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Kelly Jones (born March 31 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.
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 and Xavier Malisse.
Jones is married to another former professional tennis player, Tami Whitlinger. He played collegiately at Pepperdine University.
[edit] Career highlights
[edit] Doubles titles (8)
| Legend
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| Grand Slam (0)
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| Tennis Masters Cup (0)
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| ATP Masters Series (0)
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| ATP Tour (8)
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| Titles by Surface
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| Hard (4)
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| Clay (1)
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| Grass (1)
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| Carpet (2)
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| No.
| Date
| Tournament
| Surface
| Partnering
| Opponent in the final
| Score
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| 1.
| 12 January, 1987
| Auckland, New Zealand
| Hard
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Brad Pearce
| Image:Flag of Australia.svg Carl Limberger
Image:Flag of Australia.svg Mark Woodforde
| 7-6, 7-6
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| 2.
| 11 July, 1988
| Newport, U.S.
| Grass
| Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Lundgren
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Scott Davis
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Dan Goldie
| 6-3, 7-6
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| 3.
| 15 January, 1990
| Auckland, New Zealand
| Hard
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Robert Van't Hof
| Image:Flag of Israel.svg Gilad Bloom
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
| 7-6, 6-0
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| 4.
| 12 February, 1990
| San Francisco, U.S.
| Carpet
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Robert Van’t Hof
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Glenn Layendecker
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Richey Reneberg
| 2-6, 7-6, 6-3
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| 5.
| 22 October, 1990
| Lyon, France
| Carpet
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb
Image:Flag of the United States.svg David Pate
| 7-6, 6-4
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| 6.
| 13 April, 1992
| Tokyo Outdoor, Japan
| Hard
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
| Image:Flag of Australia.svg John Fitzgerald
Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd
| 6-1, 6-7, 6-4
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| 7.
| 24 August, 1992
| New Haven, U.S.
| Hard
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Patrick McEnroe
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jared Palmer
| 7-5, 4-6, 7-5
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| 8.
| 26 May, 1997
| St. Poelten, Austria
| Clay
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Scott Melville
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Luke Jensen
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Murphy Jensen
| 6-2, 7-6
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[edit] Doubles runner-ups (10)
| No.
| Date
| Tournament
| Surface
| Partnering
| Opponent in the final
| Score
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| 1.
| 9 February, 1987
| Lyon, France
| Carpet
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg David Pate
| Image:Flag of France.svg Guy Forget
Image:Flag of France.svg Yannick Noah
| 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
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| 2.
| 19 October, 1987
| Toulouse, France
| Hard (i)
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg Patrik Kühnen
| Image:Flag of Poland.svg Wojtek Fibak
Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michiel Schapers
| 6-2, 6-4
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| 3.
| 20 November, 1989
| Johannesburg, South Africa
| Hard (i)
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Joey Rive
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Luke Jensen
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Richey Reneberg
| 6-0, 6-4
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| 4.
| 25 June, 1990
| Manchester, England
| Grass
| Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Brown
| Image:Flag of Australia.svg Mark Kratzmann
Image:Flag of Australia.svg Jason Stoltenberg
| 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
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| 5.
| 4 November, 1991
| Paris, France
| Carpet
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
| Image:Flag of Australia.svg John Fitzgerald
Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd
| 7-6, 6-4
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| 6.
| 13 January, 1992
| Sydney Outdoor, Australia
| Hard
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Scott Davis
| Image:Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal
Image:Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez
| 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
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| 7.
| 27 January, 1992
| Australian Open, Melbourne
| Hard
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
| Image:Flag of Australia.svg Todd Woodbridge
Image:Flag of Australia.svg Mark Woodforde
| 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
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| 8.
| 14 September, 1992
| U.S. Open, New York
| Hard
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Richey Reneberg
| 3-6, 7-6, 6-3, 6-3
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| 9.
| 10 May, 1993
| Tampa, U.S.
| Clay
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Todd Martin
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jared Palmer
Image:Flag of the United States.svg Derrick Rostagno
| 6-3, 6-4
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| 10.
| 5 May, 1997
| Atlanta, U.S.
| Clay
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Scott Davis
| Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti
| 6-2, 7-6
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[edit] Singles titles (2)
[edit] External links
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