Francesca Jones (tennis)

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

Francesca Jones
Jones at the 2021 ITF Biarritz
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (2000-09-19) 19 September 2000
Leeds, United Kingdom
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 336,191
Singles
Career record148–86 (63.2%)
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 150 (17 January 2022)
Current rankingNo. 158 (4 April 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2021)
French OpenQ1 (2021)
Wimbledon1R (2021)
US OpenQ2 (2021)
Doubles
Career record8–6 (57.1%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 541 (22 February 2021)
Last updated on: 5 April 2022.

Jones has a career-high singles ranking of 150 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).[1] She had 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, 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.

Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS 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; (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.
Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win%
Australian Open A A 1R Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon Q1 NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0 / 2 0–2 0%

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner–ups)
Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (6–4)
Grass (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 ITF Tampere, 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 ITF Biarritz, France 60,000 Clay Oksana Selekhmeteva 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 6–4 Sep 2021 ITF Montreux, Switzerland 60,000 Clay Beatriz Haddad Maia 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (runner–up)
Legend
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
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

Notes

    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. Australian Open qualifying: Britain's Francesca Jones on proving doubters wrong, Russell Fuller, BBC Sport, 8 January 2021
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