Career record 48–84 Height 1.85 m Handed Right-handed Prize money $1,168,278 Role Tennis player Retired 1998 | Plays Right-handed Name Kelly Jones Turned pro 1986 Career titles 2 Weight 76 kg | |
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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.
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Biography
Jones 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 another former professional tennis player, Tami Whitlinger.
Doubles performance timeline
A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held