Jessica Kirkland

Jessica Kirkland

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Miami, Florida, United States
Born	(1987-11-10) November 10, 1987 Dayton, Ohio, United States
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	2002
Retired	2009
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$187,373
Singles
Career record	83–80
Career titles	0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 151 (21 March 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2005)
French Open	Q2 (2006)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2005, 2006)
US Open	1R (2004, 2005, 2006)
Doubles
Career record	14–27
Career titles	0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 269 (16 April 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	1R (2004, 2005, 2006)

Jessica Kirkland (born November 10, 1987) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. In her career, Kirkland won a total of four ITF titles, of which three were in singles and one in doubles. As a junior, she was runner-up in singles at the 2004 US Open and was ranked No. 1 junior in the world in 2005. Her highest ranking on the WTA Tour was world No. 151 in March 2005.

Career

Kirkland started playing tennis at the age of four. In 2004 Kirkland won the Girls'18-and-under singles title at the Orange Bowl held at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida after a straight sets win in the final against Alla Kudryavtseva. Kirkland's career highlight was reaching the fourth round of the Tier I Pacific Life Open at Indian Wells in March 2005, beating No. 22 seeded Marion Bartoli in straight sets en route. Her biggest ITF title came when she won the singles of the $50,000 event at Carson, California, in June 2007.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' singles: 1 (1 runner–up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	2004	US Open	Hard	Michaëlla Krajicek	1–6, 1–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 4 (3 title, 1 runner–ups)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (3–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 2004	ITF Poza Rica, Mexico	25,000	Hard	Frederica Piedade	6–1, 6–2
Win	2–0	May 2004	ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico	25,000	Hard	Laura Pous Tió	6–0, 6–4
Loss	2–1	Jan 2006	ITF Waikoloa, United States	50,000	Hard	Lilia Osterloh	4–6, 1–6
Win	3–1	Jun 2007	ITF Carson, United States	50,000	Hard	Lauren Albanese	7–6(7–2), 6–2

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (1–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	May 2006	ITF Indian Harbor Beach, United States	50,000	Clay	Edina Gallovits-Hall	Maria Fernanda Alves Stéphanie Dubois	6–3, 6–2
Loss	1–1	Apr 2007	ITF Putignano, Italy	25,000	Hard	Carmen Klaschka	Andreja Klepač Monica Niculescu	2–6, 5–7

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	1R	Q2	Q1	0 / 1	0–1	0%
French Open	A	A	Q1	Q2	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	A	A	Q2	Q2	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open	Q1	1R	1R	1R	A	0 / 3	0–3	0%
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	0–2	0–1	0–0	0 / 4	0–4	–
WTA 1000
Indian Wells	1R	A	4R	2R	Q1	0 / 3	4–3	57%
Miami Open	A	Q2	1R	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Cincinnati Open	A	A	1R	1R	A	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Win–loss	0–1	0–0	3–3	1–2	0–0	0 / 6	4–6	40%

External links

• Jessica Kirkland at the Women's Tennis Association
• Jessica Kirkland at World Tennis