Country (sports) Australia Career record 4–9 Height 1.80 m Residence Canberra, Australia Career titles 0 Turned pro 2000 | Plays Right-handed Name Alun Jones Handed Right-handed Prize money $298,154 Role Tennis Player | |
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Born 26 April 1980 (age 43)
Boksburg, South Africa ( 1980-04-26 ) | ||
Alun Jones (born 26 April 1980) is a retired Australian professional tennis player. He currently resides in Canberra, Australia with wife Jill.
Jones started playing tennis at age 7. His parents are David, a civil engineer, and Susan. Jones also likes playing rugby, soccer, basketball and cricket. Alun played the role of Tom Cavendish in the 2004 movie Wimbledon.
Summer of 2007
During the summer of 2007, Jones obtained a 20-4 record at several Challenger tournaments and one Futures tournament. This took his world ranking from 198 to a career high of 123. He was granted a wildcard to the 2007 US Open under a reciprocal agreement with Australian Open. He was eliminated in the first round, losing in four sets to second seed Rafael Nadal.
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