Jenny Byrne

Jenny Margaret Byrne (born 25 February 1967) is a former tennis player from Australia who turned professional in 1987 and retired from the tour in 1997. Her career-high world rankings were world No. 45 in singles (in 1989) and world No. 27 in doubles (in 1988).

Byrne finished runner-up in the mixed-doubles competition at Wimbledon in 1989, partnering Mark Kratzmann. In 1992, she won the Women's Tennis Association's 'Comeback Player of the Year' award. As a junior player, