Danielle Jones (tennis)
Australian tennis player
Danielle Jones (born 4 March 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
Biography
Jones comes from Melbourne and as a junior was runner-up in the girls' doubles at the 1987 Australian Open.[1]
She competed on the professional tour in the 1990s. At the 1991 Australian Open she appeared in the singles main draw as a wildcard, where she lost in the first round to Larisa Savchenko-Neiland. Her best singles performance on the WTA Tour was a quarterfinal appearance at the Taipei Women's Championship in 1993, beating Cammy MacGregor and Rachel McQuillan en route. She had a win over then-world No. 23, Amy Frazier, at Eastbourne in 1994.[2]
In doubles, she reached as high as 91 in the world in 1997 and was a semifinalist at the Auckland Open, partnering Esmé de Villiers. She featured in the main draw of the doubles at all four Grand Slam tournaments, which included seven Australian Open appearances.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments
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$10,000 tournaments
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Result
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Loss
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1.
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4 March 1990
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ITF Canberra, Japan
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Grass
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Janine Thompson
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3–6, 0–6
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Doubles (14–6)
Result
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Loss
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1.
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7 August 1988
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ITF Roanoke, United States
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Hard
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Lisa Keller
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Robyn Lamb Vincenza Procacci
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4–6, 7–5, 3–6
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Loss
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2.
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6 August 1989
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Rheda-Wiedenbrück, West Germany
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Clay
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Lisa Keller
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Nora Bajčíková Petra Holubová
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1–6, 2–6
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Win
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1.
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17 September 1989
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Setúbal, Portugal
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Hard
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Lisa Keller
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Colette Sely Esmir Hoogendoorn
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6–1, 6–3
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Win
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2.
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27 November 1989
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Melbourne, Australia
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Hard
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Paulette Moreno
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Allison Cooper Justine Hodder
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6–2, 6–2
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Loss
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3.
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19 February 1990
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Melbourne, Australia
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Hard
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Sharon McNamara
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Yuko Hosoki Ayako Hirose
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3–6, 2–6
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Win
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3.
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2 July 1990
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Stuttgart, West Germany
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Clay
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Kerry-Anne Guse
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Ivana Jankovská Eva Melicharová
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6–4, 6–7, 6–3
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Win
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4.
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22 July 1991
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Sezze, Italy
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Clay
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Louise Pleming
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Ingelise Driehuis Justine Hodder
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6–3, 6–2
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Win
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5.
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29 July 1991
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Acireale, Italy
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Clay
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Justine Hodder
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Gabriella Boschiero Kylie Johnson
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6–4, 6–4
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Loss
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4.
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9 March 1992
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Wodonga, Australia
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Gras
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Kristine Kunce
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Julie Richardson Amanda Trail
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4–6, 4–6
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Loss
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5.
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16 March 1992
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Canberra, Australia
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Gras
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Kristine Kunce
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Julie Richardson Amanda Trail
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3–6, 3–6
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Win
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6.
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13 July 1992
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Evansville, United States
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Hard
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Tessa Price
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Mélanie Bernard Caroline Delisle
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6–2, 4–6, 6–4
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Win
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7.
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20 July 1992
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Roanoke, United States
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Hard
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Tessa Price
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Mélanie Bernard Cindy Summers
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6–2, 6–2
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Loss
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6.
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10 August 1992
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York, United States
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Hard
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Tessa Price
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Nicole Arendt Shannan McCarthy
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3–6, 3–6
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Win
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8.
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16 November 1992
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Port Pirie, Australia
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Hard
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Tessa Price
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Joanne Limmer Robyn Mawdsley
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6–2, 5–7, 6–3
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Win
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9.
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30 October 1995
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Saga, Japan
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Grass
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Tessa Price
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Robyn Mawdsley Kirrily Sharpe
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6–4, 6–2
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Win
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10.
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31 March 1996
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Albury, Australia
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Grass
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Nannie de Villiers
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Tomoe Hotta Angie Marik
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7–6, 6–3
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Win
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11.
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28 October 1996
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Saga, Japan
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Grass
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Tamarine Tanasugarn
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Hiroko Mochizuki Yuka Tanaka
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6–2, 6–3
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Win
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12.
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3 August 1997
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Lexington, United States
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Hard
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Elly Hakami
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Kaoru Shibata Katarina Srebotnik
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6–2, 7–5
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Win
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13.
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10 October 1997
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Saga, Japan
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Grass
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Saori Obata
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Surina De Beer Nami Urabe
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6–3, 6–4
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Win
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14.
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29 November 1998
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ITF Nuriootpa, Australia
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Hard
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Vanessa Webb
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Catherine Barclay Trudi Musgrave
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6–3, 7–5
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References
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