Kelly Jones (tennis)

Kelly Jones (born March 31, 1964) is an American former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. Jones reached the finals in doubles at the Australian and US Opens in 1992. He was the Head Men's Tennis Coach at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina from 2011-2019. He was replace by former assistant J.J. Whitlinger.

Kelly Jones

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Tampa, Florida, US
Born	(1964-03-31) March 31, 1964 Fort Gordon, Georgia, US
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1986
Retired	1998
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$1,168,278
Singles
Career record	48–84
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 86 (August 13, 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (1993)
French Open	2R (1990)
Wimbledon	3R (1990)
US Open	2R (1987, 1988, 1990)
Doubles
Career record	220–204
Career titles	8
Highest ranking	No. 1 (October 12, 1992)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	F (1992)
French Open	2R (1990, 1995, 1996)
Wimbledon	3R (1992)
US Open	F (1992)

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 1 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 finals

Singles (2 wins)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	May 1989	Singapore	Hard	Amos Mansdorf	6–1, 7–5
Win	2–0	May 1990	Singapore	Hard	Richard Fromberg	6–4, 2–6, 7–6

Doubles (8 wins - 10 losses)

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)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 1987	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Brad Pearce	Carl Limberger Mark Woodforde	7–6, 7–6
Loss	1–1	Feb 1987	Lyon, France	Carpet	David Pate	Guy Forget Yannick Noah	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	1–2	Oct 1987	Toulouse, France	Hard (i)	Patrik Kühnen	Wojtek Fibak Michiel Schapers	2–6, 4–6
Win	2–2	Jul 1988	Newport, U.S.	Grass	Peter Lundgren	Scott Davis Dan Goldie	6–3, 7–6
Loss	2–3	Nov 1989	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard (i)	Joey Rive	Luke Jensen Richey Reneberg	0–6, 4–6
Win	3–3	Jan 1990	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Robert Van't Hof	Gilad Bloom Paul Haarhuis	7–6, 6–0
Win	4–3	Feb 1990	San Francisco, U.S.	Carpet	Robert Van’t Hof	Glenn Layendecker Richey Reneberg	2–6, 7–6, 6–3
Loss	4–4	Jun 1990	Manchester, England	Grass	Nick Brown	Mark Kratzmann Jason Stoltenberg	3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win	5–4	Oct 1990	Lyon, France	Carpet	Patrick Galbraith	Jim Grabb David Pate	7–6, 6–4
Loss	5–5	Nov 1991	Paris, France	Carpet	Rick Leach	John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd	6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss	5–6	Jan 1992	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Hard	Scott Davis	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Loss	5–7	Jan 1992	Australian Open, Melbourne	Hard	Rick Leach	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	4–6, 3–6, 4–6
Win	6–7	Apr 1992	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Hard	Rick Leach	John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd	0–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win	7–7	Aug 1992	New Haven, U.S.	Hard	Rick Leach	Patrick McEnroe Jared Palmer	7–6, 6–7, 6–2
Loss	7–8	Sep 1992	U.S. Open, New York	Hard	Rick Leach	Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg	6–3, 6–7, 3–6, 3–6
Loss	7–9	May 1993	Tampa, U.S.	Clay	Todd Martin	Jared Palmer Derrick Rostagno	3–6, 4–6
Loss	7–10	May 1997	Atlanta, U.S.	Clay	Scott Davis	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti	2–6, 6–7
Win	8–10	May 1997	St. Poelten, Austria	Clay	Scott Melville	Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen	6–2, 7–6

Doubles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

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
Grand Slam tournaments
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

External links

• Kelly Jones at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Kelly Jones at the International Tennis Federation