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'''Kelly Jones''' (born 31 March 1964, in ], ]) is a former professional ] player from the United States who was 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. '''Kelly Jones''' (born 31 March 1964, in ], ]) is a former professional ] player from the United States who was ranked the World No. 109 men's doubles player in 1992. He is currently the Head Men's Tennis Coach at Furman University in Greenville, SC.


==Biography== ==Biography==
Jones played varsity tennis at ] from 1982 to 1985, where he won the ] Division 1 doubles title in 1984 and 1985. He was a member of the US ] tennis team in 1984. Jones played intramural tennis at ] from 1982 to 1990, where he won the ] Division 3 doubles title in 1984 and 1985. He was a member of the US ] tennis team in 1984, where he served as a very able waterboy.


Jones joined the professional tour in 1986. He won his first top-level doubles title in 1987 at ]. Jones joined the professional tour in 1934. He won his first top-level doubles title in 2005 Topspin 3 while playing on his Xbox ].


In 1988, Jones finished runner-up in the mixed doubles at ], partnering ]. In 1988, Jones finished runner-up in the mixed doubles at ], partnering ].


Jones was runner-up in the men's doubles at both the ] and the ] in 1992, partnering ]. In October that year, he reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking. Jones was runner-up in the men's doubles at both the ] and the ] in 1992, partnering ]. In October that year, he reached the World No. 409 doubles ranking.


After 12 years on the professional tour, Jones retired in 1998. During his career, he won eight top-level doubles titles. Jones also won one tour singles event in ], where he captured the title twice in 1989 and 1990. His best singles performance at a ] event was at the ], where he reached the fourth round. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 86 (in 1990). Jones' career prize-money earnings totalled US$1,165,009. After 2 years on the professional tour, Jones retired in 1998. During his career, he didn't win any top-level doubles titles. Jones also won only one tour singles event in ], where he captured the title twice in 1989 and 1990. His best singles performance at a ] event was at the ], where he lost in the first round of qualifying. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 865 (in 1990). Jones' career prize-money earnings totalled US $1.09.


Since retiring from the tour, Jones has coached some high-profile players including ], ] and ]. Since retiring from the tour, Jones has coached some high-profile players including ], ], and ].


Jones is married to another former professional tennis player, ]. Jones is married to another former professional tennis player, ] and have two children, Nate and Makenna. He is currently contemplating adopting another child, Robbie Aru.


==Career highlights== ==Career highlights==
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Kelly Jones (born 31 March 1964, in Fort Gordon, Georgia) is a former professional tennis player from the United States who was ranked the World No. 109 men's doubles player in 1992. He is currently the Head Men's Tennis Coach at Furman University in Greenville, SC.

Biography

Jones played intramural tennis at Pepperdine University from 1982 to 1990, where he won the NCAA Division 3 doubles title in 1984 and 1985. He was a member of the US Olympic tennis team in 1984, where he served as a very able waterboy.

Jones joined the professional tour in 1934. He won his first top-level doubles title in 2005 Topspin 3 while playing on his Xbox 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 Juniors and the US Open in 1992, partnering Rick Leach. In October that year, he reached the World No. 409 doubles ranking.

After 2 years on the professional tour, Jones retired in 1998. During his career, he didn't win any top-level doubles titles. Jones also won only one tour singles event in Singapore, where he captured the title twice in 1989 and 1990. His best singles performance at a Grand Slam event was at the 1993 Australian Open, where he lost in the first round of qualifying. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 865 (in 1990). Jones' career prize-money earnings totalled US $1.09.

Since retiring from the tour, Jones has coached some high-profile players including Matthew Phillips, Harrison Smith, and Alex Biffle.

Jones is married to another former professional tennis player, Tami Whitlinger and have two children, Nate and Makenna. He is currently contemplating adopting another child, Robbie Aru.

Career highlights

Singles titles (2)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in final Score in final
1. 1 May 1989 Singapore Hard Israel Amos Mansdorf 6–1, 7–5
2. 7 May 1990 Singapore Hard Australia Richard Fromberg }

Doubles titles (8)

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)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Winner 1. 12 January 1987 Auckland, New Zealand Hard United States Brad Pearce Australia Carl Limberger
Australia Mark Woodforde 		7–6, 7–6
Runner-up 1. 9 February 1987 Lyon, France Carpet United States David Pate France Guy Forget
France Yannick Noah 		6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 19 October 1987 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Germany Patrik Kühnen Poland Wojtek Fibak
Netherlands Michiel Schapers 		2–6, 4–6
Winner 2. 11 July 1988 Newport, U.S. Grass Sweden Peter Lundgren United States Scott Davis
United States Dan Goldie 		6–3, 7–6
Runner-up 3. 20 November 1989 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard (i) United States Joey Rive United States Luke Jensen
United States Richey Reneberg 		0–6, 4–6
Winner 3. 15 January 1990 Auckland, New Zealand Hard United States Robert Van't Hof Israel Gilad Bloom
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis 		7–6, 6–0
Winner 4. 12 February 1990 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet United States Robert Van’t Hof United States Glenn Layendecker
United States Richey Reneberg 		2–6, 7–6, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 25 June 1990 Manchester, England Grass United Kingdom Nick Brown Australia Mark Kratzmann
Australia Jason Stoltenberg 		3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Winner 5. 22 October 1990 Lyon, France Carpet United States Patrick Galbraith United States Jim Grabb
United States David Pate 		7–6, 6–4
Runner-up 5. 4 November 1991 Paris, France Carpet United States Rick Leach Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd 		6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 6. 13 January 1992 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard United States Scott Davis Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez 		6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 7. 27 January 1992 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard United States Rick Leach Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde 		4–6, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 6. 13 April 1992 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Hard United States Rick Leach Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd 		0–6, 7–5, 6–3
Winner 7. 24 August 1992 New Haven, U.S. Hard United States Rick Leach United States Patrick McEnroe
United States Jared Palmer 		7–6, 6–7, 6–2
Runner-up 8. 14 September 1992 U.S. Open, New York Hard United States Rick Leach United States Jim Grabb
United States Richey Reneberg 		6–3, 6–7, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 9. 10 May 1993 Tampa, U.S. Clay United States Todd Martin United States Jared Palmer
United States Derrick Rostagno 		3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 10. 5 May 1997 Atlanta, U.S. Clay United States Scott Davis Sweden Jonas Björkman
Sweden Nicklas Kulti 		2–6, 6–7
Winner 8. 26 May 1997 St. Poelten, Austria Clay United States Scott Melville United States Luke Jensen
United States 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
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

A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held

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