• Source: Francesca Jones (tennis)

      • 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.
      She had a career-high ITF juniors ranking of world No. 31, achieved on 1 May 2017.


      Career




      = 2021: WTA Grand Slam and debuts

      =
      At 20 years of age, Jones made her Grand Slam tournament debut at the Australian Open after coming through qualifying, losing in the first round to Shelby Rogers. 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.


      = 2023: First WTA semifinal

      =
      Using her protected ranking, Jones reached her first WTA semifinal defeating third seed Nuria Parrizas-Diaz, Carol Zhao, and sixth seed Laura Pigossi at the Copa Colsanitas in Bogota, Colombia, before losing to second seed and eventual champion Tatjana Maria.


      = 2024: First WTA 125 final, Wimbledon wildcard

      =
      Wins over Yulia Starodubtseva, Anna Bondár, Robin Montgomery and Julia Riera saw Jones reach her first WTA 125 final at the San Luis Open, which she lost to Nadia Podoroska in straight sets. As a result she moved more than 50 positions back up in the rankings to No. 214 on 1 April.
      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 and Ashlyn Krueger. She withdrew before taking the court for her quarterfinal match against Emma Raducanu due to a shoulder injury.
      Jones received a wildcard entry for Wimbledon, losing in three sets to Petra Martić in the first round.
      At the WTA 125 Zavarovalnica Sava Ljubljana, she overcame top seed Chloé Paquet, Petra Marčinko and Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva to make it through to the semifinals, where her run was ended by eventual champion Jil Teichmann.


      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).


      Performance timeline



      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 2024 French Open.


      WTA Challenger finals




      = Singles: 1 (runner-up)

      =


      ITF Circuit finals




      = Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner–ups)

      =


      = Doubles: 1 (runner–up)

      =


      References




      External links


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

    Kata Kunci Pencarian: