Jessica Kirkland
{{Short description|American tennis player (born 1987)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2011}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Jessica Kirkland
| country={{flagu|United States}}
| residence = Miami, Florida, United States
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1987|11|10}}
| birth_place = Dayton, Ohio, United States
| height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| turnedpro = 2002
| retired = 2009
| plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney = US$187,373
| singlesrecord = 83–80
| singlestitles = 0 WTA, 3 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 151 (21 March 2005)
| AustralianOpenresult = 1R (2005)
| FrenchOpenresult = Q2 (2006)
| Wimbledonresult = Q2 (2005, 2006)
| USOpenresult = 1R (2004, 2005, 2006)
| doublesrecord = 14–27
| doublestitles = 0 WTA, 1 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 269 (16 April 2007)
| USOpenDoublesresult = 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{{cite web |title=Murray wins US junior crown |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/3650264.stm |website=BBC Sport |date=September 12, 2004}} 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.{{cite web |title=WTA Rankings |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/rankings/singles |publisher=Women's Tennis Association (WTA)}}
Career
Kirkland started playing tennis at the age of four.{{cite web |author1=David Leggat |title=Tennis: Weight of expectation worn lightly |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/tennis/tennis-weight-of-expectation-worn-lightly/DHQQVXN3Q6IOXFOURMB2HC5AGY/ |website=The New Zealand Herald |date=January 2, 2005}} 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.{{cite web |title=Past champions |url=https://www.orangebowl.org/orange-bowl-international-tennis-championships/ |website=OrangeBowl}}{{cite web |title=USTA Orange Bowl |url=https://www.ustaorangebowl.com/team-1 |website=Past champions}}{{cite web |title=Orange Bowl International Tennis Champions |url=http://assets.usta.com/assets/1/USTA_Import/dps/usta_master/sitecore_usta/USTA/Document%20Assets/Leagues_and_Tournaments/Junior_Tournaments/Dunlop_Orange_Bowl/2009/HISTORY/Orange_Bowl_GIRLS_CHAMPIONS.pdf |website=USTA |publisher=USTA |format=pdf}} 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.[http://statistiks.com/tennis/united-states-of-america/wta-indian-wells/2005/kirkland/matches/a,529 'Tennis - WTA Indian Wells results - Jessica Kirkland'] (Retrieved March 15, 2005) 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)=
| class="sortable wikitable"
!Result !Year !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ccccff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2004 | US Open | Hard | {{flagicon|NED}} Michaëlla Krajicek | 1–6, 1–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
=Singles: 4 (3 title, 1 runner–ups)=
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| {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" !Legend |
| style="background:#f88379;"
| $100,000 tournaments |
| style="background:#f7e98e;"
| $80,000 tournaments |
| style="background:#addfad;"
| $60,000 tournaments |
| style="background:lightblue;"
| $25,000 tournaments |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| $15,000 tournaments |
|
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!Finals by surface |
| Hard (3–1) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|}
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–0 | Apr 2004 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Poza Rica, Mexico | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|POR}} Frederica Piedade | 6–1, 6–2 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–0 | May 2004 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|ESP}} Laura Pous Tió | 6–0, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 2–1 | Jan 2006 | style="background:#addfad;"|ITF Waikoloa, United States | style="background:#addfad;"|50,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Lilia Osterloh | 4–6, 1–6 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3–1 | Jun 2007 | style="background:#addfad;"|ITF Carson, United States | style="background:#addfad;"|50,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Lauren Albanese | 7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
=Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)=
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| {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" !Legend |
| style="background:#f88379;"
| $100,000 tournaments |
| style="background:#f7e98e;"
| $80,000 tournaments |
| style="background:#addfad;"
| $60,000 tournaments |
| style="background:lightblue;"
| $25,000 tournaments |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| $15,000 tournaments |
|
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (1–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|}
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| 1–0 | May 2006 | style="background:#addfad;"|ITF Indian Harbor Beach, United States | style="background:#addfad;"|50,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Edina Gallovits-Hall | {{flagicon|BRA}} Maria Fernanda Alves | 6–3, 6–2 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1–1 | Apr 2007 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Putignano, Italy | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|GER}} Carmen Klaschka | {{flagicon|SLO}} Andreja Klepač | 2–6, 5–7 |
Performance timelines
{{Performance key|short=yes}}
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.{{Cite web|title=Leylah Fernandez|url=https://ausopen.com/players/canada/leylah-fernandez|access-date=9 December 2020|website=Australian Open}}
=Singles=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |
| colspan=8 align=left|Grand Slam tournaments |
| align=left|Australian Open
|A |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#f0f8ff|Q2 |style=background:#f0f8ff|Q1 |0 / 1 |0–1 |{{Tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|French Open
|A |A |style=background:#f0f8ff|Q1 |style=background:#f0f8ff|Q2 |A |0 / 0 |0–0 |{{Tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Wimbledon
|A |A |bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q2 |bgcolor=f0f8ff|Q2 |A |0 / 0 |0–0 |{{Tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|US Open
|style=background:#f0f8ff|Q1 |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |A |0 / 3 |0–3 |{{Tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=3|integer=yes}} |
| style=background:#efefef;font-weight:bold
|style=text-align:left|Win–loss |0–0 |0–1 |0–2 |0–1 |0–0 |0 / 4 |0–4 |{{Tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}} |
| colspan=8 align=left|WTA 1000 |
| align=left|Indian Wells
|style=background:#afeeee|1R |A |style=background:#afeeee|4R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#f0f8ff|Q1 |0 / 3 |4–3 |{{Tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=3|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Miami Open
|A |style=background:#f0f8ff|Q2 |style=background:#afeeee|1R |A |A |0 / 1 |0–1 |{{Tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
| align=left|Cincinnati Open
|A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |0 / 2 |0–2 |{{Tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=2|integer=yes}} |
| style=background:#efefef;font-weight:bold
|style=text-align:left|Win–loss |0–1 |0–0 |3–3 |1–2 |0–0 |0 / 6 |4–6 |{{Tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=6|integer=yes}} |
References
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External links
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- {{ITF}}
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{{succession box
| before = {{flagicon|CZE}} Nicole Vaidišová
| after = {{flagicon|DEN}} Caroline Wozniacki
| title = Orange Bowl Girls' Singles Champion
Category: 18 and under
| with =
| years = 2004
}}
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Category:American female tennis players
Category:Tennis players from Miami
Category:Sportspeople from Dayton, Ohio