Alun Jones (tennis)
Encyclopedia
Australia
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with wife Jill.
Jones started playing tennis at age 7. His parents are David, a civil engineer, and Susan. Jones also likes playing rugby, soccer, basketball and cricket. Alun played the role of Tom Cavendish in the 2004 movie Wimbledon
Wimbledon (film)
Wimbledon is a 2004 romantic comedy film directed by Richard Loncraine. The film centers on a washed-up tennis pro named Peter Colt and an up-and-coming tennis star named Lizzie Bradbury during the Wimbledon Championships.The film was dedicated to Mark McCormack, who died on 16 May 2003 after...
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Summer of 2007
During the summer of 2007, Jones obtained a 20-4 record at several Challenger tournaments and one Futures tournament. This took his world ranking from 198 to a career high of 123. He was granted a wildcard to the 2007 US Open2007 U.S. Open (tennis)
The 2007 US Open was held from 27 August to 9 September 2007, at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City....
under a reciprocal agreement with Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
. He was eliminated in the first round, losing in four sets to second seed Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
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Spring 2010
During Spring 2010, Alun made his Debut representing his newly adopted state ACT in Oztag, despite a strong team selection Alun was again eliminated this time though in the semi-finals.Alun received 3 votes from his peers for the players player awards, which was marred by another team mate revealing that he has been stalking Alun for quite some time after a slip of the tongue.
Singles titles
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (2) |
| Futures (9) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 19 November 2002 |  BerriBerri Berri may refer to:* Berri , British singer of "Sunshine after the Rain"* Berri, South Australia, a town in Australia* Berri Ltd., a juice brand in Australia* Berri-UQAM station on the Montreal Metro... |
Grass | Paul Baccanello Paul Baccanello Paul Baccanello is an Australian professional tennis player. He has sustained various injuries during his career, which have hampered his results.- Career :... |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 2. | 2 May 2005 |  PhuketPhuket City Phuket is a city located in the southeast of Phuket Island, Thailand. It is the capital of the Phuket Province, covering all of the island. As of 2007 the city has a population of 75,573 people... |
Hard |  Patrick Schmolzer |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 3. | 16 May 2005 | Phuket Phuket City Phuket is a city located in the southeast of Phuket Island, Thailand. It is the capital of the Phuket Province, covering all of the island. As of 2007 the city has a population of 75,573 people... |
Hard |  Phillip King |
6–3, 6–1 |
| 4. | 30 May 2005 | Maspalomas Maspalomas MaspalomasCountry:Autonomous Community:Province: Las PalmasIsland: Gran CanariaMunicipality: San Bartolomé de TirajanaPopulation:33,000 Coordinates:Time zone:CET, UTC+1Elevation:5 amslPostal code:35290Map... |
Clay |  Ignasi Villacampa |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 5. | 12 September 2006 | Hope Island Hope Island -Places:Australia* Hope Island, Queensland* Hope Island * Hope Islands National Park, QueenslandCanada* Cape Hope Islands, Nunavut* Hope Island USA* Hope Island * Hope Island * Hope Island State Park, Washington... |
Hard | Robert Smeets Robert Smeets Robert Smeets is an Australian professional tennis player. Though born in Holland, Smeets moved to Australia aged 12 and took residency.Smeets plays predominantly on the ATP Challenger Series and ITF Men's Circuit... |
6–3, 7–6 |
| 6. | 24 October 2006 | Mildura |
Grass | Samuel Groth Samuel Groth Samuel Groth is a professional Australian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 220, which he reached on 16 November 2009... |
3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 7. | 31 October 2006 | Berri Berri Berri may refer to:* Berri , British singer of "Sunshine after the Rain"* Berri, South Australia, a town in Australia* Berri Ltd., a juice brand in Australia* Berri-UQAM station on the Montreal Metro... |
Grass | Shannon Nettle |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 8. | 20 March 2007 | Lyneham Lyneham -Village:* Lyneham, Wiltshire is a village located in Wiltshire* RAF Lyneham is a Royal Air Force based in Wiltshire, England-Suburb:* Lyneham, Australian Capital Territory is a suburb of Canberra, Australia... |
Clay |  Vasilis Mazarakis |
3–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 9. | 10 July 2007 |  FelixstoweFelixstowe Felixstowe is a seaside town on the North Sea coast of Suffolk, England. The town gives its name to the nearby Port of Felixstowe, which is the largest container port in the United Kingdom and is owned by Hutchinson Ports UK... |
Grass |  Nicolas Tourte |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 10. | 23 July 2007 | Nottingham Nottingham Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group... |
Grass |  Aisam-ul-Haq QureshiAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi is a professional tennis player from Pakistan. He is currently Pakistan's top player. A top 10 doubles player, his highest Singles Race ranking is 103rd and is the former Asian No. 3... |
6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 11. | 9 December 2007 | Burnie McDonald's Burnie Men's International The McDonald's Burnie International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Burnie, Australia, since 2003.-Singles:... |
Hard | Rameez Junaid Rameez Junaid Rameez Junaid is an Australian tennis player of Pakistani descent.Junaid is based in Melbourne, Victoria. He usually plays doubles with Philipp Marx from Germany. Rameez is currently ranked top 100 in doubles, and has also played doubles with Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi before, in Dubai in... |
6–0, 6–1 |