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Australian tennis player (born 1967)
Jenny Byrne Country (sports) Australia Born (1967-02-25 ) 25 February 1967 (age 57) Perth , AustraliaHeight 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) Prize money US$ 515,140 Career record 197–199 Career titles 0 WTA, 4 ITF Highest ranking No. 45 (22 May 1989) Australian Open 3R (1988 , 1992 ) French Open 3R (1986 ,1988 ) Wimbledon 2R (1994 ) US Open 3R (1993 ) Career record 185–170 Career titles 2 WTA, 3 ITF Highest ranking No. 27 (24 October 1988) Australian Open 3R (1987 , 1988 , 1996 ) French Open SF (1987 ) Wimbledon QF (1986 ) US Open QF (1988 , 1989 ) Australian Open QF (1989 ) French Open 3R (1984 , 1987 ) Wimbledon F (1989 ) US Open QF (1986 , 1987 )
Jenny Margaret Byrne (born 25 February 1967) is a former tennis player from Australia who turned professional in 1987 and retired from the tour in 1997. Her career-high world rankings were world No. 45 in singles (in 1989) and world No. 27 in doubles (in 1988).
Byrne finished runner-up in the mixed-doubles competition at Wimbledon in 1989, partnering Mark Kratzmann . In 1992, she won the Women's Tennis Association 's 'Comeback Player of the Year' award. As a junior player, Byrne won the girls' singles title at the Australian Open and finished runner-up in the girls' singles at Wimbledon in 1985.
Grand Slam tournament finals [ edit ]
Mixed doubles: 1 (runner-up)[ edit ]
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam
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Tier I
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Tier II
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Tier III
0
Tier IV & V
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Doubles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam
0
Tier I
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Tier II
0
Tier III
0
Tier IV & V
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Titles by surface
Hard
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Clay
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Grass
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Carpet
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Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
May 1986
Lugano , Switzerland
Clay
Janine Thompson
Elise Burgin Betsy Nagelsen
2–6, 3–6
Loss
2.
Jan 1987
Sydney , Australia
Clay
Janine Thompson
Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie
7–6(7–5) , 5–7, 1–6
Win
1.
Oct 1987
Indianapolis , United States
Hard (i)
Michelle Jaggard-Lai
Beverly Bowes Hu Na
6–2, 6–3
Loss
3.
May 1988
Rome , Italy
Clay
Janine Thompson
Jana Novotná Catherine Suire
3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss
4.
May 1988
Strasbourg , France
Clay
Janine Thompson
Nicole Bradtke Manon Bollegraf
5–7, 7–6(13–11) , 3–6
Win
2.
Oct 1988
Nashville , United States
Hard
Janine Thompson
Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank
7–5, 6–7(1–7) , 6–4
Loss
5.
Jan 1994
Brisbane , Australia
Hard
Rachel McQuillan
Laura Golarsa Natalia Medvedeva
3–6, 1–6
Loss
6.
Jan 1994
Hobart , Australia
Hard
Rachel McQuillan
Linda Wild Chanda Rubin
5–7, 6–4, 6–7(1–7)
Loss
7.
Feb 1994
Auckland , New Zealand
Hard
Julie Richardson
Patricia Hy-Boulais Mercedes Paz
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result
No.
Date
Location
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1.
14 October 1984
Wyong , Australia
Grass
Michelle Parun
6–2, 6–2
Win
2.
25 August 1991
Tarakan , Indonesia
Hard
Tanya Soemarno
6–0, 6–2
Loss
1.
10 November 1991
Port Pirie , Australia
Hard
Louise Field
4–6, 4–6
Win
3.
17 November 1991
Bendigo , Australia
Hard
Kristin Godridge
0–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win
4.
8 December 1991
Perth , Australia
Hard
Kate McDonald
6–2, 6–4
Result
No.
Date
Location
Surface
Partnering
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
21 October 1983
Gold Coast, Australia
Hard
Amanda Tobin
Nerida Gregory Bernadette Randall
6–7, 6–7
Win
1.
31 October 1983
Tamworth , Australia
Hard
Amanda Tobin
Debbie Mills Chris Newton
5–7, 6–2, 7–5
Win
2.
7 October 1991
Matsuyama , Japan
Hard
Paulette Moreno
Jennifer Saret Yi Jing-Qian
1–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win
3.
4 December 1995
Port Pirie , Australia
Hard
Catherine Barclay
Mareze Joubert Joanne Limmer
6–1, 6–3