Jenny Byrne
Australian tennis player (born 1967)
Country (sports) | Australia |
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Born | (1967-02-25) 25 February 1967 (age 57) Perth, Australia |
Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
Prize money | US$ 515,140 |
Singles | |
Career record | 197–199 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 45 (22 May 1989) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1988, 1992) |
French Open | 3R (1986,1988) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1994) |
US Open | 3R (1993) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 185–170 |
Career titles | 2 WTA, 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 27 (24 October 1988) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1987, 1988, 1996) |
French Open | SF (1987) |
Wimbledon | QF (1986) |
US Open | QF (1988, 1989) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1989) |
French Open | 3R (1984, 1987) |
Wimbledon | F (1989) |
US Open | QF (1986, 1987) |
Jenny Margaret Byrne (born 25 February 1967) is a former tennis player from Australia who turned professional in 1987 and retired from the tour in 1997. Her career-high world rankings were world No. 45 in singles (in 1989) and world No. 27 in doubles (in 1988).
Byrne finished runner-up in the mixed-doubles competition at Wimbledon in 1989, partnering Mark Kratzmann. In 1992, she won the Women's Tennis Association's 'Comeback Player of the Year' award. As a junior player, Byrne won the girls' singles title at the Australian Open and finished runner-up in the girls' singles at Wimbledon in 1985.
Grand Slam tournament finals
Mixed doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Jul 1989 | Wimbledon, England | Grass | Mark Kratzmann | Jana Novotná Jim Pugh | 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
WTA career finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Legend | |
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Grand Slam | 0 |
Tier I | 0 |
Tier II | 0 |
Tier III | 0 |
Tier IV & V | 0 |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Mar 1989 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Manuela Maleeva | 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 2. | Jun 1992 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Brenda Schultz | 2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | May 1986 | Lugano, Switzerland | Clay | Janine Thompson | Elise Burgin Betsy Nagelsen | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2. | Jan 1987 | Sydney, Australia | Clay | Janine Thompson | Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie | 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 1–6 |
Win | 1. | Oct 1987 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard (i) | Michelle Jaggard-Lai | Beverly Bowes Hu Na | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 3. | May 1988 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Janine Thompson | Jana Novotná Catherine Suire | 3–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Loss | 4. | May 1988 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Janine Thompson | Nicole Bradtke Manon Bollegraf | 5–7, 7–6(13–11), 3–6 |
Win | 2. | Oct 1988 | Nashville, United States | Hard | Janine Thompson | Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank | 7–5, 6–7(1–7), 6–4 |
Loss | 5. | Jan 1994 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Rachel McQuillan | Laura Golarsa Natalia Medvedeva | 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 6. | Jan 1994 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | Rachel McQuillan | Linda Wild Chanda Rubin | 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(1–7) |
Loss | 7. | Feb 1994 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Julie Richardson | Patricia Hy-Boulais Mercedes Paz | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
ITF finals
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (4–1)
Result | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 14 October 1984 | Wyong, Australia | Grass | Michelle Parun | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 2. | 25 August 1991 | Tarakan, Indonesia | Hard | Tanya Soemarno | 6–0, 6–2 |
Loss | 1. | 10 November 1991 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Louise Field | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3. | 17 November 1991 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard | Kristin Godridge | 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 4. | 8 December 1991 | Perth, Australia | Hard | Kate McDonald | 6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles (3–1)
Result | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 21 October 1983 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | Amanda Tobin | Nerida Gregory Bernadette Randall | 6–7, 6–7 |
Win | 1. | 31 October 1983 | Tamworth, Australia | Hard | Amanda Tobin | Debbie Mills Chris Newton | 5–7, 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 2. | 7 October 1991 | Matsuyama, Japan | Hard | Paulette Moreno | Jennifer Saret Yi Jing-Qian | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 3. | 4 December 1995 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Catherine Barclay | Mareze Joubert Joanne Limmer | 6–1, 6–3 |
External links
- Jenny Byrne at the Women's Tennis Association
- Jenny Byrne at the International Tennis Federation
- Jenny Byrne at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Jenny Byrne at Olympedia
- Jenny Margaret Byrne at Olympics.com
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