Kelly Jones (born 31 March 1964, in Fort Gordon, Georgia) is a former professional tennis player from the United States who was ranked the World No. 1 men's doubles player in 1992. He is currently the Head Men's Tennis Coach at Furman University in Greenville, SC.
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Jones played varsity tennis at Pepperdine University from 1982 to 1985, where he won the NCAA Division 1 doubles title in 1984 and 1985. He was a member of the US Olympic tennis team in 1984.
Jones joined the professional tour in 1986. He won his first top-level doubles title in 1987 at Auckland.
In 1988, Jones finished runner-up in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon, partnering Gretchen Magers.
Jones was runner-up in the men's doubles at both the Australian Open and the US Open in 1992, partnering Rick Leach. In October that year, he reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking.
After 12 years on the professional tour, Jones retired in 1998. During his career, he won eight top-level doubles titles. Jones also won one tour singles event in Singapore, where he captured the title twice in 1989 and 1990. His best singles performance at a Grand Slam event was at the 1993 Australian Open, where he reached the fourth round. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 86 (in 1990). Jones' career prize-money earnings totalled US$1,165,009.
Since retiring from the tour, Jones has coached some high-profile players including Mardy Fish, Xavier Malisse and James Blake.
Jones is married to another former professional tennis player, Tami Whitlinger.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
| 1. | 1 May 1989 | Singapore | Hard | Amos Mansdorf | 6–1, 7–5 |
| 2. | 7 May 1990 | Singapore | Hard | Richard Fromberg | 6–4, 2–6, 7–6 |
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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| Winner | 1. | 12 January 1987 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Brad Pearce | Carl Limberger Mark Woodforde |
7–6, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 9 February 1987 | Lyon, France | Carpet | David Pate | Guy Forget Yannick Noah |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 19 October 1987 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Patrik Kühnen | Wojtek Fibak Michiel Schapers |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 11 July 1988 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Peter Lundgren | Scott Davis Dan Goldie |
6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 20 November 1989 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard (i) | Joey Rive | Luke Jensen Richey Reneberg |
0–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 15 January 1990 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Robert Van't Hof | Gilad Bloom Paul Haarhuis |
7–6, 6–0 |
| Winner | 4. | 12 February 1990 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | Robert Van’t Hof | Glenn Layendecker Richey Reneberg |
2–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 25 June 1990 | Manchester, England | Grass | Nick Brown | Mark Kratzmann Jason Stoltenberg |
3–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 22 October 1990 | Lyon, France | Carpet | Patrick Galbraith | Jim Grabb David Pate |
7–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 4 November 1991 | Paris, France | Carpet | Rick Leach | John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd |
6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 13 January 1992 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Hard | Scott Davis | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 27 January 1992 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Rick Leach | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
4–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 13 April 1992 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | Rick Leach | John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd |
0–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 7. | 24 August 1992 | New Haven, U.S. | Hard | Rick Leach | Patrick McEnroe Jared Palmer |
7–6, 6–7, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 14 September 1992 | U.S. Open, New York | Hard | Rick Leach | Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg |
6–3, 6–7, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 10 May 1993 | Tampa, U.S. | Clay | Todd Martin | Jared Palmer Derrick Rostagno |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 5 May 1997 | Atlanta, U.S. | Clay | Scott Davis | Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti |
2–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 8. | 26 May 1997 | St. Poelten, Austria | Clay | Scott Melville | Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen |
6–2, 7–6 |
| Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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| Australian Open | A | A | NH | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | SF | F | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 11 | 18–11 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 11 | 4–11 |
| U.S. Open | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | F | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 14 | 21–14 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 42 | N/A |
| Annual Win-Loss | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 6–4 | 6–3 | 12–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 6–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 46–42 |
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| Indian Wells | These Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 |
QF | SF | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 8–6 | |||||
| Miami | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | ||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Rome | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Canada | 2R | A | SF | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 5–5 | ||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | ||||||
| Stuttgart (Stockholm) | QF | QF | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | ||||||
| Paris | 2R | F | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | ||||||
| Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 31 | N/A | |||||
| Annual Win-Loss | N/A | 6–5 | 9–4 | 3–8 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | 27–30 | |||||
| Year End Ranking | 252 | 304 | 94 | 64 | 65 | 135 | 22 | 37 | 5 | 130 | 138 | 87 | 90 | 73 | – | – | 1466 | – | – | – | 712 | 967 | 624 | N/A | |
A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held
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