Robyn Field

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Robyn Field
Full nameRobyn Field-Jones
Country (sports) Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Born (1966-06-27) 27 June 1966 (age 57)
Prize money$50,260
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 199 (1 October 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon 1R (1990)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 138 (20 October 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1990)
US Open 1R (1990)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 1R (1990)
Wimbledon 1R (1990)

Robyn Field-Jones (born 27 June 1966) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. She lives in Durban. [1]

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Field played American collegiate tennis for the Texas Longhorns of the University of Texas during the 1980s.

From 1988 to 1991, Field competed on the professional tour. She qualified for the main draw of the 1990 Wimbledon Championships, with wins over Carling Bassett-Seguso, Yayuk Basuki and Renata Baranski, before falling in the first round to Tami Whitlinger. [2] As a doubles player she also featured in the main draws of the French Open and US Open.

ITF finals

$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 4 (1-3)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–112 June 1989 Algarve, PortugalHard Flag of Spain.svg Maite Martínez 6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Loss0–26 November 1989 Ashkelon, IsraelClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Miriam Oremans 4–6, 5–7
Loss0–35 March 1990 Haifa, IsraelHard Flag of Israel.svg Yael Segal 1–6, 1–6
Win1–323 April 1990 Ramat HaSharon, IsraelHard Flag of Israel.svg Ilana Berger 6–3, 3–6, 7–5

Doubles: 18 (12–6)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.31 October 1988 Haifa, IsraelHard Flag of Ireland.svg Lesley O'Halloran Flag of Israel.svg Ilana Berger
Flag of Israel.svg Hagit Ohayon
3–6, 1–6
Loss2.20 February 1989 Bloemfontein, South AfricaHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Gail Boon Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Michelle Anderson
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Linda Barnard
6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Loss3.10 April 1989 Limoges, FranceClay Flag of Sweden.svg Eva Lena Olsson Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Michelle Anderson
Flag of France.svg Emmanuelle Derly
5–7, 0–6
Win4.5 June 1989 Cascais, PortugalClay Flag of Ireland.svg Lesley O'Halloran Flag of the United States.svg Holly Danforth
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis
6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Loss5.12 June 1989 Algarve, PortugalHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Michelle Anderson Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ingelise Driehuis
Flag of Brazil.svg Themis Zambrzycki
2–6, 6–4, 0–6
Win6.30 October 1989 Jerusalem, IsraelClay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Michelle Anderson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Alice Noháčová
Flag of Ireland.svg Lesley O'Halloran
6–4, 6–1
Win7.6 November 1989 Haifa, IsraelHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Michelle Anderson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Alice Noháčová
Flag of Ireland.svg Lesley O'Halloran
6–3, 6–3
Loss8.13 November 1989 Ashkelon, IsraelClay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Michelle Anderson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Alice Noháčová
Flag of Ireland.svg Lesley O'Halloran
6–7, 4–6
Win9.20 November 1989 Tel Aviv, IsraelClay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Michelle Anderson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Alice Noháčová
Flag of Ireland.svg Lesley O'Halloran
6–3, 6–3
Win10.26 February 1990 Ashkelon, IsraelHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Michelle Anderson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivana Jankovská
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Melicharová
6–3, 6–4
Win11.5 March 1990 Haifa, IsraelHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Michelle Anderson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivana Jankovská
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Melicharová
6–2, 6–2
Win12.12 March 1990 Jaffa, IsraelHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Michelle Anderson Flag of the Netherlands.svg Miriam Oremans
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicolette Rooimans
7–5, 6–4
Win13.19 March 1990 Ramat Hasharon, IsraelHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Michelle Anderson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Holubová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sylvia Štefková
6–3, 6–0
Win14.14 May 1990 Ramat Hasharon, IsraelHard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Michelle Anderson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry-Anne Guse
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Salmon
6–3, 6–2
Win15.23 July 1990 Evansville, United StatesHard Flag of the United States.svg Lea Antonoplis Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Graham
Flag of the Philippines.svg Jean Lozano
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win16.5 August 1991 Ramat HaSharon, IsraelHard Flag of Israel.svg Ilana Berger Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Janine Humphreys
Flag of Namibia.svg Elizma Nortje
6–0, 6–1
Win17.12 August 1991 Ashkelon, IsraelHard Flag of Israel.svg Ilana Berger Flag of the United States.svg Kirsten Dreyer
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Tessa Price
w/o
Loss18.19 August 1991 Jerusalem, IsraelHard Flag of Israel.svg Ilana Berger Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barbara Griffiths
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jane Wood
3–6, 7–6, 1–6

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