Jill Hetherington

Jill Hetherington-Hultquist
Country (sports)	Canada
Born	October 27, 1964 (age 60); Brampton, Ontario
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1983
Retired	1997
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	University of Florida
Prize money	US $798,040
Singles
Career record	95–113
Career titles	1 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 64 (29 February 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1989)
French Open	Q1 (1984, 1985)
Wimbledon	1R (1988, 1989, 1991)
US Open	3R (1988)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1984, 1988)
Doubles
Career record	351–223
Career titles	14 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 6 (27 March 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	F (1989)
French Open	3R (1984, 1992)
Wimbledon	SF (1986)
US Open	F (1988)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	QF (1988, 1996)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1993, 1996)
French Open	F (1995)
Wimbledon	QF (1991)
US Open	SF (1992, 1994)

Last updated June 15, 2025

Jill Hetherington-Hultquist (born October 27, 1964) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She played college tennis for the University of Florida, and was women's tennis head coach at the University of Washington until May 2014.^[1]

College career

Born in Brampton, Ontario, Hetherington attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she played for coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team from 1984 to 1987. While playing for the Gators, she won four straight Southeastern Conference (SEC) singles championships, three as the team's No. 2 singles player, and once as the No. 1 singles player. She also won three consecutive SEC doubles championships from 1985 to 1987. Hultquist was recognized as a four-time first-team All-SEC selection and received four All-American honors.^[2] She was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1999.^[3]

Professional career

After turning professional, she won one singles title and fourteen doubles titles on the WTA Tour during her career. Her best Grand Slam results were reaching the women's doubles final at the 1988 US Open and the 1989 Australian Open, and the mixed doubles final at the 1995 French Open.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 runner-ups

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1988	US Open	Hard	Patty Fendick	Gigi Fernández Robin White	6–4, 6–1
Loss	1989	Australian Open	Hard	Patty Fendick	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	3–6, 6–3, 6–2

Mixed doubles: 1 runner-up

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1995	French Open	Clay	John-Laffnie de Jager	Larisa Savchenko Neiland Todd Woodbridge	7–6^(10–8), 7–6^(7–4)

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 title

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 1988	Wellington Classic, New Zealand	Hard	Katrina Adams	6–1, 6–1

