}

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2024 French Open.

Tournament	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	1R	Q1	A	Q2	Q2	0 / 1	0–1	0%
French Open	A	A	A	Q1	A	Q2	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	Q1	Q1	NH	1R	A	A	1R		0 / 2	0–2	0%
US Open	A	A	A	Q2	A	A	Q2		0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–2	0–0	0–0	0–1		0 / 3	0–3	0%
Career statistics
Tournaments	0	0	0	6	0	1			Career total: 7
Overall win-loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–6	0–0	3–1			0 / 7	4–7	36%

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Mar 2024	San Luis Potosí Open, Mexico	Clay	Nadia Podoroska	1–6, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend W60/75 tournaments (2–1) W25/35 tournaments (2–3) W15 tournaments (3–2)

Finals by surface Clay (7–6)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2017	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	W15	Clay	Emily Arbuthnott	6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Win	1–1	Nov 2017	ITF Asunción, Paraguay	W15	Clay	Fernanda Brito	6–3, 7–6(0)
Win	2–1	Apr 2018	ITF Villa Dolores, Argentina	W15	Clay	Victoria Bosio	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss	2–2	Jul 2018	ITF Vienna, Austria	W15	Clay	Marta Leśniak	0–6, 3–6
Win	3–2	Jul 2018	Tampere Open, Finland	W15	Clay	Bojana Marinković	6–2, 7–6(2)
Win	4–2	Jun 2019	ITF Minsk, Belarus	W25	Clay	Stephanie Wagner	6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Win	5–2	Jun 2019	ITF Minsk, Belarus	W25	Clay	Jaqueline Cristian	7–6(6), 4–6, 6–1
Loss	5–3	Apr 2021	ITF Villa Maria, Argentina	W25	Clay	Beatriz Haddad Maia	7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Win	6–3	Jul 2021	Open de Biarritz, France	W60	Clay	Oksana Selekhmeteva	6–4, 7–6(4)
Loss	6–4	Sep 2021	Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland	W60	Clay	Beatriz Haddad Maia	4–6, 3–6
Loss	6–5	Apr 2023	ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador	W25	Clay	Julia Riera	2–6, 5–7
Loss	6–6	Feb 2024	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	W35	Clay	Lucija Ćirić Bagarić	1–2 ret.
Win	7–6	May 2024	ITF Grado, Italy	W75	Clay	Kathinka von Deichmann	6–1, 7–5

Doubles: 1 (runner–up)

Legend W10 tournaments (0–1)

Finals by surface Clay (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2016	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	W10	Clay	Emmanuelle Girard	Natalija Kostić Ganna Poznikhirenko	4–6, 4–6

References

1. "Francesca Jones bio on WTA official site". WTA . Retrieved 5 October 2020.
2. "Francesca Jones junior profile at the ITF". ITF . Retrieved 5 October 2020.
3. "Francesca Jones out to inspire after defying doctors with Grand Slam debut: 'Please, don't have limits'". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
4. "Australian Open 2021: 'Extremely questionable' - Francesca Jones hits out at line-call mistake". Eurosport. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
5. "Welcome to the Tour: All of 2021's WTA debutantes". Women's Tennis Association.
6. "Bogota Open: No 3 seed Parrizas Diaz exited by Francesca Jones". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
7. "Bogota Open: Francesca Jones advances to last eight". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
8. "Bogota: Jones upsets No.6 seed Pigossi to reach first WTA semifinal". Women's Tennis Association.
9. "Bogota Open: Tatjana Maria reaches final". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
10. "San Luis Potosi Open: Briton Jones moves into second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
11. "San Luis Potosi Open: Jones defeats Bondar to move into last eight". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
12. "San Luis Potosi Open: Jones reaches last four". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
13. "Francesca Jones vs Julia Riera". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
14. "Podoroska, Bouzas Maneiro pick up clay-court WTA 125 titles". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
15. "Nottingham Open: Jones through to last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
16. "'Ons told me to serve two aces': Jones shakes off tense overnight delay". Women's Tennis Association. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
17. "Rothesay Open Nottingham 2024: Francesca Jones withdraws from quarter-finals". LTA. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
18. "Emma Raducanu one of four grand slam champions to get Wimbledon wildcards". The Guardian. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
19. "Francesca Jones battle through pain barrier at Wimbledon but unable to prevent defeat to Petra Martic". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
20. "Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana: Jones reaches last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
21. "Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana: Jones moves into quarter-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
22. "Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana: Jones advances to last 4". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
23. "Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana: Teichmann defeats Jones to advance to final". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
24. "Siniakova quells Francesca Jones in three-set Cluj-Napoca thriller". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
25. "Wimbledon qualifying wild card Fran Jones pushes the barriers". baseline.tennis.com. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
26. Australian Open qualifying: Britain's Francesca Jones on proving doubters wrong, Russell Fuller, BBC Sport, 8 January 2021

External links

• Francesca Jones at the Women's Tennis Association
• Francesca Jones at the International Tennis Federation