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Francesca Jones (tennis)

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Francesca Jones
Jones at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (2000-09-19) 19 September 2000 (age 24)
Bradford, England
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$572,086
Singles
Career record202–115
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 149 (21 February 2022)
Current rankingNo. 152 (9 December 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2021)
French OpenQ2 (2023)
Wimbledon1R (2021, 2024)
US OpenQ2 (2021, 2024)
Doubles
Career record10–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 541 (22 February 2021)
Current rankingNo. 855 (9 December 2024)
Last updated on: 9 December 2024.

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

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

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2021: WTA Grand Slam and debuts

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At 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

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Using 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

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Wins 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

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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).[24][25]

Performance timeline

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Key
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

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Current through the 2024 French Open.

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
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

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2024 San Luis Potosí Open, Mexico Clay Argentina Nadia Podoroska 1–6, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner–ups)

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Legend
W60/75 tournaments (2–1)
W25/35 tournaments (2–3)
W15 tournaments (3–2)
Finals by surface
Clay (7–6)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W15 Clay United Kingdom Emily Arbuthnott 6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Win 1–1 Nov 2017 ITF Asunción, Paraguay W15 Clay Chile Fernanda Brito 6–3, 7–6(0)
Win 2–1 Apr 2018 ITF Villa Dolores, Argentina W15 Clay Argentina Victoria Bosio 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2–2 Jul 2018 ITF Vienna, Austria W15 Clay Poland Marta Leśniak 0–6, 3–6
Win 3–2 Jul 2018 Tampere Open, Finland W15 Clay Serbia Bojana Marinković 6–2, 7–6(2)
Win 4–2 Jun 2019 ITF Minsk, Belarus W25 Clay Germany Stephanie Wagner 6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Win 5–2 Jun 2019 ITF Minsk, Belarus W25 Clay Romania Jaqueline Cristian 7–6(6), 4–6, 6–1
Loss 5–3 Apr 2021 ITF Villa Maria, Argentina W25 Clay Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia 7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Win 6–3 Jul 2021 Open de Biarritz, France W60 Clay Russia Oksana Selekhmeteva 6–4, 7–6(4)
Loss 6–4 Sep 2021 Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland W60 Clay Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia 4–6, 3–6
Loss 6–5 Apr 2023 ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador W25 Clay Argentina Julia Riera 2–6, 5–7
Loss 6–6 Feb 2024 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W35 Clay Croatia Lucija Ćirić Bagarić 1–2 ret.
Win 7–6 May 2024 ITF Grado, Italy W75 Clay Liechtenstein Kathinka von Deichmann 6–1, 7–5

Doubles: 1 (runner–up)

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Legend
W10 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Clay (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2016 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia W10 Clay France Emmanuelle Girard Serbia Natalija Kostić
Ukraine Ganna Poznikhirenko 		4–6, 4–6

References

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  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. ^ "Francesca Jones out to inspire after defying doctors with Grand Slam debut: 'Please, don't have limits'". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Australian Open 2021: 'Extremely questionable' - Francesca Jones hits out at line-call mistake". Eurosport. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Welcome to the Tour: All of 2021's WTA debutantes". Women's Tennis Association.
  6. ^ "Bogota Open: No 3 seed Parrizas Diaz exited by Francesca Jones". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Bogota Open: Francesca Jones advances to last eight". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Bogota: Jones upsets No.6 seed Pigossi to reach first WTA semifinal". Women's Tennis Association.
  9. ^ "Bogota Open: Tatjana Maria reaches final". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  10. ^ "San Luis Potosi Open: Briton Jones moves into second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  11. ^ "San Luis Potosi Open: Jones defeats Bondar to move into last eight". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  12. ^ "San Luis Potosi Open: Jones reaches last four". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Francesca Jones vs Julia Riera". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Podoroska, Bouzas Maneiro pick up clay-court WTA 125 titles". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  15. ^ "Nottingham Open: Jones through to last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  16. ^ "'Ons told me to serve two aces': Jones shakes off tense overnight delay". Women's Tennis Association. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Rothesay Open Nottingham 2024: Francesca Jones withdraws from quarter-finals". LTA. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Emma Raducanu one of four grand slam champions to get Wimbledon wildcards". The Guardian. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Francesca Jones battle through pain barrier at Wimbledon but unable to prevent defeat to Petra Martic". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana: Jones reaches last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  21. ^ "Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana: Jones moves into quarter-finals". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  22. ^ "Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana: Jones advances to last 4". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  23. ^ "Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana: Teichmann defeats Jones to advance to final". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  24. ^ "Wimbledon qualifying wild card Fran Jones pushes the barriers". baseline.tennis.com. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  25. ^ Australian Open qualifying: Britain's Francesca Jones on proving doubters wrong, Russell Fuller, BBC Sport, 8 January 2021
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