About Cheryl Jones
Born 1964. Cheryl Jones is an American coach and tennis player.
Cheryl Jones (born May 3, 1964) is an American former professional tennis player.
Biography Jones played college tennis for the USC Trojans in 1983 and 1984, then joined the professional tour. As a doubles player she reached a best world ranking of 91 and won one WTA Tour title, the 1987 Brasil Open, partnering Katrina Adams. In 1988 she featured in the main draw of the women's doubles at the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open.
From 1989 to 1995, Jones was the women's tennis head coach of the USC Trojans. She is the first African-American woman to have coached an NCAA Division I tennis team.
WTA Tour finals Doubles (1–0) ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin Dec 1987 Guarujá Hard Katrina Adams Jill Hetherington Mercedes Paz 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
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American professional tennis player
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Cheryl Jones was born on 3 May 1964.
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