Alun Jones (tennis)
Australian tennis player
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Alun Jones (born 26 April 1980) is a retired Australian professional tennis player.
Alun Jones at the 2007 US Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 April 1980 |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Plays | Right-handed, Two-handed Backhand |
| Prize money | $298,154 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 4–9 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 123 (13 August 2007) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2008) |
| French Open | Q1 (2007) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2007, 2008) |
| US Open | 1R (2007) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 4–6 |
| Highest ranking | No. 149 (28 April 2003) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2003) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2008) |
Jones started playing tennis at age 7. His parents are David, a civil engineer, and Susan. Jones. Jones also likes playing rugby, soccer, basketball and cricket. Alun played the role of Tom Cavendish in the 2004 movie Wimbledon.[1]
Summer of 2007
During the summer of 2007, Jones obtained a 20–4 record at several Challenger tournaments and one Futures tournament.[2] 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.[3] He was eliminated in the first round, losing in four sets to second seed Rafael Nadal.
Singles titles
| Legend (singles) |
|---|
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (2) |
| Futures (9) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 November 2002 | Berri | Grass | Paul Baccanello |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 2. | 2 May 2005 | Phuket | Hard |  Patrick Schmölzer |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 3. | 16 May 2005 | Phuket | Hard |  Phillip King |
6–3, 6–1 |
| 4. | 30 May 2005 | Maspalomas | Clay |  Ignasi Villacampa |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 5. | 12 September 2006 | Hope Island | Hard | Robert Smeets |
6–3, 7–6 |
| 6. | 24 October 2006 | Mildura | Grass | Samuel Groth |
3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 7. | 31 October 2006 | Berri | Grass | Shannon Nettle |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 8. | 20 March 2007 | Lyneham | Clay |  Vasilis Mazarakis |
3–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 9. | 10 July 2007 | Felixstowe | Grass |  Nicolas Tourte |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 10. | 23 July 2007 | Nottingham | Grass |  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 11. | 9 December 2007 | Burnie | Hard | Rameez Junaid |
6–0, 6–1 |
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