Francesca Jones (tennis)

Francesca Jones (born 19 September 2000) is a British tennis player.

Francesca Jones
Jones at the 2018 Wimbledon Qualifications
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (2000-09-19) 19 September 2000
Leeds, Great Britain
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$94,318
Singles
Career record118–64 (64.8%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 241 (9 November 2020)
Current rankingNo. 241 (9 November 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2021)
WimbledonQ1 (2019)
Doubles
Career record5–5 (50.0%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1,065 (26 September 2016)
Last updated on: 13 January 2021.

Jones career high WTA singles ranking is world No. 241, which she achieved on 9 November 2020.[1]

Jones has a career-high ITF juniors ranking of 31, achieved on 1 May 2017.[2]

She was born with a thumb and three fingers on each hand, and with only seven toes, because she has a rare genetic condition Ectrodactyly Ectodermal Dysplasia (EED).[3]

Her first coach was Matthew McTurk of Heaton Tennis Club, Bradford [4]

Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win%
Australian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon Q1 NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (5–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Emily Arbuthnott 6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Win 1–1 Nov 2017 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 15,000 Clay Fernanda Brito 6–3, 7–6(7–0)
Win 2–1 Apr 2018 ITF Villa Dolores, Argentina 15,000 Clay Victoria Bosio 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2–2 Jul 2018 ITF Vienna, Austria 15,000 Clay Marta Leśniak 0–6, 3–6
Win 3–2 Jul 2018 Tampere Open, Finland 15,000 Clay Bojana Marinković 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Win 4–2 Jun 2019 ITF Minsk, Belarus 25,000 Clay Stephanie Wagner 6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Win 5–2 Jun 2019 ITF Minsk, Belarus 25,000 Clay Jaqueline Cristian 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–1

Doubles: 1 (1 runner–up)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2016 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 10,000 Clay Emmanuelle Girard Natalija Kostić
Ganna Poznikhirenko		 4–6, 4–6

References
  1. "Francesca Jones bio on WTA official site". WTA. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. "Francesca Jones junior profile at the ITF". ITF. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. "Wimbledon qualifying wild card Fran Jones pushes the barriers". baseline.tennis.com. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/other-sport/how-australian-open-qualifier-francesca-jones-quickly-found-her-tennis-passion-bradford-3102718
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.