Kelly Jones (tennis) : biography
31 March 1964 –
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.
Career highlights
Singles finals (2 titles – 0 runner-ups)
Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
Winner |
1. |
1 May 1989 |
Singapore |
Hard |
ISR}} Amos Mansdorf |
6–1, 7–5 |
Winner |
2. |
7 May 1990 |
Singapore |
Hard |
AUS}} Richard Fromberg |
6–4, 2–6, 7–6 |
Doubles finals (8 titles – 10 runner-ups)
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) |
|
Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
Winner |
1. |
12 January 1987 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
Hard |
USA}} Brad Pearce |
AUS}} Carl Limberger Mark Woodforde |
7–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up |
1. |
9 February 1987 |
Lyon, France |
Carpet |
USA}} David Pate |
FRA}} Guy Forget Yannick Noah |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up |
2. |
19 October 1987 |
Toulouse, France |
Hard (i) |
GER}} Patrik Kühnen |
POL}} Wojtek Fibak Michiel Schapers |
2–6, 4–6 |
Winner |
2. |
11 July 1988 |
Newport, U.S. |
Grass |
SWE}} Peter Lundgren |
USA}} Scott Davis Dan Goldie |
6–3, 7–6 |
Runner-up |
3. |
20 November 1989 |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
Hard (i) |
USA}} Joey Rive |
USA}} Luke Jensen Richey Reneberg |
0–6, 4–6 |
Winner |
3. |
15 January 1990 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
Hard |
USA}} Robert Van’t Hof |
ISR}} Gilad Bloom Paul Haarhuis |
7–6, 6–0 |
Winner |
4. |
12 February 1990 |
San Francisco, U.S. |
Carpet |
USA}} Robert Van’t Hof |
USA}} Glenn Layendecker Richey Reneberg |
2–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up |
4. |
25 June 1990 |
Manchester, England |
Grass |
GBR}} Nick Brown |
AUS}} Mark Kratzmann Jason Stoltenberg |
3–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Winner |
5. |
22 October 1990 |
Lyon, France |
Carpet |
USA}} Patrick Galbraith |
USA}} Jim Grabb David Pate |
7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up |
5. |
4 November 1991 |
Paris, France |
Carpet |
USA}} Rick Leach |
AUS}} John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd |
6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up |
6. |
13 January 1992 |
Sydney Outdoor, Australia |
Hard |
USA}} Scott Davis |
ESP}} Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up |
7. |
27 January 1992 |
Australian Open, Melbourne |
Hard |
USA}} Rick Leach |
AUS}} Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
4–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner |
6. |
13 April 1992 |
Tokyo Outdoor, Japan |
Hard |
USA}} Rick Leach |
AUS}} John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd |
0–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Winner |
7. |
24 August 1992 |
New Haven, U.S. |
Hard |
USA}} Rick Leach |
USA}} Patrick McEnroe Jared Palmer |
7–6, 6–7, 6–2 |
Runner-up |
8. |
14 September 1992 |
U.S. Open, New York |
Hard |
USA}} Rick Leach |
USA}} Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg |
6–3, 6–7, 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up |
9. |
10 May 1993 |
Tampa, U.S. |
Clay |
USA}} Todd Martin |
USA}} Jared Palmer Derrick Rostagno |
3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up |
10. |
5 May 1997 |
Atlanta, U.S. |
Clay |
USA}} Scott Davis |
SWE}} Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti |
2–6, 6–7 |
Winner |
8. |
26 May 1997 |
St. Poelten, Austria |
Clay |
USA}} Scott Melville |
USA}} Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen |
6–2, 7–6 |