G.D. Jones
{{short description|New Zealand tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = G.D. Jones
|image =
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|country = {{NZL}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|4|1}}
|birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand
|height = {{convert|1.83|m|abbr=on}}
|weight =
|turnedpro =
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney = $34,371
|singlesrecord = 7–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
|singlestitles = 0 ITF
|highestsinglesranking = No. 604 (24 November 2008)
|currentsinglesranking =
|doublesrecord = 3–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
|doublestitles = 1 Challenger, 11 ITF
|highestdoublesranking = No. 206 (16 November 2009)
|currentdoublesranking =
|updated = 23 October 2017
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G.D. Jones (born 1 April 1986) is a retired tennis player from New Zealand.
Jones has a career high ATP singles ranking of 604 achieved on 24 November 2008. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 206 achieved on 16 November 2009.
Jones represented New Zealand at the Davis Cup, where he had a record of 10–3.
Career titles
=Doubles: 12 (1 Challenger, 11 ITF)=
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!Legend |
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|ATP Challenger Tour (1) |
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|ITF Futures (11) |
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!{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| {{dts|March 2008}}
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Japan F2, Tokyo |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|NZL}} Daniel King-Turner |{{flagicon|TPE}} Lin Tzu-yang |6–3, 6–2 |
| {{dts|May 2008}}
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Mexico F5, Guadalajara |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Nima Roshan |{{flagicon|MEX}} Miguel Gallardo Valles |6–3, 4–6, [10–7] |
| {{dts|May 2008}}
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Mexico F7, Morelia |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Nima Roshan |{{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe de Bonnevie |6–3, 6–2 |
| {{dts|June 2008}}
|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F12, Loomis |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|NZL}} Daniel King-Turner |{{flagicon|DOM}} Víctor Estrella Burgos |6–2, 6–3 |
| {{dts|June 2008}}
|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F13, Sacramento |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|NZL}} Daniel King-Turner |{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Oudsema |6–2, 4–6, [10–5] |
| {{dts|November 2008}}
|style="background:moccasin;"|Knoxville Challenger |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|RSA}} Kevin Anderson |{{flagicon|USA}} Rajeev Ram |3–6, 6–0, [10–7] |
| {{dts|March 2009}}
|style="background:#cffcff;"|New Zealand F1, North Shore City/Auckland |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|NZL}} Daniel King-Turner |{{flagicon|CHN}} Gong Maoxin |6–3, 6–4 |
| {{dts|March 2009}}
|style="background:#cffcff;"|New Zealand F3, Wellington |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|NZL}} Daniel King-Turner |{{flagicon|NZL}} Marcus Daniell |6–2, 6–4 |
| {{dts|April 2009}}
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Korea Republic F1, Daegu |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|NZL}} Daniel King-Turner |{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Young-jun |6–2, 6–4 |
| {{dts|May 2009}}
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Korea Republic F4, Gimcheon |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|NZL}} Daniel King-Turner |{{flagicon|CHN}} Li Zhe |6–4, 6–1 |
| {{dts|August 2009}}
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Israel F4, Ramat HaSharon |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} John Paul Fruttero |{{flagicon|FRA}} Ludovic Walter |6–2, 4–6, [10–5] |
| {{dts|September 2009}}
|style="background:#cffcff;"|Israel F5, Ramat HaSharon |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} John Paul Fruttero |{{flagicon|NZL}} Marcus Daniell |3–6, 6–2, [10–4] |
National participation
=Davis Cup (10 wins, 3 losses)=
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| Group membership |
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| World Group (0–0) |
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| WG play-off (0–0) |
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| Group I (0–0) |
