Francesca Jones (born 19 September 2000) is a British professional tennis player.
Jones has a career-high singles ranking of No. 149 by the WTA.[1] She had a career-high ITF juniors ranking of world No. 31, achieved on 1 May 2017.[2]
At 20 years of age, she made her Grand Slam debut at the 2021 Australian Open after coming through qualifying. She also made her WTA Tour debut a couple week earlier, at the 2021 Yarra Valley Classic, falling in the first round to Nadia Podoroska.[3]
Using protected ranking, she reached her first WTA semifinal defeating sixth seed Laura Pigossi at the 2023 Copa Colsanitas in Bogota, Colombia, before losing to eventual champion Tatjana Maria.[4]
She reached her first WTA 125 final at the 2024 San Luis Open and moved more than 50 positions back up in the rankings to No. 214 on 1 April 2024. She lost again to Nadia Podoroska in the final, in straight sets. Ranked No. 249, she reached her second career quarterfinal and first on grass as a wildcard, at the 2024 Nottingham Open defeating two Americans, eighth seed Caroline Dolehide and Ashlyn Krueger.[5] She withdrew before taking the court for her quarterfinal match against Emma Raducanu due to a shoulder injury.[6] Jones received a wildcard for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships,[7] losing 6-3, 1-6, 2-6 to Petra Martić in the first round.[8]
She was born with a thumb and three fingers on each hand, and with only seven toes, as a result of a rare genetic condition, Ectrodactyly Ectodermal Dysplasia (EED).[9][10]
Jones, not related to former Wimbledon champion Ann Jones, started playing tennis at the age of five, after being enrolled at a tennis camp.[citation needed]
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Current through the 2024 French Open.
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