_(cropped).png) Jones in 2022 | |
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
|---|---|
| Born | (2008-07-07)7 July 2008 (age 16) Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Carlos Cuadrado |
| Prize money | $46,652 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 32–19 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 293 (13 January 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 293 (13 January 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2025) |
| Australian Open Junior | F (2024) |
| French Open Junior | 3R (2023) |
| Wimbledon Junior | F (2024) |
| US Open Junior | 3R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 7–8 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1004 (14 October 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 1043 (9 December 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | F (2025) |
| French Open Junior | SF (2024) |
| Wimbledon Junior | SF (2024) |
| US Open Junior | 2R (2023) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2025) |
| Last updated on: 9 December 2024. | |
Emerson Jones (born 7 July 2008) is an Australiantennis player. She has a career highITF junior combined ranking of No. 1, achieved on 9 September 2024, becoming the first Australian junior to reach the top spot sinceJelena Dokic in 1998.[1]
Jones was born and raised on theGold Coast, Queensland, where she attendedCoomera Anglican College.[2] Her mother,Loretta Harrop, is anOlympic silver medallisttriathlete and her father, Brad Jones, is a formerAustralian Rules footballer who won the 1999Grogan Medal in theQueensland State League,[3] and narrowly missed out on a professionalAFL career when he trialled with theBrisbane Bears in 1994.[4] Her brother,Hayden, is also a prodigious tennis player ranked inside the top 10 of the ITF juniors.[5][6]
Jones began playing ITF junior tournaments in August 2021 a few weeks after her 13th birthday when she was given a wildcard entry into a J5 tournament in her hometown of the Gold Coast in August 2021. She recorded several wins and reached the quarterfinals in her first ITF junior tournament.[7]
Jones made her junior Grand Slam debut at 13 years of age at the2022 Australian Open when she was given a main draw wildcard and defeatedCara Korhonen 6-0 6–1 in the first round before being eliminated in the second round. In August 2022 she won her first junior ITF tournament at the JB2 Sydney event and followed it up with a second title the following week at the J2 Sydney tournament. Her 2023 season included appearance in all four junior Grand Slam tournaments as well as two J300 and one J500 titles in the United States, Korea and Japan which allowed her to rise up the rankings and claim a top 10 spot leading into 2024.[8][9]
She entered the 2024 season ranked inside the top 10 and started her season well by winning the J300 Traralgon tournament. The following week she entered theAustralian Open as the sixth seed and reached her first junior Grand Slam final at 15 years of age.[10] She was defeated byRenáta Jamrichová in the final.[11][12]
On 27 May 2024, Jones reached a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 2, becoming the highest ranked Australian junior sinceAshleigh Barty in 2011.[13]
At the2024 French Open, Jones was upset in the first round by qualifierDaria Shadchneva.[14]
At the age of 14, Jones began her professional career when she received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of theHobart International in January 2023, but lost in the first round toTereza Martincová.[15] She qualified for her first professional tournament the following month at the ITF $25,000 event inSwan Hill. In July 2023, she reached her first ITF final at the $15,000 event inCaloundra, but lost to third seedMelisa Ercan.[16]
In October 2023, she qualified for the main draw of theCity of Playford Tennis International, where she defeatedGabriella Da Silva-Fick in the first round before losing toSeone Mendez in the second. The following month, she received a wildcard into the main draw of theGold Coast Tennis International, and reached the second round with an early retirement byDarya Astakhova.
Jones began her 2024 season with a wildcard into the main draw of theCanberra Tennis International, where she lost in the first round to sixth seedWang Yafan. She received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of theAustralian Open, but lost in the first round toPriscilla Hon.[17][18] The following month, she received a wildcard into the main draw of theBurnie International II, where she defeatedTina Nadine Smith in the first round before losing to fifth seedWei Sijia in the second. In March 2024, she reached her second ITF final at the $35,000 event in Swan Hill, but lost toGabriella Da Silva-Fick. Still only 16, Jones won her biggest title to date in November 2024, claiming the W75 NSW Perpetual Open by defeating fellow Australian teenagerTaylah Preston, ranked 162 at the time, 6-4, 7-6 in the final.
Jones started the 2025 season by entering theCanberra International and was defeated in the first round byElsa Jacquemot in straight sets.[19] A week later, she was handed a wildcard entry into theAdelaide International and caused a major upset in the first round by defeating the world number 37Wang Xinyu in the first round.[20] The win marked Jones' first victory in a top-levelWTA Tour event and secured her a career high top 300 ranking.[1] Aged 16, Jones made her Grand Slam tournament debut at theAustralian Open, after being given a wildcard into main draw.[21][22] She lost in the first round to sixth seedElena Rybakina in straight sets.[23][24]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2023 | ITF Caloundra, Australia | W15 | Hard | Melisa Ercan | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2024 | ITF Swan Hill, Australia | W35 | Grass | Gabriella Da Silva-Fick | 6–3, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2024 | 2024 NSW Open, Australia | W75 | Hard | Taylah Preston | 6-4, 7-6(3) |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2024 | Australian Open | Hard |  Renáta Jamrichová | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2024 | Wimbledon | Grass | Renáta Jamrichová | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2025 | Australian Open | Hard |  Hannah Klugman |  Annika PenickovaKristina Penickova | 4-6, 2-6 |
