Jessica Kirkland

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Jessica Kirkland
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Residence Miami, Florida, United States
Born (1987-11-10) November 10, 1987 (age 37)
Dayton, Ohio, United States
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2002
Retired2009
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$187,373
Singles
Career record83–80
Career titles0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 151 (21 March 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2005)
French Open Q2 (2006)
Wimbledon Q2 (2005, 2006)
US Open 1R (2004, 2005, 2006)
Doubles
Career record14–27
Career titles0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 269 (16 April 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2004, 2005, 2006)

Jessica Kirkland (born November 10, 1987) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. In her career, Kirkland won a total of four ITF titles, of which three were in singles and one in doubles. As a junior, she was runner-up in singles at the 2004 US Open [1] and was ranked No. 1 junior in the world in 2005. Her highest ranking on the WTA Tour was world No. 151 in March 2005. [2]

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Career

Kirkland started playing tennis at the age of four. [3] In 2004 Kirkland won the Girls'18-and-under singles title at the Orange Bowl held at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida after a straight sets win in the final against Alla Kudryavtseva. [4] [5] [6] Kirkland's career highlight was reaching the fourth round of the Tier I Pacific Life Open at Indian Wells in March 2005, beating No. 22 seeded Marion Bartoli in straight sets en route. [7] Her biggest ITF title came when she won the singles of the $50,000 event at Carson, California, in June 2007.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' singles: 1 (1 runner–up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 2004 US Open Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michaëlla Krajicek 1–6, 1–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 4 (3 title, 1 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Apr 2004ITF Poza Rica, Mexico25,000Hard Flag of Portugal.svg Frederica Piedade 6–1, 6–2
Win2–0May 2004ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico25,000Hard Flag of Spain.svg Laura Pous Tió 6–0, 6–4
Loss2–1Jan 2006ITF Waikoloa, United States50,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Lilia Osterloh 4–6, 1–6
Win3–1Jun 2007ITF Carson, United States50,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Albanese 7–6(7–2), 6–2

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0May 2006ITF Indian Harbor Beach, United States50,000Clay Flag of Romania.svg Edina Gallovits-Hall Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Fernanda Alves
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stéphanie Dubois 		6–3, 6–2
Loss1–1Apr 2007ITF Putignano, Italy25,000Hard Flag of Germany.svg Carmen Klaschka Flag of Slovenia.svg Andreja Klepač
Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu 		2–6, 5–7

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records. [8]

Singles

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA 1R Q2 Q1 0 / 10–10%
French Open AA Q1 Q2 A0 / 00–0 – 
Wimbledon AA Q2 Q2 A0 / 00–0 – 
US Open Q1 1R 1R 1R A0 / 30–30%
Win–loss0–00–10–20–10–00 / 40–4 – 
WTA 1000
Indian Wells 1R A 4R 2R Q1 0 / 34–357%
Miami Open A Q2 1R AA0 / 10–10%
Cincinnati Open AA 1R 1R A0 / 20–20%
Win–loss0–10–03–31–20–00 / 64–640%

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References

  1. ↑ "Murray wins US junior crown". BBC Sport. September 12, 2004.
  2. ↑ "WTA Rankings". Women's Tennis Association (WTA).
  3. ↑ David Leggat (January 2, 2005). "Tennis: Weight of expectation worn lightly". The New Zealand Herald.
  4. ↑ "Past champions". OrangeBowl.
  5. ↑ "USTA Orange Bowl". Past champions.
  6. ↑ "Orange Bowl International Tennis Champions" (pdf). USTA. USTA.
  7. ↑ 'Tennis - WTA Indian Wells results - Jessica Kirkland' (Retrieved March 15, 2005)
  8. ↑ "Leylah Fernandez". Australian Open. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Orange Bowl Girls' Singles Champion
Category: 18 and under
2004		Succeeded by
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