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Revision as of 07:49, 28 January 2012 by Jevansen (talk | contribs) (Hatnote not needed)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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. 1 men's doubles player in 1992. He is currently the Head Men's Tennis Coach at Furman University in Greenville, SC.
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 US Olympic tennis team in 1984.
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.
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 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 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.
Since retiring from the tour, Jones has coached some high-profile players including Mardy Fish, Xavier Malisse and James Blake.
Jones is married to another former professional tennis player, Tami Whitlinger.
Career highlights
Singles titles (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
| 1. | 1 May 1989 | Singapore | Hard |  Amos Mansdorf
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6–1, 7–5 |
| 2. | 7 May 1990 | Singapore | Hard |  Richard Fromberg
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6–4, 2–6, 7–6 |
Doubles titles (8)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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| Winner | 1. | 12 January 1987 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard |  Brad Pearce
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Carl Limberger Mark Woodforde
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7–6, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 9 February 1987 | Lyon, France | Carpet | David Pate
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 Guy Forget Yannick Noah
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6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 19 October 1987 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) |  Patrik Kühnen
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 Wojtek Fibak  Michiel Schapers
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 11 July 1988 | Newport, U.S. | Grass |  Peter Lundgren
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Scott Davis Dan Goldie
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6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 20 November 1989 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard (i) | Joey Rive
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Luke Jensen Richey Reneberg
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0–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 15 January 1990 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Robert Van't Hof
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Gilad Bloom Paul Haarhuis
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7–6, 6–0 |
| Winner | 4. | 12 February 1990 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | Robert Van’t Hof
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Glenn Layendecker Richey Reneberg
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2–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 25 June 1990 | Manchester, England | Grass |  Nick Brown
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Mark Kratzmann Jason Stoltenberg
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3–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 22 October 1990 | Lyon, France | Carpet | Patrick Galbraith
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Jim Grabb David Pate
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7–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 4 November 1991 | Paris, France | Carpet | Rick Leach
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John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd
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6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 13 January 1992 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Hard | Scott Davis
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 Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
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6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 27 January 1992 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Rick Leach
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Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
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4–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 13 April 1992 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | Rick Leach
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John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd
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0–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 7. | 24 August 1992 | New Haven, U.S. | Hard | Rick Leach
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Patrick McEnroe Jared Palmer
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7–6, 6–7, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 14 September 1992 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | Rick Leach
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Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg
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6–3, 6–7, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 10 May 1993 | Tampa, U.S. | Clay | Todd Martin
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Jared Palmer Derrick Rostagno
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 5 May 1997 | Atlanta, U.S. | Clay | Scott Davis
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Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti
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2–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 8. | 26 May 1997 | St. Poelten, Austria | Clay | Scott Melville
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Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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