Kimberly Jones (born September 28, 1957) is a retired American professional
tennis player. She is also known by her married name, Kimberly Shaefer.
Career
Jones was a two-time NCAA All-American at
San Diego State in 1977 and 1978. She turned professional in 1979 and joined the
WTA Tour. In 1983, she won the
US Indoor Championships
The U.S. Women's Indoor Championships, was a national tennis championship for women that was sanctioned by the United States Tennis Association and held 79 times from 1907 through 2001 at various locations and on various surfaces. The event was af ...
and was runner-up at the
Virginia Slims Hall of Fame Classic. She reached a career high ranking of #25 on March 19, 1984. She posted career victories over
Pam Shriver
Pamela Howard Shriver (born July 4, 1962) is an American former professional tennis player and current tennis broadcaster and pundit. During the 1980s and 1990s, Shriver won 133 titles, including 21 singles titles, 111 women's doubles titles, an ...
,
Zina Garrison
Zina Lynna Garrison (born November 16, 1963) is an American former professional tennis player. Garrison was the runner-up in singles at the 1990 Wimbledon Championships, a three-time major mixed doubles champion, and an Olympic gold and bronze m ...
, and
Sylvia Hanika
Sylvia Hanika (born 30 November 1959) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. She is best remembered for finishing runner-up at the French Open in 1981, and for winning the Year End Championships in 1982. She was ranked as high as N ...
. She retired in 1987. She was the head tennis coach at the
University of Cincinnati from 2003-2008.
Jones played three seasons of
World Team Tennis from 1983 through 1985. She served as vice president of the
WTA in 1984-85 and served on the board for four years.
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WTA career finals
Singles: 2 (1-1)
References
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1957 births
Living people
American female tennis players
Sportspeople from Columbus, Georgia
Tennis people from Georgia (U.S. state)
21st-century American women
San Diego State Aztecs women's tennis players