Alun Jones (tennis)
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Alun Jones (born on the 26 April 1980 in Boksburg, South Africa) is an Australian professional tennis player. He currently resides in Canberra, Australia with fiancee Jill.
Jones started playing tennis at age 7. His parents are David, a civil engineer, and Susan. Jones also likes playing rugby, soccer, basketball and cricket. Alun played the role of Tom Cavendish in the 2004 movie Wimbledon.[1]
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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. | November 19, 2002 | Berri | Grass | Paul Baccanello | 6–2 6–2 |
2. | May 2, 2005 | Phuket | Hard | Patrick Schmolzer | 6–1 6–1 |
3. | May 16, 2005 | Phuket | Hard | Phillip King | 6–3 6–1 |
4. | May 30, 2005 | Maspalomas | Clay | Ignasi Villacampa-Roses | 6–1 6–2 |
5. | September 12, 2006 | Hope Island | Hard | Robert Smeets | 6–3 7–6 |
6. | October 24, 2006 | Mildura | Grass | Samuel Groth | 3–6 7–5 6–4 |
7. | October 31, 2006 | Berri | Grass | Shannon Nettle | 6–4 6–3 |
8. | March 20, 2007 | Lyneham | Clay | Vasilis Mazarakis | 3–6 6–1 6–3 |
9. | July 10, 2007 | Felixstowe | Grass | Nicolas Tourte | 6–3 6–4 |
10. | July 23, 2007 | Nottingham | Grass | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 6–3 4–6 6–4 |
11. | December 9, 2007 | Burnie | Hard | Rameez Junaid | 6–0 6–1 |
[edit] References
- ^ Alun Jones. IMDb. Retrieved on 2007-09-08.
- ^ Search Steve G's Men's Pro Tennis Results. Retrieved on 2007-09-08.
- ^ Pearce, Linda (2007-08-16). Moore and Jones granted wildcards. The Sydney Morning Telegraph. Retrieved on 2007-09-08.