Sacha Jones
Sacha Jones hits a forehand during the ASB Classic
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| Country (sports) |
 Australia (2012–2014) New Zealand (2005–2012)
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| Residence | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Born |
8 November 1990 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 2008 |
| Retired | 2014 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$193,622 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 212–119 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 150 (8 October 2012) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2013) |
| French Open | Q1 (2011, 2012) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2011, 2013) |
| US Open | Q2 (2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 35–37 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 169 (29 October 2012) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2012) |
Sacha Jones (born 8 November 1990) is a retired professional New Zealand tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking was 150, which she reached on 8 October 2012. Her highest ITF Junior ranking was 11 in the world. She attained the Number 1 ranking in New Zealand in 2009 and competed in the ASB Classic, New Zealand's only WTA event on seven occasions.
Jones is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand. Her father is Australian-born and her mother is a New Zealander. She has two older brothers and one older sister.
In 2014, Jones retired from professional tennis citing a succession of injuries including three stress fractures in her ribs. Upon retiring from professional tennis she completed her private pilots license.
In 2016, Jones co-founded a website called RealYou, with her friend Stephanie Hughes, which seeks to encourage young women to grow their inner confidence, and offers personal support for the challenges that teenagers experience. Praised for openly discussing topics such as depression and body image, Jones talks openly about her own experiences with such subjects.
She resides in Auckland, New Zealand with her fiancé, Adrian Hughes.
Jones became the youngest person, female or male, to win the New Zealand 18&under National Championships at 13 years, 1 month. She defeated Lucy Cole in the final 60 61.
Sacha Jones began 2005 ranked outside the top 500 juniors in the world and finished inside the top 75 thanks to winning three tournaments in a row, including the Oceania Junior Championships held in Lautoka, Fiji.
In 2006 Jones competed in all four junior grand slams, she lost in the second round of the junior Australian Open to Dominika Cibulkova, second round of junior Wimbledon to Caroline Wozniacki and the quarterfinals of the US Open to Tamira Paszek. At 16 years old she finished 2006 ranked 11 in the world junior 18&Under ITF rankings.
As a 17 year old Jones lost in Round One of the 2008 ASB Classic to second seed, Vera Zvonareva. Later in the year Jones teamed up with Justin Gimelstob and Serena Williams to play for the Washington Kastles World Team Tennis team.
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