Makenna Jones (born February 26, 1998) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 236, achieved on 23 October 2023, and a best doubles ranking of 107, set on 3 July 2023. Jones played college tennis at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,[1] where she won the 2021 NCAA doubles championships with partner Elizabeth Scotty.[2]

Makenna Jones
Jones at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) United States
Born (1998-02-26) February 26, 1998 (age 26)
PlaysRight-handed
CollegeNorth Carolina
CoachKelly Jones
Prize moneyUS$130,474
Singles
Career record101–64
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 236 (October 23, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 995 (December 2, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ1 (2023)
Doubles
Career record91–39
Career titles14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 107 (July 3, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 549 (December 2, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US Open1R (2021, 2023)
Last updated on: December 2, 2024.

Professional career

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Jones made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Silicon Valley Classic, where she received a wildcard into the doubles tournament. She also received a wildcard for the 2021 US Open, partnering Elizabeth Scotty.

She received another wildcard for the 2023 Miami Open, partnering Sloane Stephens.

Jones also received a wildcard for the 2023 US Open singles qualifying competition and for the main draw in doubles, partnering Jamie Loeb.

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
W25 tournaments (2–0)
W15 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2022 ITF San Diego, United States W15 Hard   Megan McCray 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Jul 2022 ITF Fountain Valley, US W15 Hard   Yang Ya-yi 2–6, 2–6
Win 2–1 Apr 2023 ITF Zephyrhills, United States W25 Clay   Hanna Chang 5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Win 3–1 Jun 2023 ITF Madrid, Spain W25 Hard   Sakura Hosogi 6–2, 6–3

Doubles: 19 (14 titles, 5 runner-ups)

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Legend
W100 tournaments (1–0)
W60 tournaments (4–1)
W40/50 tournaments (1–0)
W25/35 tournaments (5–3)
W15 tournaments (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–4)
Clay (7–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2022 ITF San Diego, US W15 Hard   Kimmi Hance   Maria Kozyreva
  Veronika Miroshnichenko
6–3, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Jun 2022 ITF San Diego, US W15 Hard   Sara Daavettila   Bunyawi Thamchaiwat
  Yang Ya-yi
3–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Jul 2022 ITF Lakewood, US W15 Hard   Brienne Minor   Taylor Cataldi
  Isabella Chhiv
6–4, 6–0
Win 3–1 Jan 2023 ITF Naples, US W25 Clay   Reese Brantmeier   Emily Appleton
  Quinn Gleason
6–4, 6–2
Win 4–1 Jan 2023 ITF Vero Beach, US W60 Clay   Francesca Di Lorenzo   Quinn Gleason
  Elixane Lechemia
4–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Loss 4–2 Mar 2023 ITF Boca Raton, US W25 Clay   Francesca Di Lorenzo   Hailey Baptiste
  Whitney Osuigwe
2–6, 2–6
Win 5–2 Mar 2023 ITF Boca Raton, US W25 Clay   Jamie Loeb   Sofia Sewing
  Fanny Stollár
5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 6–2 May 2023 Bonita Springs Championship, US W100 Clay   Jamie Loeb   Ashlyn Krueger
  Robin Montgomery
5–7, 6–4, [10–2]
Win 7–2 May 2023 ITF Orlando, US W25 Clay   Maria Mateas   Katarina Jokić
  Dalayna Hewitt
6–4, 6–2
Win 8–2 May 2023 ITF Pelham, US W60 Clay   Jamie Loeb   Robin Anderson
  Elysia Bolton
6–4, 7–5
Win 9–2 Jun 2023 Madrid Open, Spain W60 Hard   Jamie Loeb   Destanee Aiava
  Berfu Cengiz
6–4, 5–7, [10–6]
Win 10–2 Jun 2023 ITF Tauste-Zaragoza, Spain W25+H Hard   Jamie Loeb   Gao Xinyu
  Ekaterina Ovcharenko
6–2, 5–7, [10–6]
Loss 10–3 Jul 2023 Dallas Summer Series, US W60 Hard   Jamie Loeb   Sophie Chang
  Ashley Lahey
2–6, 2–6
Win 11–3 Oct 2023 Rancho Santa Fe Open, US W60 Hard   Yulia Starodubtseva   Tatiana Prozorova
  Madison Sieg
6–3, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss 11–4 Sep 2024 ITF San Rafael, US W35 Hard   Jamie Loeb   Robin Anderson
  Alana Smith
5–7, 2–6
Win 12–4 Oct 2024 ITF Hilton Head Island, United States W35 Hard   Fiona Crawley   Angella Okutoyi
  Merna Refaat
6–2, 6–7(5), [10–7]
Loss 12–5 Oct 2024 ITF Norman, United States W35 Hard (i)   Park So-hyun   Jessica Failla
  Maribella Zamarripa
6–3, 2–6, [5–10]
Win 13–5 Nov 2024 ITF Clemson, United States W15 Hard   Sara Daavettila   Olivia Bergler
  Sophia Biolay
6–0, 6–2
Win 14–5 Dec 2024 ITF Tampa, United States W50 Clay   Alana Smith   Lexington Reed
  Mia Yamakita
7–5, 6–1

References

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  1. ^ "Makenna Jones - Women's Tennis". University of North Carolina Athletics.
  2. ^ "Makenna Jones and Elizabeth Scotty win NCAA tennis doubles title | UNC-Chapel Hill". The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. May 28, 2021.
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