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- Biography
- Career highlights Singles finals (2 titles) Doubles finals (8 titles - 10 runners-up)
- Doubles performance timeline
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{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}{{Infobox tennis biography |name= Kelly Jones |fullname= |country= {{USA}} |residence= Tampa, Florida |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1964|3|31}} |birth_place= Fort Gordon, Georgia |height= {{height|m=1.85|precision=0}} |turnedpro= 1986 |retired=1998 |plays= Right-handed |careerprizemoney= $1,168,278 |singlesrecord= 48–84 |singlestitles= 2 |highestsinglesranking= No. 86 (August 13, 1990) |AustralianOpenresult= 4R (1993) |FrenchOpenresult= 2R (1990) |Wimbledonresult= 3R (1990) |USOpenresult= 2R (1987, 1988, 1990) |doublesrecord= 220–204 |doublestitles= 8 |highestdoublesranking= No. 1 (October 12, 1992) |AustralianOpenDoublesresult = F (1992) |FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1990, 1995. 1996) |WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1992) |USOpenDoublesresult = F (1992) }}Kelly Jones (born March 31, 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the United States who was briefly ranked the World No. 1 men's doubles player in 1992. He is currently the Head Men's Tennis Coach at Furman University in Greenville, SC. BiographyJones played varsity tennis at Pepperdine University from 1982 to 1985, where he won the NCAA Division 1 doubles title in 1984 and 1985. He was a member of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games U.S. tennis team. Jones joined the professional tour in 1986. He won his first top-level doubles title in 1987 at Auckland. In 1988, Jones finished runner-up in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon, partnering Gretchen Magers. Jones was runner-up in the men's doubles at both the Australian Open and the US Open in 1992, partnering Rick Leach. In October that year, he reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking for a week. After 12 years on the professional tour, Jones retired in 1998. During his career, he won eight top-level doubles titles. Jones also won a tour singles event in Singapore, where he captured the title both in 1989 and 1990. His best singles performance at a Grand Slam event was at the 1993 Australian Open, where he reached the fourth round. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 86 (in 1990). Jones' career prize-money earnings totaled US$1,165,009. Since retiring from the tour, Jones has coached high-profile players including Mardy Fish, Xavier Malisse and James Blake. Jones is married to Tami Whitlinger, a former professional tennis player. Career highlightsSingles finals (2 titles)Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | May 1, 1989 | Singapore | Hard | ISR}} Amos Mansdorf | 6–1, 7–5 | Winner | 2. | May 7, 1990 | Singapore | Hard | AUS}} Richard Fromberg | 6–4, 2–6, 7–6 |
Doubles finals (8 titles - 10 runners-up)Legend | Grand Slam (0–2) | Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) | ATP Masters Series (0–1) | ATP Championship Series (2–0) | ATP Tour (6–7) |
| Titles by surface | Hard (4–5) | Clay (1–2) | Grass (1–1) | Carpet (2–2) |
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
Winner | 1. | January 12, 1987 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | USA}} Brad Pearce | AUS}} Carl Limberger {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Woodforde | 7–6, 7–6 | Runner-up | 1. | February 9, 1987 | Lyon, France | Carpet | USA}} David Pate | FRA}} Guy Forget {{flagicon|FRA}} Yannick Noah | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 | Runner-up | 2. | October 19, 1987 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | GER}} Patrik Kühnen | POL}} Wojtek Fibak {{flagicon|NED}} Michiel Schapers | 2–6, 4–6 | Winner | 2. | July 11, 1988 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | SWE}} Peter Lundgren | USA}} Scott Davis {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Goldie | 6–3, 7–6 | Runner-up | 3. | November 20, 1989 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard (i) | USA}} Joey Rive | USA}} Luke Jensen {{flagicon|USA}} Richey Reneberg | 0–6, 4–6 | Winner | 3. | January 15, 1990 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | USA}} Robert Van't Hof | ISR}} Gilad Bloom {{flagicon|NED}} Paul Haarhuis | 7–6, 6–0 | Winner | 4. | February 12, 1990 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | USA}} Robert Van’t Hof | USA}} Glenn Layendecker {{flagicon|USA}} Richey Reneberg | 2–6, 7–6, 6–3 | Runner-up | 4. | June 25, 1990 | Manchester, England | Grass | GBR}} Nick Brown | AUS}} Mark Kratzmann {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Stoltenberg | 3–6, 6–2, 4–6 | Winner | 5. | October 22, 1990 | Lyon, France | Carpet | USA}} Patrick Galbraith | USA}} Jim Grabb {{flagicon|USA}} David Pate | 7–6, 6–4 | |
Runner-up | 5. | November 4, 1991 | Paris, France | Carpet | USA}} Rick Leach | AUS}} John Fitzgerald {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Järryd | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 | Runner-up | 6. | January 13, 1992 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Hard | USA}} Scott Davis | ESP}} Sergio Casal {{flagicon|ESP}} Emilio Sánchez | 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 | Runner-up | 7. | January 27, 1992 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | USA}} Rick Leach | AUS}} Todd Woodbridge {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Woodforde | 4–6, 3–6, 4–6 | Winner | 6. | April 13, 1992 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | USA}} Rick Leach | AUS}} John Fitzgerald {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Järryd | 0–6, 7–5, 6–3 | Winner | 7. | August 24, 1992 | New Haven, U.S. | Hard | USA}} Rick Leach | USA}} Patrick McEnroe {{flagicon|USA}} Jared Palmer | 7–6, 6–7, 6–2 | Runner-up | 8. | September 14, 1992 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | USA}} Rick Leach | USA}} Jim Grabb {{flagicon|USA}} Richey Reneberg | 6–3, 6–7, 3–6, 3–6 | Runner-up | 9. | May 10, 1993 | Tampa, U.S. | Clay | USA}} Todd Martin | USA}} Jared Palmer {{flagicon|USA}} Derrick Rostagno | 3–6, 4–6 | Runner-up | 10. | May 5, 1997 | Atlanta, U.S. | Clay | USA}} Scott Davis | SWE}} Jonas Björkman {{flagicon|SWE}} Nicklas Kulti | 2–6, 6–7 | Winner | 8. | May 26, 1997 | St. Poelten, Austria | Clay | USA}} Scott Melville | USA}} Luke Jensen {{flagicon|USA}} Murphy Jensen | 6–2, 7–6 |
Doubles performance timeline Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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Grand Slams | Australian Open | A | A | NH | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | SF | F | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 11 | 18–11 | French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 11 | 4–11 | U.S. Open | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | F | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 14 | 21–14 | Grand Slam SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 42 | N/A | Annual Win-Loss | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 6–4 | 6–3 | 12–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 6–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 46–42 | ATP Masters Series | Indian Wells | These Tournaments Were Not
Masters Series Events
Before 1990 | QF | SF | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 8–6 | Miami | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | Rome | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | Hamburg | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | Canada | 2R | A | SF | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 5–5 | Cincinnati | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | Stuttgart (Stockholm) | QF | QF | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | Paris | 2R | F | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 31 | N/A | Annual Win-Loss | N/A | 6–5 | 9–4 | 3–8 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 27–30 | Year End Ranking | 252 | 304 | 94 | 64 | 65 | 135 | 22 | 37 | 5 | 130 | 138 | 87 | 90 | 73 | – | – | 1466 | – | – | – | 712 | 967 | 624 | N/A |
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