Doubles: 34 (14 titles, 20 runner-ups)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	Jul 1984	Brasil Tennis Cup	Hard	Hélène Pelletier	Penny Mager Kyle Copeland	6–3, 2–6, 7–6⁽⁷⁾
Loss	1.	Dec 1987	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Christiane Jolissaint	Mercedes Paz Gabriela Sabatini	2–6, 2–6
Loss	2.	Dec 1987	Brasil Open	Hard	Mercedes Paz	Katrina Adams Cheryl Jones	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win	2.	Jan 1988	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Hard	Patty Fendick	Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor	6–2, 6–1
Win	3.	Feb 1988	Wellington Classic, New Zealand	Hard	Patty Fendick	Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson	6–3, 6–3
Loss	3.	Jul 1988	Northern California Open, United States	Hard	Patty Fendick	Ronni Reis Lise Gregory	3–6, 4–6
Win	4.	Aug 1988	San Diego Classic, United States	Hard	Patty Fendick	Betsy Nagelsen Dinky Van Rensburg	7–6⁽¹⁰⁾, 6–4
Win	5.	Aug 1988	Los Angeles Classic, United States	Hard	Patty Fendick	Gigi Fernández Robin White	7–6⁽²⁾, 5–7, 6–4
Loss	4.	Aug 1988	US Open	Hard	Patty Fendick	Gigi Fernández Robin White	4–6, 1–6
Win	6.	Oct 1988	Puerto Rico Open	Hard	Patty Fendick	Gigi Fernández Robin White	6–4, 6–2
Loss	5.	Jan 1989	Hardcourt Championships, Australia	Hard	Patty Fendick	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	7–6⁽⁴⁾, 1–6, 2–6
Loss	6.	Jan 1989	Australian Open	Hard	Patty Fendick	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Win	7.	Feb 1989	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Hard	Patty Fendick	Elizabeth Smylie Janine Thompson	6–4, 6–4
Win	8.	Feb 1989	California Classic, United States	Carpet (i)	Patty Fendick	Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva	7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Loss	7.	Feb 1989	San Antonio Open, United States	Hard	Patty Fendick	Katrina Adams Pam Shriver	6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win	9.	Apr 1989	Japan Open	Hard	Elizabeth Smylie	Ann Henricksson Beth Herr	6–1, 6–3
Loss	8.	Jan 1990	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Hard	Robin White	Natalia Medvedeva Leila Meskhi	6–3, 3–6, 6–7
Win	10.	Apr 1990	Singapore Open	Hard	Jo Durie	Pascale Paradis Catherine Suire	6–4, 6–1
Loss	9.	Nov 1990	VS Indianapolis, United States	Hard (i)	Katrina Adams	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	1–6, 1–6
Loss	10.	Feb 1991	Cellular South Cup, United States	Hard (i)	Katrina Adams	Meredith McGrath Anne Smith	2–6, 4–6
Loss	11.	Mar 1991	San Antonio Open, United States	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi	Patty Fendick Monica Seles	6–7⁽²⁾, 2–6
Win	11.	Apr 1991	VS Houston, United States	Clay	Kathy Rinaldi	Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernández	6–1, 2–6, 6–1
Win	12.	Aug 1991	San Diego Classic, United States	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi	Gigi Fernández Nathalie Tauziat	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Loss	12.	Oct 1991	Leipzig, Germany	Carpet (i)	Kathy Rinaldi	Manon Bollegraf Isabelle Demongeot	4–6, 3–6
Loss	13.	Feb 1992	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi	Rosalyn Fairbank Raffaella Reggi	6–1, 1–6, 5–7
Loss	14.	Mar 1992	Indian Wells Masters, United States	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Stephanie Rehe	3–6, 3–6
Loss	15.	Mar 1992	Miami Masters, United States	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi	Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	5–7, 7–5, 3–6
Loss	16.	Apr 1992	VS Houston, United States	Clay	Kathy Rinaldi	Patty Fendick Gigi Fernández	5–7, 4–6
Loss	17.	Feb 1993	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi	Isabelle Demongeot Elna Reinach	2–6, 4–6
Loss	18.	Mar 1993	Miami Masters, United States	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	2–6, 5–7
Loss	19.	May 1993	Internationaux de Strasbourg, France	Clay	Kathy Rinaldi	Shaun Stafford Andrea Temesvári	7–6⁽⁵⁾, 3–6, 4–6
Win	13.	Feb 1995	Auckland Open, New Zealand	Hard	Elna Reinach	Laura Golarsa Caroline Vis	7–6⁽⁵⁾, 6–2
Win	14.	Nov 1995	Pattaya Open, Thailand	Hard	Kristine Kunce	Kristin Godridge Nana Miyagi	2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	20.	Jan 1996	Auckland Open, Australia	Hard	Kristine Kunce	Els Callens Julie Halard-Decugis	1–6, 0–6

ITF finals

$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (1–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	20 April 1992	ITF Baltimore, United States	Hard	Carol Christian	6–1, 6–4

Doubles (6–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	1 July 1983	ITF Pennsylvania, United States	Hard	Germaine Ohaco	Lisa Kearney-Vitalis Debbie Robb	7–6, 6–4
Win	2.	15 July 1985	ITF Landskrona, Sweden	Clay	Jaime Kaplan	Louise Field Janine Thompson	7–5, 6–2
Win	3.	28 September 1987	ITF Bethesda, United States	Hard	Ingelise Driehuis	Dena Levy Jane Thomas	6–1, 6–3
Loss	4.	24 September 1990	ITF Chicago, United States	Hard	Mary-Lou Daniels	Katrina Adams Lynn Nabors	4–6, 4–6
Win	5.	14 October 1990	ITF Salisbury, United States	Hard	Penny Barg	Dierdre Herman Lisa Raymond	6–3, 6–1
Win	6.	20 October 1996	ITF Hayward, United States	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi	Annabel Ellwood Mercedes Paz	7–5, 6–2
Win	7.	27 October 1996	ITF Houston, United States	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi	Shannan McCarthy Meilen Tu	6–1, 6–3

Performance timelines

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.

