Jillian Alexander
{{short description|Canadian tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Jill Alexander
| image =
| fullname = Jillian Alexander-Brower
| country_represented = {{CAN}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1968|04|02|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica
| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|10|25|1968|04|02|df=yes}}
| death_place = Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
| height =
| plays =
| careerprizemoney = $15,493
| singlesrecord =
| singlestitles =
| highestsinglesranking = No. 303 (13 April 1987)
| doublesrecord =
| doublestitles = 3 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 243 (12 October 1992)
| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1991)
}}
Jillian Alexander-Brower (2 April 1968 - 25 October 2004) was a Canadian professional tennis player.{{cite news |title=Tennis birthdays – April 2, 2012 |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/tennis/tennis-birthdays-april-2-2012 |work=Montreal Gazette |date=2 April 2012 |language=en}}
Alexander was Jamaican by birth, but raised in Oakville, Ontario from the age of nine. She played college tennis for the University of Florida and won the 1991 NCAA Division I doubles championship with Nicole Arendt.
On the professional tour she reached a career best singles ranking of 303 in the world and had a best doubles ranking of 243. She made several appearance at her home WTA Tour tournament, the Canadian Open, then in 1991 partnered college teammate Nicole Arendt in the main draw of the US Open.
Following her tennis career she remained in Florida and died of ovarian cancer in 2004 at the age of 36.{{cite news |title=Tennis player won NCAA title |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/tennis-player-won-ncaa-title/article1005958/ |work=The Globe and Mail |date=27 October 2004}}
ITF finals
=Singles: 2 (0–2)=
| class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97% |
| Outcome
! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Opponent ! Score |
|---|
| bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | 3 July 1989 | Knoxville, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Patti O'Reilly | 2–6, 1–6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 2. | 3 November 1991 | Kingston, Jamaica | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Jeri Ingram | 7–6(8), 6–7(4), 3–6 |
=Doubles: 6 (3–3)=
| class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97% |
| Outcome
! No. ! Date ! Tournament ! Surface ! Partner ! Opponents ! Score |
|---|
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner | 1. | 2 June 1991 | Naples, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Arendt | {{flagicon|USA}} Karen Gallego | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | 9 June 1991 | Key Biscayne, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Nicole Arendt | {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Albano | Unknown |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner | 2. | 3 November 1991 | Kingston, Jamaica | Hard | {{flagicon|NED}} Claire Wegink | {{flagicon|PHI}} Jean Lozano | 6–3, 6–1 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 2. | 19 January 1992 | Mission, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|NED}} Claire Wegink | {{flagicon|USA}} Susan Gilchrist | 4–6, 2–6 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Winner | 3. | 1 June 1992 | Key Biscayne, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Niurka Sodupe | {{flagicon|NED}} Hellas ter Riet | 6–2, 6–4 |
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 3. | 14 June 1992 | Largo, United States | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Stacey Schefflin | {{flagicon|USA}} Susan Gilchrist | 6–1, 6–7(4), 2–6 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{WTA|10012|Jillian Alexander-Brower}}
- {{ITF profile|jillian-alexander-brower/800179193/can|Jillian Alexander-Brower}}
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Category:Canadian female tennis players
Category:Florida Gators women's tennis players
Category:Canadian expatriate tennis players in the United States
Category:Tennis players from Kingston, Jamaica
Category:Sportspeople from Oakville, Ontario