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Kim Jones
Country (sports)	United States
Born	September 28, 1957 (age 67); Columbus, Georgia, United States
Turned pro	1979
Retired	1987
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$232,880
Singles
Career record	59–101
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 25 ( March 19, 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1983, 1984)
French Open	2R (1981)
Wimbledon	2R (1982)
US Open	3R (1983)
Doubles
Career record	47–104
Career titles	0
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1984)
French Open	2R (1980, 1984)
Wimbledon	3R (1980, 1982)
US Open	2R (1980, 1981, 1983, 1984)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	SF (1983)

Kimberly Jones (born September 28, 1957) is a retired American professional tennis player. She is also known by her married name, Kimberly Shaefer.

Career

Jones was a two-time NCAA All-American at San Diego State in 1977 and 1978. She turned professional in 1979 and joined the WTA Tour. In 1983, she won the US Indoor Championships and was runner-up at the Virginia Slims Hall of Fame Classic. She reached a career high ranking of #25 on March 19, 1984. She posted career victories over Pam Shriver, Zina Garrison, and Sylvia Hanika. She retired in 1987. She was the head tennis coach at the University of Cincinnati from 2003-2008.^[1]

Jones played three seasons of World Team Tennis from 1983 through 1985. She served as vice president of the WTA in 1984-85 and served on the board for four years.^[1]

WTA career finals

Singles: 2 (1-1)

Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Virginia Slims (1–1)

Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1983	Virginia Slims of Newport, U.S.	Grass	Alycia Moulton	3–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	Sep 1983	US Indoor Championships, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Sylvia Hanika	6–4, 6–3