Francesca Jones (tennis)
Francesca Jones (born 19 September 2000) is a British tennis player.
 Jones at the 2023 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
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| Born | 19 September 2000 Leeds, England |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 374,404 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 166–94 (63.8%) |
| Career titles | 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 149 (21 February 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 308 (28 August 2023) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2021) |
| French Open | Q2 (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2021) |
| US Open | Q2 (2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 8–6 (57.1%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 541 (22 February 2021) |
| Last updated on: 2 September 2023. | |
Jones has a career-high singles ranking of 149 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).[1] She had a career-high ITF juniors ranking of 31, achieved on 1 May 2017.[2]
Personal life
She 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).[3][4]
Jones, not related to former Wimbledon champion Ann Jones, started playing tennis at the age of five, after being enrolled at a tennis camp.
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
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
Current through the 2023 French Open.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | Q1 | NH | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 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% |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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| 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 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Apr 2021 | ITF Villa Maria, Argentina | 25,000 | Clay |  Beatriz Haddad Maia |
7–5, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–3 | Jul 2021 | Open de Biarritz, France | 60,000 | Clay |  Oksana Selekhmeteva |
6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 6–4 | Sep 2021 | Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland | 60,000 | Clay | Beatriz Haddad Maia |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Apr 2023 | ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador | 25,000 | Clay | Julia Riera |
2–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 1 (runner–up)
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| 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
- "Francesca Jones bio on WTA official site". WTA. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Francesca Jones junior profile at the ITF". ITF. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "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
External links
- Francesca Jones at the Women's Tennis Association
- Francesca Jones at the International Tennis Federation
Women's Tennis Association: Top British female singles tennis players | |
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