American tennis player
Kelly Jones Country (sports) United States Residence Tampa , Florida , USBorn (1964-03-31 ) March 31, 1964 (age 60) Fort Gordon , Georgia , USHeight 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Turned pro 1986 Retired 1998 Plays Right-handed Prize money $1,168,278 Career record 48–84 Career titles 2 Highest ranking No. 86 (August 13, 1990) Australian Open 4R (1993) French Open 2R (1990) Wimbledon 3R (1990) US Open 2R (1987, 1988, 1990) Career record 220–204 Career titles 8 Highest ranking No. 1 (October 12, 1992)Australian Open F (1992) French Open 2R (1990, 1995, 1996) Wimbledon 3R (1992) US Open F (1992)
Kelly Jones (born March 31, 1964) is an American former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. Jones reached the finals in doubles at the Australian and US Opens in 1992. He was the Head Men's Tennis Coach at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina from 2011-2019. He was replace by former assistant J.J. Whitlinger.
Biography
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 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games U.S. tennis team.
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 for 1 week.
After 12 years on the professional tour, Jones retired in 1998. During his career, he won eight top-level doubles titles. Jones also won a tour singles event in Singapore , where he captured the title both 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 totaled US$1,165,009.
Since retiring from the tour, Jones has coached high-profile players including Mardy Fish , Xavier Malisse and James Blake .
Jones is married to Tami Whitlinger , a former professional tennis player.
Career finals
Legend
Grand Slam (0–2)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–1)
ATP Championship Series (2–0)
ATP Tour (6–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–5)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (2–2)
Result
W/L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Jan 1987
Auckland , New Zealand
Hard
Brad Pearce
Carl Limberger Mark Woodforde
7–6, 7–6
Loss
1–1
Feb 1987
Lyon, France
Carpet
David Pate
Guy Forget Yannick Noah
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss
1–2
Oct 1987
Toulouse , France
Hard (i)
Patrik Kühnen
Wojtek Fibak Michiel Schapers
2–6, 4–6
Win
2–2
Jul 1988
Newport , U.S.
Grass
Peter Lundgren
Scott Davis Dan Goldie
6–3, 7–6
Loss
2–3
Nov 1989
Johannesburg , South Africa
Hard (i)
Joey Rive
Luke Jensen Richey Reneberg
0–6, 4–6
Win
3–3
Jan 1990
Auckland, New Zealand
Hard
Robert Van't Hof
Gilad Bloom Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 6–0
Win
4–3
Feb 1990
San Francisco , U.S.
Carpet
Glenn Layendecker 2–6, 7–6, 6–3
Loss
4–4
Jun 1990
Manchester , England
Grass
Nick Brown
Mark Kratzmann Jason Stoltenberg
3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win
5–4
Oct 1990
Lyon , France
Carpet
Patrick Galbraith
Jim Grabb David Pate
7–6, 6–4
Loss
5–5
Nov 1991
Paris , France
Carpet
Rick Leach
John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss
5–6
Jan 1992
Sydney Outdoor , Australia
Hard
Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Loss
5–7
Jan 1992
Australian Open, Melbourne
Hard
Todd Woodbridge 4–6, 3–6, 4–6
Win
6–7
Apr 1992
Tokyo Outdoor , Japan
Hard
John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd
0–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win
7–7
Aug 1992
New Haven , U.S.
Hard
Patrick McEnroe Jared Palmer
7–6, 6–7, 6–2
Loss
7–8
Sep 1992
U.S. Open , New York
Hard
6–3, 6–7, 3–6, 3–6
Loss
7–9
May 1993
Tampa , U.S.
Clay
Todd Martin
Derrick Rostagno
3–6, 4–6
Loss
7–10
May 1997
Atlanta , U.S.
Clay
Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti
2–6, 6–7
Win
8–10
May 1997
St. Poelten , Austria
Clay
Scott Melville
Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen
6–2, 7–6
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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
Grand Slam tournaments
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
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells
These Tournaments Were Not
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
External links
Current ATP world No. 1 in bold, as of week of 13 January 2025[update] [ 1] ATP rankings was introduced on 1 March 1976 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55 56–60 61–65
(year first held/year last held – number of weeks (w)) weeks record underlined.
