AJ
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Australian tennis player
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Male
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Birth:
26 April 1980(Boksburg, South Africa)
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Residences
Canberra, Australia
The details
Biography
Introduction
Alun Jones (born 26 April 1980) is a retired Australian professional tennis player. He currently resides in Canberra, Australia with wife Jill.
Jones started playing tennis at age 7. His parents are David, a civil engineer, and Susan. Jones also likes playing rugby, soccer, basketball and cricket. Alun played the role of Tom Cavendish in the 2004 movie Wimbledon.
Summer of 2007
During the summer of 2007, Jones obtained a 20–4 record at several Challenger tournaments and one Futures tournament. This took his world ranking from 198 to a career high of 123. He was granted a wildcard to the 2007 US Open under a reciprocal agreement with Australian Open. He was eliminated in the first round, losing in four sets to second seed Rafael Nadal.
Singles titles
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (2) |
| Futures (9) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 19 November 2002 | Berri | Grass | Paul Baccanello | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2. | 2 May 2005 | Phuket | Hard | Patrick Schmolzer | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 3. | 16 May 2005 | Phuket | Hard | Phillip King | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 4. | 30 May 2005 | Maspalomas | Clay | Ignasi Villacampa | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 5. | 12 September 2006 | Hope Island | Hard | Robert Smeets | 6–3, 7–6 |
| 6. | 24 October 2006 | Mildura | Grass | Samuel Groth | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 7. | 31 October 2006 | Berri | Grass | Shannon Nettle | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 8. | 20 March 2007 | Lyneham | Clay | Vasilis Mazarakis | 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 9. | 10 July 2007 | Felixstowe | Grass | Nicolas Tourte | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 10. | 23 July 2007 | Nottingham | Grass | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 11. | 9 December 2007 | Burnie | Hard | Rameez Junaid | 6–0, 6–1 |