American tennis player
Jamea Jackson |
| Country (sports) |  United States |
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| Residence | Bradenton, Florida |
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| Born | (1986-09-07)September 7, 1986 (age 39)
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| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
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| Turned pro | 2003 |
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| Retired | August 24, 2009 |
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| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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| Prize money | $455,220 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record | 120–87 |
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| Career titles | 2ITF |
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| Highest ranking | No. 45 (November 13, 2006) |
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| Grand Slam singles results |
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| Australian Open | 2R (2006) |
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| French Open | 2R (2006) |
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| Wimbledon | 2R (2005,2006) |
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| US Open | 2R (2006) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record | 7–23 |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 266 (October 30, 2006) |
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| Grand Slam doubles results |
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| French Open | 1R (2006) |
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| Wimbledon | 1R (2006) |
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| US Open | 1R (2004,2005,2006) |
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| Mixed doubles |
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| Career record | 1–1 |
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| Grand Slam mixed doubles results |
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| US Open | 2R (2006) |
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| Last updated on: February 26, 2010. |
Jamea Jackson (/dʒəˈmiːə/jə-MEE-ə;[1][2] born September 7, 1986) is an American formerWomen's Tennis Association (WTA) player and currentUnited States Tennis Association (USTA) coach. She reached a singles ranking of 45 in the world at the end of 2006.
Jackson was born inAtlanta, Georgia and attended the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy inBradenton, Florida.She was announced as the Assistant Coach of theOklahoma State University Women's Tennis Team in August 2009.[3] In 2010 and 2011, Jackson coached the USTA collegiate team. In July 2013, Jackson joined the USTA staff inBoca Raton, Florida as a National Coach for Women's Tennis.[4]
She won twoITF Women's Circuit singles titles. The first was a $10,000 hard-court event in 2003 in Dallas, Texas. The second was a $50,000 hard-court event in 2004 in Tucson, Arizona.
She began her tennis career on the ITF Junior Circuit where, in 2003, was ranked in the top 20 in the world in both singles and doubles. She turned professional that same year and competed the next few years on the ITF Women's Circuit. In 2004, began playing moreWTA events and began a full schedule in 2005, when she cracked the top 100 in the world. In 2006, Jamea had her best year of her career, compiling a 26–22 singles record. Jackson is the first tennis player ever to use theinstant replay system in a tour level match, challenging a call in her first round win at the 2006Nasdaq 100 Open in Miami, against compatriotAshley Harkleroad. The call ended up being wrong, and Harkleroad challenged later in the match, becoming the first person to correctly challenge. Jackson ended up winning in a battle 7–5, 6–7, 7–5. She led theUnited States Fed Cup team to a victory overGermany that same year. She won both her matches to notch the win for the U.S. She defeatedAnna-Lena Grönefeld andMartina Müller to guide the USA into the next round. Jackson reached her first WTA Tour final on June 17, 2006 when she beat bothJelena Janković andMaria Sharapova[5] in Birmingham on grass. However, she was defeated byVera Zvonareva in the final match of theDFS Classic in straight sets.[6] At the tailend of 2006 and her short 2007 seasons, Jamea suffered a recurring hip injury requiring surgery. In April 2008, after eight months away from the tour, she came back at a $75,000ITF event inDothan, Alabama. She won 6 consecutive matches, 3 in qualifying and then 3 in the main draw before giving a walkover toBethanie Mattek-Sands. She did not play her next event until theU.S. Open Series, where she scored an upset win overMarion Bartoli. She played her final match at the2008 US Open, losing to seedAlyona Bondarenko losing 2–6, 6–3, 6–2. She officially retired from pro tennis on August 24, 2009 due to her recurring hip injury, as well as her coaching position at Oklahoma State University.
Singles (1 runner-up)
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| Grand Slam |
| WTA Championships |
| Tier I |
| Tier II |
| Tier III |
| Tier IV & V (0–1) |
Singles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | 22 June 2003 | ITF Dallas, United States | Hard |  Angela Haynes | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | May 16, 2004 | ITF Charlottesville, United States | Clay | Marissa Irvin | 3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Winner | 2. | 21 November 2004 | ITF Tucson, United States | Hard |  Stéphanie Dubois | 7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
[edit](W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Jamea started playing tennis at age 8. Her father, Ernest, played in theNFL as cornerback for theNew Orleans Saints, theAtlanta Falcons, and theDetroit Lions. Her mother, Ruby, wrote Flying High: Diary of a Flight Attendant[2], based on her flight attendant career that lasted over 30 years. She has an older brother, Jarryd Jackson. Jamea was hired as assistant coach at Oklahoma State University with her real emphasis on mentoring the players, as well as recruiting. In 2014, Jamea graduated from Oklahoma State with a B.A. in University Studies and a minor in Psychology.
Vera Zvonareva