Jessica Lehnhoff

Jessica Lehnhoff
Full name	Jessica Lehnhoff
Country (sports)	United States ; Guatemala
Born	March 15, 1980 (age 44); Guatemala City, Guatemala
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$87,911
Singles
Career record	78–55
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 166 (June 14, 2004)
Doubles
Career record	89–46
Career titles	10 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 105 (July 12, 2004)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	1R (2004)
Wimbledon	2R (2004)
US Open	3R (2001)

Last updated November 28, 2024

Jessica Lehnhoff (born 15 March 1980) is a Guatemalan born former professional tennis player from the United States.

Biography

Lehnhoff grew up in Guatemala City, the youngest in a family of four siblings, who moved to Florida when she was aged 11. She holds citizenship in 3 countries (Sweden, Guatemala & USA). Growing up in Guatemala, she attended the "Colegio Austriaco" (Austrian school), where she and her brothers all learned how to speak German. One of her brothers, Alexander, played Davis Cup for Guatemala. Their mother, Anne-Marie is Swedish and their father Guatemalan/German. Their father Walter died in 1999, while Lehnhoff was a freshman at the University of Florida .^[1]

A right-handed player, she was highly rated as a junior.^[2] Lehnhoff was the top ranked player in the country (USA) for her age group in 1995, the year she won a doubles title at the Orange Bowl. Lehnhoff also won the singles titles at the Eddie Herr International tournament as well as the Orange Bowl under 14's, making her the top 14 and under junior player in the world. She ended her junior tennis career having been ranked No. 1 in the US in the 14's, 16's and 18's divisions having won numerous national titles including hard court nationals, clay court nationals and indoor nationals. She was also ranked top 10 under 18's division, having won Grade A and Grade 1 tournaments. After graduating from Cooper City High School and later on, American Heritage in Delray Beach, she played collegiate tennis for the University of Florida Gators. Partnering Whitney Laiho, she won the doubles title at the 2001 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships after being undefeated all year. The pair subsequently were given a wildcard into the women's doubles at the US Open and reached the third round. That year, she and Laiho received the National doubles team of the year award. She captained the Gators in her senior year (having been ranked No. 1 in the nation in both singles and doubles in division 1 tennis) and graduated in 2002 with a degree in TV and Film production, after which she turned professional.^[1] During her senior year at UF, Lehnhoff won the All-American titles in both singles and doubles for only the third time in collegiate history. She was an NCAA singles finalist that year.^[3]

As a professional, Lehnhoff reached a singles ranking of 166 in the world and won two ITF singles titles after only two years on tour. In 2004, she featured in the main draw of the French Open, Wimbledon Championships and US Open. At Wimbledon she partnered with Bethanie Mattek to reach the second round and as a result, made it to her best doubles ranking of 105.^[4] She was a quarterfinalist in doubles at the 2004 Challenge Bell, a WTA Tour tournament held in Quebec City, and won ten doubles titles on the pro circuit.

By 2007 she was retired from the tour (after undergoing two right wrist surgeries) but began playing Fed Cup tennis for her native Guatemala.^[5] Over two years she appeared in a total of eight ties and finished with an 8–5 overall record.

Lehnhoff owns and runs Lehnhoff Tennis International, a college placement company, assisting junior tennis players from Sweden to be recruited by American colleges.^[6] She has also coached top Swedish junior players as well as ATP and WTA players. She was inducted into the UF athletic hall of fame in 2016, alongside basketball player David Lee and olympian swimmer Ryan Lochte.

ITF finals

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–0)

Result	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	23 June 2002	Dallas, United States	Hard	Wukirasih Sawondari	6–2, 6–1
Win	2.	23 November 2003	Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Aiko Nakamura	7–6⁽²⁾, 7–6⁽²⁾

Doubles (10–5)

Result	No.	Date	Location	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	8 January 2002	Tallahassee, United States	Hard	Vanessa Webb	Ivana Abramović Jacqueline Trail	6–4, 6–3
Win	2.	16 June 2002	Allentown, United States	Hard	Jennifer Russell	Tanner Cochran Kristen Schlukebir	6–4, 6–7⁽⁴⁾, 7–6⁽⁴⁾
Win	3.	23 June 2002	Dallas, United States	Hard	Julie Rotondi	Liza Andriyani Wukirasih Sawondari	6–1, 6–1
Win	4.	21 July 2002	Oyster Bay, United States	Hard	Jennifer Russell	Irina Selyutina Nana Smith	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win	5.	5 May 2003	Sea Island, United States	Clay	Jennifer Russell	Lisa McShea Christina Wheeler	6–3, 6–4
Win	6.	14 July 2003	Oyster Bay, United States	Hard	Jennifer Russell	Ansley Cargill Kelly Liggan	6–2, 6–3
Win	7.	22 July 2003	Lexington, United States	Hard	Janet Lee	Bryanne Stewart Christina Wheeler	6–3, 6–4
Win	8.	14 September 2003	Peachtree, United States	Hard	Lauren Kalvaria	Amanda Augustus Mélanie Marois	4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win	9.	24 November 2003	Mount Gambier, Australia	Hard	Christina Wheeler	Bryanne Stewart Samantha Stosur	7–5, 6–2
Loss	1.	28 February 2004	St. Paul, United States	Hard (i)	Trudi Musgrave	Leanne Baker Francesca Lubiani	7–6⁽³⁾, 3–2 ret.
Loss	2.	4 April 2004	Augusta, United States	Hard	Julie Ditty	Francesca Lubiani Mashona Washington	1–6, 3–6
Win	10.	16 May 2004	Charlottesville, United States	Clay	Erica Krauth	Vilmarie Castellvi Sunitha Rao	6–0, 6–1
Loss	3.	17 August 2004	Bronx Open, United States	Hard	Christina Wheeler	Li Na Liu Nannan	7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Loss	4.	18 February 2007	Montechoro, Portugal	Hard	Robin Stephenson	Marrit Boonstra Nicole Thyssen	3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss	5.	26 February 2007	Portimão, Portugal	Hard	Robin Stephenson	Neuza Silva Nicole Thyssen	4–6, 2–6

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References

1 2 Presgraves, Daryl (June 3, 2001). "Parental Guidance - tribunedigital-sunsentinel". Sun-Sentinel . Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
↑ "Jessica Lehnhoff's Profile". College Tennis Online.
↑ "Jessica Lehnhoff - Women's Tennis". Florida Gators. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
↑ "Sugiyama-Huber doubles team advances". The Japan Times . June 29, 2004. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
↑ "TT quartet for Fed Cup". Newsday . April 17, 2007. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
↑ "Lehnhoff Tennis International - Jessica Lehnhoff". lehnhofftennisinternational.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.

External links

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Jessica Lehnhoff at the Billie Jean King Cup
Jessica Lehnhoff at the International Tennis Federation

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[Presgraves-1] 1 2 Presgraves, Daryl (June 3, 2001). "Parental Guidance - tribunedigital-sunsentinel". Sun-Sentinel . Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2018.

[2] "Jessica Lehnhoff's Profile". College Tennis Online.

[3] "Jessica Lehnhoff - Women's Tennis". Florida Gators. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

[4] "Sugiyama-Huber doubles team advances". The Japan Times . June 29, 2004. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2018.

[5] "TT quartet for Fed Cup". Newsday . April 17, 2007. Retrieved January 6, 2018.

[6] "Lehnhoff Tennis International - Jessica Lehnhoff". lehnhofftennisinternational.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018.

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