Francesca Jones (tennis)

Francesca Jones (born 19 September 2000) is a British professional tennis player.

Jones has a career-high singles ranking of No. 149 by the WTA. She had a career-high ITF juniors ranking of world No. 31, achieved on 1 May 2017.

2021: WTA Grand Slam and debuts
At 20 years of age, she made her Grand Slam debut at the 2021 Australian Open after coming through qualifying. She also made her WTA Tour debut a couple week earlier, at the 2021 Yarra Valley Classic, falling in the first round to Nadia Podoroska.

2023: First WTA semifinal
Using protected ranking, she reached her first WTA semifinal defeating sixth seed Laura Pigossi at the 2023 Copa Colsanitas in Bogota, Colombia, before losing to eventual champion Tatjana Maria.

2024: First WTA 125 final, Wimbledon wildcard
She reached her first WTA 125 final at the 2024 San Luis Open and moved more than 50 positions back up in the rankings to No. 214 on 1 April 2024. She lost again to Nadia Podoroska in the final, in straight sets. Ranked No. 249, she reached her second career quarterfinal and first on grass as a wildcard, at the 2024 Nottingham Open defeating two Americans, eighth seed Caroline Dolehide and Ashlyn Krueger. She withdrew before taking the court for her quarterfinal match against Emma Raducanu due to a shoulder injury. Jones received a wildcard for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, losing 6-3, 1-6, 2-6 to Petra Martić in the first round.

Personal life
She was born with a thumb and three fingers on each hand, and with only seven toes, as a result of a rare genetic condition, Ectrodactyly Ectodermal Dysplasia (EED).

Jones, not related to former Wimbledon champion Ann Jones, started playing tennis at the age of five, after being enrolled at a tennis camp.

Performance timeline
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles
Current through the 2024 French Open.