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American tennis player (born 1998)
Makenna Jones Country (sports) United States Born (1998-02-26 ) February 26, 1998 (age 26) Plays Right-handed College North Carolina Prize money US$ 125,571 Career record 95–57 Career titles 3 ITF Highest ranking No. 236 (October 23, 2023) Current ranking No. 313 (June 10, 2024) US Open Q1 (2023 ) Career record 76–34 Career titles 11 ITF Highest ranking No. 107 (July 3, 2023) Current ranking No. 204 (June 10, 2024) Wimbledon 1R (2023 ) US Open 1R (2021 , 2023 ) Last updated on: June 15, 2024.
Makenna Jones (born February 26, 1998) is an American tennis player.
She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 236, achieved on 23 October 2023, and a doubles ranking of 107, set on 3 July 2023.
Jones played college tennis at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ,[ 1] where she won the 2021 NCAA doubles championships with partner Elizabeth Scotty .[ 2]
Professional career [ edit ]
Jones made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Silicon Valley Classic , where she received a wildcard into the doubles tournament.
She also received a wildcard for the 2021 US Open , partnering Elizabeth Scotty.
She received another wildcard for the 2023 Miami Open , partnering Sloane Stephens .
Jones also received a wildcard for the 2023 US Open singles qualifying competition and for the main draw in doubles, partnering Jamie Loeb .
Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)[ edit ]
Legend
W25 tournaments (2–0)
W15 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (1–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Jun 2022
ITF San Diego, United States
W15
Hard
Megan McCray
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss
1–1
Jul 2022
ITF Fountain Valley, US
W15
Hard
Yang Ya-yi
2–6, 2–6
Win
2–1
Apr 2023
ITF Zephyrhills, US
W25
Clay
Hanna Chang
5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Win
3–1
Jun 2023
ITF Madrid, Spain
W25
Hard
Sakura Hosogi
6–2, 6–3
Doubles: 14 (11 titles, 3 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Legend
W100 tournaments (1–0)
W60 tournaments (4–1)
W25 tournaments (4–1)
W15 tournaments (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–2)
Clay (6–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Jun 2022
ITF San Diego, US
W15
Hard
Kimmi Hance
Maria Kozyreva Veronika Miroshnichenko
6–3, 6–3
Loss
1–1
Jun 2022
ITF San Diego, US
W15
Hard
Sara Daavettila
Bunyawi Thamchaiwat Yang Ya-yi
3–6, 4–6
Win
2–1
Jul 2022
ITF Lakewood, US
W15
Hard
Brienne Minor
Taylor Cataldi Isabella Chhiv
6–4, 6–0
Win
3–1
Jan 2023
ITF Naples, US
W25
Clay
Reese Brantmeier
Emily Appleton Quinn Gleason
6–4, 6–2
Win
4–1
Jan 2023
ITF Vero Beach, US
W60
Clay
Francesca Di Lorenzo
Quinn Gleason Elixane Lechemia
4–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Loss
4–2
Mar 2023
ITF Boca Raton, US
W25
Clay
Francesca Di Lorenzo
Hailey Baptiste Whitney Osuigwe
2–6, 2–6
Win
5–2
Mar 2023
ITF Boca Raton, US
W25
Clay
Jamie Loeb
Sofia Sewing Fanny Stollár
5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Win
6–2
May 2023
ITF Bonita Springs, US
W100
Clay
Jamie Loeb
Ashlyn Krueger Robin Montgomery
5–7, 6–4, [10–2]
Win
7–2
May 2023
ITF Orlando, US
W25
Clay
Maria Mateas
Katarina Jokić Dalayna Hewitt
6–4, 6–2
Win
8–2
May 2023
ITF Pelham, US
W60
Clay
Jamie Loeb
Robin Anderson Elysia Bolton
6–4, 7–5
Win
9–2
Jun 2023
Madrid Open , Spain
W60
Hard
Jamie Loeb
Destanee Aiava Berfu Cengiz
6–4, 5–7, [10–6]
Win
10–2
Jun 2023
ITF Tauste-Zaragoza, Spain
W25+H
Hard
Jamie Loeb
Gao Xinyu Ekaterina Ovcharenko
6–2, 5–7, [10–6]
Loss
10–3
Jul 2023
Dallas Summer Series , United States
W60
Hard
Jamie Loeb
Sophie Chang Ashley Lahey
2–6, 2–6
Win
11–3
Oct 2023
Rancho Santa Fe Open , United States
W60
Hard
Yulia Starodubtseva
Tatiana Prozorova Madison Sieg
6–3, 4–6, [10–6]