Jill Craybas
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| Country (sports) |
 United States
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| Residence | Huntington Beach, California |
| Born |
July 4, 1974 Providence, Rhode Island |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 1996 |
| Retired | 2013 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | University of Florida |
| Prize money | US$2,534,110 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 432–447 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA (4 ITF) |
| Highest ranking | No. 39 (April 17, 2006) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2004) |
| French Open | 2R (2001, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2005) |
| US Open | 2R (2004, 2005, 2006, 2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 161–240 |
| Career titles | 5 WTA (1 ITF) |
| Highest ranking | No. 41 (June 23, 2008) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2006–07, 2011) |
| French Open | QF (2004) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2007) |
| US Open | 2R (2004–06, 2012) |
| Last updated on: May 27, 2013. | |
Jill N. Craybas (born July 4, 1974) is an American former professional tennis player. At 39 years of age, she was one of the oldest players on the WTA Tour, as well as the longest serving, having turned pro in 1996. From the 2000 US Open to the 2011 US Open, Craybas competed in 45 consecutive Grand Slam main draws, her best result coming in the 2005 Wimbledon Championships where she reached the fourth round which included wins over Marion Bartoli and Serena Williams.
Craybas was born in Providence, Rhode Island. She received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she played for coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and Southeastern Conference (SEC) competition from 1993 to 1996. As a senior in 1996, she won the NCAA women's singles tennis championship. She was the 1995–96 recipient of the Honda Sports Award for Tennis, recognizing her as the outstanding collegiate female tennis player of the year.
Craybas graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in telecommunications in 1996, and has said in interviews that she hopes to enter film or television production when her playing career ends. She was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2008.
Craybas credits her achievements to her long-time coach, Raja Chaudhuri. Chaudhuri has worked with her from the start of her tennis career.
Craybas turned professional in 1996. She has won one WTA title at the Tokyo Japan Open. She beat Silvija Talaja in the final after trailing 4–0 in the third set. In the 2006 season, Craybas reached one quarterfinal at Hobart as the eighth seed, losing to unseeded Italian Mara Santangelo in three sets. She has also reached the semifinals of a Tier III event in Memphis, a fourth-round showing at the Tier I event in Key Biscayne, Florida and a further quarterfinal appearance at Stanford in late July.
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