Francesca Jones (born 19 September 2000) is a British professional tennis player.
Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
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Born | Bradford, England | 19 September 2000
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$572,086 |
Singles | |
Career record | 202–115 |
Career titles | 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 149 (21 February 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 152 (9 December 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2021) |
French Open | Q2 (2023) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2021, 2024) |
US Open | Q2 (2021, 2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 10–6 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 541 (22 February 2021) |
Current ranking | No. 855 (9 December 2024) |
Last updated on: 9 December 2024. |
Jones has a career-high singles ranking of No. 149 by the WTA.[1] She had a career-high ITF juniors ranking of world No. 31, achieved on 1 May 2017.[2]
Career
edit2021: WTA Grand Slam and debuts
editAt 20 years of age, Jones made her Grand Slam tournament debut at the Australian Open after coming through qualifying,[3] losing in the first round to Shelby Rogers.[4] She also made her WTA Tour debut a couple week earlier, at the Yarra Valley Classic, falling in the first round to 14th seed Nadia Podoroska.[5]
2023: First WTA semifinal
editUsing her protected ranking, Jones reached her first WTA semifinal defeating third seed Nuria Parrizas-Diaz,[6] Carol Zhao,[7] and sixth seed Laura Pigossi[8] at the Copa Colsanitas in Bogota, Colombia, before losing to second seed and eventual champion Tatjana Maria.[9]
2024: First WTA 125 final, Wimbledon wildcard
editWins over Yulia Starodubtseva,[10] Anna Bondár,[11] Robin Montgomery[12] and Julia Riera[13] saw Jones reach her first WTA 125 final at the San Luis Open, which she lost to Nadia Podoroska in straight sets.[14] As a result she moved more than 50 positions back up in the rankings to No. 214 on 1 April.[citation needed]
Ranked No. 249, she reached her second career quarterfinal and first on grass as a wildcard, at the Nottingham Open defeating eighth seed Caroline Dolehide[15] and Ashlyn Krueger.[16] She withdrew before taking the court for her quarterfinal match against Emma Raducanu due to a shoulder injury.[17]
Jones received a wildcard entry for Wimbledon,[18] losing in three sets to Petra Martić in the first round.[19]
At the WTA 125 Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana, she overcame top seed Chloé Paquet,[20] Petra Marčinko[21] and Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva[22] to make it through to the semifinals, where her run was ended by eventual champion Jil Teichmann.[23]
Personal life
editShe was born with a thumb and three fingers on each hand, and with only seven toes, as a result of a rare genetic condition, Ectrodactyly Ectodermal Dysplasia (EED).[24][25]
Performance timeline
editW | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
editCurrent through the 2024 French Open.
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wimbledon | Q1 | Q1 | NH | 1R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
US Open | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
Career statistics | ||||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 7 | |||
Overall win-loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–6 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% |
WTA Challenger finals
editSingles: 1 (runner-up)
editResult | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2024 | San Luis Potosí Open, Mexico | Clay | Nadia Podoroska | 1–6, 2–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W15 | Clay | Emily Arbuthnott | 6–3, 5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 2017 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | W15 | Clay | Fernanda Brito | 6–3, 7–6(0) |
Win | 2–1 | Apr 2018 | ITF Villa Dolores, Argentina | W15 | Clay | Victoria Bosio | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2018 | ITF Vienna, Austria | W15 | Clay | Marta Leśniak | 0–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Jul 2018 | Tampere Open, Finland | W15 | Clay | Bojana Marinković | 6–2, 7–6(2) |
Win | 4–2 | Jun 2019 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | W25 | Clay | Stephanie Wagner | 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 |
Win | 5–2 | Jun 2019 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | W25 | Clay | Jaqueline Cristian | 7–6(6), 4–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 5–3 | Apr 2021 | ITF Villa Maria, Argentina | W25 | Clay | Beatriz Haddad Maia | 7–5, 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 6–3 | Jul 2021 | Open de Biarritz, France | W60 | Clay | Oksana Selekhmeteva | 6–4, 7–6(4) |
Loss | 6–4 | Sep 2021 | Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland | W60 | Clay | Beatriz Haddad Maia | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 6–5 | Apr 2023 | ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador | W25 | Clay | Julia Riera | 2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 6–6 | Feb 2024 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W35 | Clay | Lucija Ćirić Bagarić | 1–2 ret. |
Win | 7–6 | May 2024 | ITF Grado, Italy | W75 | Clay | Kathinka von Deichmann | 6–1, 7–5 |
Doubles: 1 (runner–up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W10 | Clay | Emmanuelle Girard | Natalija Kostić Ganna Poznikhirenko |
4–6, 4–6 |
References
edit- ^ "Francesca Jones bio on WTA official site". WTA. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Francesca Jones junior profile at the ITF". ITF. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Francesca Jones out to inspire after defying doctors with Grand Slam debut: 'Please, don't have limits'". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Australian Open 2021: 'Extremely questionable' - Francesca Jones hits out at line-call mistake". Eurosport. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to the Tour: All of 2021's WTA debutantes". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Bogota Open: No 3 seed Parrizas Diaz exited by Francesca Jones". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Bogota Open: Francesca Jones advances to last eight". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Bogota: Jones upsets No.6 seed Pigossi to reach first WTA semifinal". Women's Tennis Association.
- ^ "Bogota Open: Tatjana Maria reaches final". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "San Luis Potosi Open: Briton Jones moves into second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "San Luis Potosi Open: Jones defeats Bondar to move into last eight". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "San Luis Potosi Open: Jones reaches last four". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Francesca Jones vs Julia Riera". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Podoroska, Bouzas Maneiro pick up clay-court WTA 125 titles". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Nottingham Open: Jones through to last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "'Ons told me to serve two aces': Jones shakes off tense overnight delay". Women's Tennis Association. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Rothesay Open Nottingham 2024: Francesca Jones withdraws from quarter-finals". LTA. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Emma Raducanu one of four grand slam champions to get Wimbledon wildcards". The Guardian. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Francesca Jones battle through pain barrier at Wimbledon but unable to prevent defeat to Petra Martic". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana: Jones reaches last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana: Jones moves into quarter-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana: Jones advances to last 4". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana: Teichmann defeats Jones to advance to final". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Wimbledon qualifying wild card Fran Jones pushes the barriers". baseline.tennis.com. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Australian Open qualifying: Britain's Francesca Jones on proving doubters wrong, Russell Fuller, BBC Sport, 8 January 2021