Singles

Tournament	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	1R	Q3	Q3	Q2	0 / 3	1–3	25%
French Open	A	Q1	Q1	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	A	Q2	Q1	A	A	1R	1R	Q1	1R	A	A	0 / 3	0–3	0%
US Open	A	Q3	Q1	A	A	3R	2R	A	Q3	A	A	0 / 2	3–2	60%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–3	2–3	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	0 / 8	4–8	33%
National representation
Summer Olympics	NH	2R	Not Held			2R	Not Held			A	NH	0 / 2	2–2	50%
WTA 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Miami Open	A	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	Q1	Q1	Q2	Q1	0 / 2	2–2	50%
Canadian Open	2R	3R	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	A	A	0 / 8	4–8	33%
Win–loss	1–1	2–1	0–1	1–1	0–1	1–2	1–2	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–1	0 / 11	6–11	35%

Doubles

Tournament	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	2R	F	1R	SF	2R	SF	QF	1R	1R	A	0 / 9	18–9	67%
French Open	A	3R	2R	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	3R	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	0 / 9	5–9	36%
Wimbledon	A	1R	2R	SF	3R	1R	3R	QF	3R	1R	QF	2R	1R	2R	A	0 / 13	19–13	59%
US Open	2R	1R	3R	3R	1R	F	2R	2R	1R	3R	2R	1R	SF	2R	2R	0 / 15	21–15	58%
Win–loss	1–1	2–3	4–3	6–3	2–3	6–3	8–3	4–3	6–3	5–4	8–4	3–4	5–4	1–4	1–1	0 / 46	63–46	58%
National representation
Summer Olympics	NH	A	Not Held			QF	Not Held			A	Not Held			QF	NH	0 / 2	3–2	60%
WTA 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	F	QF	1R	A	2R	A	0 / 5	5–5	50%
Miami Open	A	A	QF	QF	A	3R	3R	2R	QF	F	F	3R	3R	2R	A	0 / 11	20–11	65%
Rome	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	2R	A	0 / 3	2–3	40%
Canadian Open	2R	1R	1R	QF	1R	SF	SF	QF	SF	SF	2R	2R	2R	2R	1R	0 / 15	19–15	56%
Win–loss	1–1	0–1	2–2	4–2	0–1	5–2	4–2	2–3	4–2	10–3	6–3	3–4	2–3	3–4	0–1	0 / 34	46–34	58%

Mixed doubles

Tournament	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	2R	1R	SF	QF	2R	SF	0 / 8	12–8	60%
French Open	A	A	2R	2R	A	A	A	A	QF	QF	QF	F	3R	0 / 7	14–7	67%
Wimbledon	2R	3R	1R	3R	2R	1R	1R	QF	1R	3R	3R	2R	1R	0 / 13	14–13	52%
US Open	1R	1R	A	1R	A	A	1R	QF	SF	QF	SF	1R	2R	0 / 10	11–10	52%
Win–loss	1–2	2–2	1–2	3–3	1–1	1–2	1–3	6–3	5–4	9–4	9–4	7–4	5–4	0 / 38	51–38	57%

References

↑ Jill Hultquist steps down as women's tennis coach
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 19, 2014.

External links

Jill Hetherington at the Women's Tennis Association
Jill Hetherington at the International Tennis Federation
Jill Hetherington at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
Profile at SLAM Sports ^{[ usurped ]}
GoHuskies.com Profile

Awards
Preceded by Judith Wiesner	Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award 1992	Succeeded by Nicole Arendt

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[1] Jill Hultquist steps down as women's tennis coach

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 19, 2014.

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