Jarmere Jenkins
Jarmere at the 2015 Wimbledon
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| Country (sports) |
 United States
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|---|---|
| Born | November 25, 1990 |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Turned pro | 2013 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | University of Virginia |
| Prize money | $145,669 |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challengers, 6 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 190 (January 5, 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 383 (May 1, 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q3 (2015) |
| French Open | Q1 (2014, 2015) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2015) |
| US Open | Q3 (2013) |
| French Open Junior | 1R (2008) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2008) |
| US Open Junior | 1R (2006, 2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career titles | 0 1 Challengers, 8 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 202 (January 12, 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 445 (May 1, 2017) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2013) |
| French Open Junior | 1R (2008) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2008) |
| US Open Junior | F (2006) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2013) |
| Last updated on: May 1, 2017. | |
Jarmere Jenkins (born November 25, 1990) is an American professional tennis player. He was the 2013 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Player of the Year and male ACC Athlete of the Year after earning the national championships in indoor singles, outdoor doubles and team competition while also finishing runner up in outdoor singles. He was the first Atlantic Coast Conference athlete to win ACC athlete of the year solely for tennis accomplishments. In his first full year as a pro, he cracked the top 200 in the year end rankings at 193.
He is from College Park, Georgia, where he attended Alpha Omega Academy. As a junior tennis player, he was the 2008 Orange Bowl doubles champion and singles finalist. He has competed in the Junior US Open, Junior French Open and Junior Wimbledon. He was finalist in the 2006 Junior US Open boys doubles. His highest junior ranking was 18 on January 1, 2008.
As a freshman, he was All-ACC and the VaSID State Freshman of the Year. As a sophomore, he was All-ACC and VaSID All-State. As a junior, he was an ITA Singles and Doubles All-American and ACC Player of the Year. He ended the year ranked 6th nationally in both singles and doubles although he had ranked as high as 3rd and 5th during the year. He qualified for four consecutive NCAA Singles Championships (2010–13).
He was the 2013 ITA National Player of the Year, 2013 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament MVP for the National Champion University of Virginia men's tennis team, 2013 NCAA Doubles Champion, 2013 NCAA Singles runner-up, 2012 ITA Indoor Intercollegiate singles Champion and the 2013 Anthony J. McKevlin male ACC Athlete of the Year. Although John Lucas II won for both tennis and basketball, Jenkins is the first and only person to win ACC Male Athlete of the Year solely for tennis.
He won his first professional tournament on June 30, 2013 at the $10,000 United States Tennis Association (USTA) Pro Circuit Linda Bogdan Memorial Futures Tournament. College Park, Georgia-native Jenkins, was invited to Norcross, Georgia to participate in the December 20–22 eight-man USTA wild card playoff for a spot in the main draw of the 2014 Australian Open. The field also included defending wild card playoff champion Rhyne Williams, Denis Kudla, Steve Johnson, Tennys Sandgren, Austin Krajicek, Bjorn Fratangelo, and Chase Buchanan. Jenkins lost to Kudla in two sets.
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