Country (sports) | Australia |
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Residence | Yarralumla, Canberra, Australia |
Born | Boksburg, South Africa | 26 April 1980
Turned pro | 2000 |
Plays | Right-handed, Two-handed Backhand |
Prize money | $298,154 |
Singles | |
Career record | 4–9 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 123 (13 August 2007) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2008) |
French Open | Q1 (2007) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2007, 2008) |
US Open | 1R (2007) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 4–6 |
Highest ranking | No. 149 (28 April 2003) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2003) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2008) |
Alun Jones (born 26 April 1980) is a retired Australian professional tennis player.
Jones started playing tennis at age 7. His parents are David, a civil engineer, and Susan. Jones wife is Jill and he has a son called Robbie who has played for Australia in the ANZ Cup in Futsal. Jones also likes playing rugby, soccer, basketball and cricket. Alun played the role of Tom Cavendish in the 2004 movie Wimbledon . [1]
During the summer of 2007, Jones obtained a 20–4 record at several Challenger tournaments and one Futures tournament. [2] This took his world ranking from 198 to a career high of 123. He was granted a wildcard to the 2007 US Open under a reciprocal agreement with Australian Open. [3] He was eliminated in the first round, losing in four sets to second seed Rafael Nadal.
Legend (singles) |
Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Tour (0) |
Challengers (2) |
Futures (9) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 19 November 2002 | Berri | Grass | Paul Baccanello | 6–2, 6–2 |
2. | 2 May 2005 | Phuket | Hard | Patrick Schmölzer | 6–1, 6–1 |
3. | 16 May 2005 | Phuket | Hard | Phillip King | 6–3, 6–1 |
4. | 30 May 2005 | Maspalomas | Clay | Ignasi Villacampa | 6–1, 6–2 |
5. | 12 September 2006 | Hope Island | Hard | Robert Smeets | 6–3, 7–6 |
6. | 24 October 2006 | Mildura | Grass | Samuel Groth | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
7. | 31 October 2006 | Berri | Grass | Shannon Nettle | 6–4, 6–3 |
8. | 20 March 2007 | Lyneham | Clay | Vasilis Mazarakis | 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
9. | 10 July 2007 | Felixstowe | Grass | Nicolas Tourte | 6–3, 6–4 |
10. | 23 July 2007 | Nottingham | Grass | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
11. | 9 December 2007 | Burnie | Hard | Rameez Junaid | 6–0, 6–1 |
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