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	19 September 2000 Leeds, Great Britain
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$94,318
Singles
Career record	118–64 (64.8%)
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 241 (9 November 2020)
Current ranking	No. 241 (9 November 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2021)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2019)
Doubles
Career record	5–5 (50.0%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 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

External links

• Francesca Jones at the Women's Tennis Association
• Francesca Jones at the International Tennis Federation