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| Group II (10–3) |
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| Matches by surface |
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| Hard (10–2) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
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| Matches by type |
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| Singles (7–1) |
| Doubles (3–2) |
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| Matches by setting |
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| Indoors (7–3) |
| Outdoors (3–0) |
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| Matches by venue |
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| New Zealand (7–2) |
| Away (3–1) |
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- {{increase}} {{decrease}} indicates the result of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
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! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" | No. ! scope="col" | Rubber ! scope="col" | Match type (partner if any) ! scope="col" | Opponent nation ! scope="col" | Opponent player(s) ! scope="col" | Score |
| colspan=7 | {{increase}}4–1; 4–6 March 2005; Auckland, New Zealand; Group II Asia/Oceania Zone first round; hard(i) surface |
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| style="background:#fcf;"
| bgcolor=98FB98 | Victory | 1 | II | Singles | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Kazakhstan | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| style="background:#fcf;"
| bgcolor=98FB98 | Victory | 2 | V | Singles (dead rubber) | 6–1, 6–0 |
| colspan=7 | {{increase}}3–2; 15–17 July 2005; Auckland, New Zealand; Group II Asia/Oceania Zone second round; hard(i) surface |
| style="background:#fcf;"
| bgcolor=98FB98 | Victory | 3 | II | Singles | {{flagicon|KUW}} Kuwait | 3–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–2 |
| colspan=7 | {{increase}}5–0; 8–10 February 2008; Muscat, Oman; Group II Asia/Oceania Zone first round; hard surface |
| style="background:#fcf;"
| bgcolor=98FB98 | Victory | 4 | I | Singles | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|OMA}} Oman | 6–3, 6–2, 6–0 |
| style="background:#fcf;"
| bgcolor=98FB98 | Victory | 5 | V | Singles (dead rubber) | 6–1, 7–5 |
| colspan=7 | {{increase}}5–0; 11–13 April 2008; Mishref, Kuwait; Group II Asia/Oceania Zone second round; hard surface |
| style="background:#fcf;"
| bgcolor=98FB98 | Victory | 6 | III | Doubles (with Daniel King-Turner) | {{flagicon|KUW}} Kuwait | Mohammad Ghareeb / Mohammad-Khaliq Siddiq | 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 |
| colspan=7 | {{decrease}}2–3; 19–21 September 2008; New Plymouth, New Zealand; Group II Asia/Oceania Zone third round; hard(i) surface |
| style="background:#fcf;"
| bgcolor=FFA07A | Defeat | 7 | III | Doubles (with Daniel King-Turner) | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|CHN}} China | 2–6, 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| style="background:#fcf;"
| bgcolor=FFA07A | Defeat | 8 | V | Singles | Sun Peng | 3–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
| colspan=7 | {{increase}}5–0; 6–8 March 2009; North Shore, New Zealand; Group II Asia/Oceania Zone first round; hard(i) surface |
| style="background:#fcf;"
| bgcolor=98FB98 | Victory | 9 | III | Doubles (with Daniel King-Turner) | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|MAS}} Malaysia | Adam Jaya / Si Yew Ming | 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 |
| style="background:#fcf;"
| bgcolor=98FB98 | Victory | 10 | V | Singles (dead rubber) | 6–3, 6–3 |
| colspan=7 | {{increase}}5–0; 10–12 July 2009; Hamilton, New Zealand; Group II Asia/Oceania Zone second round; hard(i) surface |
| style="background:#fcf;"
| bgcolor=98FB98 | Victory | 11 | II | Singles | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|INA}} Indonesia | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| style="background:#fcf;"
| bgcolor=98FB98 | Victory | 12 | III | Doubles (with Daniel King-Turner) | Arta Ketut-Nesa / Christopher Rungkat | 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
| colspan=7 | {{decrease}}1–4; 18–20 September 2009; Manila, Philippines; Group II Asia/Oceania Zone third round; clay(i) surface |
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| bgcolor=FFA07A | Defeat | 13 | III | Doubles (with Mikal Statham) | {{flagicon|PHI}} Philippines | 6–7(4–7), 3–6, 5–7 |
External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
- {{Davis Cup player}}
- {{ESPN Tennis}}
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