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| Full name | Sarah Jane Stone |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
| Born | 23 March 1982 Melbourne, Australia |
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $27,772 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 600 (24 February 2003) |
| Doubles | |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 11 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 131 (14 July 2003) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2003) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2003) |
Sarah Jane Stone (born 23 March 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
A doubles specialist from Melbourne, Stone competed on the professional tour in the early 2000s before her career was cut short due to a right foot and back injury.
Stone won eleven ITF doubles titles during her career, eight of which came in the 2002 season. She excelled as a doubles player on the ITF Junior Circuit where she reached the world No. 8 ranking.
Her best result on the WTA Tour was a quarterfinal appearance, partnering Samantha Stosur at the 2002 Tasmanian International. [1]
In 2003, she featured in the main draw of the women's doubles at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon. She played in the Australian Open as a wildcard pairing with Samantha Stosur, then at Wimbledon, she and Nicole Sewell played as successful qualifiers, after defeating Dinara Safina and Maria Elena Camarin. [2]
Between 2006-2008 Stone worked with WTA Tour players Anastasia Rodionova, Romina Oprandi, Vasilisa Bardina and Christina Wheeler.
Now based in the United States, she coaches American player Alexa Glatch and Serbian world No. 39 Aleksandra Krunić. Stone began working with Krunic's team at Indian Wells in 2018. Under Stone's coaching tutelage Krunić won her first WTA Tour title at 's Hertogenbosch defeating Coco Vandeweghe and Kirsten Flipkens along the way. [3] As a result, Krunić reached a career-high WTA ranking of 39. [4] [5]
She was previously the coach of her former doubles partner Samantha Stosur for three years during which time Stosur reached the world No. 1 doubles ranking and won three Grand Slam doubles titles.
In 2015, Stone founded [6] the Women's Tennis Coaching Association (WTCA), she currently serves as the CEO of the 501 (C3) organization. Stone is the chairperson of the women's tennis coaching board of the Professional Tennis Registry.
She is currently a WTA gold level coach and is a coaching consultant to the SBW Tennis Academy in Brentwood Los Angeles. [7] [8]
| Legend |
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| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 19 March 2001 | Wodonga, Australia | Grass | Kristen van Elden | Beti Sekulovski Nicole Sewell | 3–6, 7–6(4), 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 16 July 2001 | Frinton, Great Britain | Grass | Beti Sekulovski |  Yvonne Doyle Karen Nugent | 7–6(5), 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 16 September 2001 | Ibaraki, Japan | Hard | Beti Sekulovski | Samantha Stosur Melissa Dowse | 4–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 23 September 2001 | Osaka, Japan | Hard | Beti Sekulovski | Samantha Stosur Melissa Dowse | 7–5, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 3 February 2002 | Wellington,New Zealand | Hard | Nicole Kriz |  Chan Chin-wei Chuang Chia-jung | 6–4 6–7(3) 2–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 25 February 2002 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard | Samantha Stosur | Trudi Musgrave Cindy Watson | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 7. | 4 March 2002 | Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Samantha Stosur |  Amanda Augustus Claire Curran | 6–0, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 8. | 11 March 2002 | Benalla, Australia | Grass | Nicole Kriz | Casey Dellacqua  Svenja Weidemann | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Winner | 9. | 23 March 2002 | Bendigo, Australia | Grass | Nicole Kriz | Rochelle Rosenfield Madita Suer | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 10. | 10 June 2002 | Raalte, Netherlands | Clay |  Jolanda Mens | Darya Ivanova Tiffany Welford | 4–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 24 June 2002 | Alkmaar, Netherlands | Clay | Jolanda Mens | Kim Kilsdonk  Nicole Melch | 6–7(2), 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 8 July 2002 | Felixstowe, UK | Grass | Christina Horiatopoulos | Amanda Augustus Nicole Sewell | 6–7(5), 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 29 July 2002 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | Samantha Stosur |  Ľudmila Cervanová Stanislava Hrozenská | 6–7(5), 4–6 |
| Winner | 14. | 5 August 2002 | GB Pro-Series Bath, UK | Hard | Samantha Stosur |  Asimina Kaplani Maria Pavlidou | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 15. | 12 August 2002 | London, England | Hard | Elsa O'Riain | Michelle Summerside Anna White | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 9 September 2002 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Samantha Stosur |  Flavia Pennetta  Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 17 September 2002 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | Hard | Samantha Stosur | Yvonne Doyle Elsa O'Riain | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 18. | 14 October 2002 | Mackay, Australia | Hard | Samantha Stosur |  Natalie Grandin Nicole Sewell | 3–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 21 October 2002 | Rockhampton, Australia | Hard | Samantha Stosur | Evie Dominikovic Bryanne Stewart | 5–7, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Winner | 20. | 28 October 2002 | Dalby, Australia | Hard | Samantha Stosur | Evie Dominikovic Bryanne Stewart | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 21. | 7 April 2003 | Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | Hard |  Erica Krauth | Helen Crook Christina Zachariadou | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
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