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Jed Jones

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Jed Jones
Full nameJed Davis Edmands Jones
Country (sports) United States
Born4 February 1872
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Died8 November 1960). [1]
New York, United States
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (1921)
US OpenSF (1906)

Jed Jones (1872-1960) was an American tennis player active in the early 20th century.

Tennis career

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Jones reached the semifinals of the U.S. National Championships in 1906 (losing to William Clothier)[2] and the quarterfinals in 1905, 1908 and 1911.

Grand Slam tournament performance timeline

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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.
Tournament 1895 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1921
Australian Open NH NH NH A A A A A A A A
Wimbledon A A A A A A A A A A 1R
US Open 4R 2R 2R QF SF 1R QF Q1 4R QF A

References

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  1. ^ "John Davis Edmands Jones". www.tennisarchives.com.
  2. ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed. Boston: Barre Publishers. p. 78. OCLC 172306.