Danielle Jones (tennis)

Danielle Jones (born 4 March 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Danielle Jones

Country (sports)	Australia
Born	(1969-03-04) 4 March 1969
Prize money	$142,404
Singles
Career record	92–145
Highest ranking	No. 218 (3 October 1994)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (1991)
Doubles
Career record	151–154
Highest ranking	No. 91 (27 October 1997)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999)
French Open	2R (1994)
Wimbledon	2R (1992, 1996)
US Open	1R (1997)

Biography

Jones comes from Melbourne and as a junior was runner-up in the girls' doubles at the 1987 Australian Open.[1]

She competed on the professional tour in the 1990s. At the 1991 Australian Open she appeared in the singles main draw as a wildcard, where she lost in the first round to Larisa Savchenko-Neiland. Her best singles performance on the WTA Tour was a quarter-final appearance at the Taipei Women's Championship in 1993, beating Cammy MacGregor and Rachel McQuillan en route. She had a win over then world number 23 Amy Frazier at Eastbourne in 1994.[2]

In doubles she reached as high as 91 in the world in 1997 and was a semi-finalist at the 1998 ASB Classic in Auckland, partnering Esmé de Villiers. She featured in the main draw of the doubles at all four grand slam tournaments, which included seven Australian Open appearances.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles (0–1)

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	4 March 1990	Canberra, Japan	Grass	Janine Thompson	3–6, 0–6

Doubles (14–6)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	7 August 1988	Roanoke, United States	Hard	Lisa Keller	Robyn Lamb Vincenza Procacci	4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	6 August 1989	Rheda-Wiedenbrück, West Germany	Clay	Lisa Keller	Nora Bajchiková Petra Holubová	1–6, 2–6
Winner	1.	17 September 1989	Setúbal, Portugal	Hard	Lisa Keller	Colette Sely Esmir Hoogendoorn	6–1, 6–3
Winner	2.	27 November 1989	Melbourne, Australia	Hard	Paulette Moreno	Allison Cooper Justine Hodder	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	3.	19 February 1990	Melbourne, Australia	Hard	Sharon McNamara	Yuko Hosoki Ayako Hirose	3–6, 2–6
Winner	3.	2 July 1990	Vaihingen, West Germany	Clay	Kerry-Anne Guse	Ivana Jankovská Eva Melicharová	6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Winner	4.	22 July 1991	Sezze, Italy	Clay	Louise Pleming	Ingelise Driehuis Justine Hodder	6–3, 6–2
Winner	5.	29 July 1991	Acireale, Italy	Clay	Justine Hodder	Gabriella Boschiero Kylie Johnson	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	9 March 1992	Wodonga, Australia	Gras	Kristine Kunce	Julie Richardson Amanda Trail	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	5.	16 March 1992	Canberra, Australia	Gras	Kristine Kunce	Julie Richardson Amanda Trail	3–6, 3–6
Winner	6.	13 July 1992	Evansville, United States	Hard	Tessa Price	Mélanie Bernard Caroline Delisle	6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Winner	7.	20 July 1992	Roanoke, United States	Hard	Tessa Price	Mélanie Bernard Cindy Summers	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	6.	10 August 1992	York, United States	Hard	Tessa Price	Nicole Arendt Shannan McCarthy	3–6, 3–6
Winner	8.	16 November 1992	Port Pirie, Australia	Hard	Tessa Price	Joanne Limmer Robyn Mawdsley	6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Winner	9.	30 October 1995	Saga, Japan	Grass	Tessa Price	Robyn Mawdsley Kirrily Sharpe	6–4, 6–2
Winner	10.	31 March 1996	Albury, Australia	Grass	Nannie de Villiers	Tomoe Hotta Angie Marik	7–6, 6–3
Winner	11.	28 October 1996	Saga, Japan	Grass	Tamarine Tanasugarn	Hiroko Mochizuki Yuka Tanaka	6–2, 6–3
Winner	12.	3 August 1997	Lexington, United States	Hard	Elly Hakami	Kaoru Shibata Katarina Srebotnik	6–2, 7–5
Winner	13.	10 October 1997	Saga, Japan	Grass	Saori Obata	Surina De Beer Nami Urabe	6–3, 6–4
Winner	14.	29 November 1998	Nuriootpa, Australia	Hard	Vanessa Webb	Catherine Barclay Trudi Musgrave	6–3, 7–5

References

1. "Australian Jr Titles". The Canberra Times. 25 January 1987. p. 30. Retrieved 31 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Australians win through". The Canberra Times. 15 June 1994. p. 34. Retrieved 31 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

• Danielle Jones at the Women's Tennis Association
• Danielle Jones at the International Tennis Federation