Country (sports) | Australia |
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Born | Auchenflower, Queensland | 30 August 2006
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 991 (20 May 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open Junior | QF (2024) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open Junior | 2R (2024) |
US Open Junior | SF (2023) |
Last updated on: 8 September 2023. |
Hayden Jones (born 30 August 2006) is an Australian tennis player.[1]
Early life
Jones trained at the National Tennis Academy in Queensland.[2]
Career
He reached the semi-finals of the 2023 US Open boys' doubles with his partner Alexander Razeghi, their run including a win over Henry Searle and Tomasz Berkieta.[3][4]
Jones received a wildcard into the men's qualifying draw for the 2024 Australian Open in January 2024.[5] Competing in the Boys' singles event, he won his first round match against American Jagger Leach,[6] and he reached the quarterfinals with a three set win over Tomasz Berkieta.[7]
After winning back-to-back singles titles in Thailand in March 2024 he moved to a career-high junior world ranking of No.11.[8]
Personal life
From the Gold Coast, his mother Loretta Harrop won a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in the Triathlon. His father, Brad Jones, played Australian Rules Football for Mount Gravatt Football Club and won the Grogan Medal in 1999.[9] His sister Emerson Jones is also a junior tennis player.[10]
References
- ^ "Hayden Jones". atp. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Kleyn, Brittney (29 March 2023). "Inside Tennis Australia's plan to make the nation the most successful in the world". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ Rogers, Leigh (6 September 2023). "JONES ADVANCES TO BOYS' DOUBLES QUARTERFINALS AT US OPEN 2023". tennis.com. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "JONES SECURES SEMIFINAL SPOT AT US OPEN 2023". tennis.com.au. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Rogers, Leigh (5 January 2024). "LEADING AUSSIE TEENS AMONG AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2024 QUALIFYING WILDCARDS". Tennis.com.au. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Hollywood or Court 3? 'Son of gun' Hewitt shines as starstudded box enjoys Aus Open debut". Foxsports.com.au. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Llewellyn Evans, Richard (24 January 2024). "KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES: SIBLINGS REACH AO QUARTER-FINALS". ITF. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Rogers, Leigh (13 March 2024). "HAYDEN JONES VERGING ON WORLD'S TOP 10 IN JUNIOR RANKINGS". Tennis.com. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "HAYDEN JONES: A RISING STAR OF AUSTRALIAN TENNIS". Tennis.com.au. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Rogers, Leigh (23 June 2023). "EMERSON JONES: A RISING STAR OF AUSTRALIAN TENNIS". Tennis.com.au. Retrieved 6 January 2024.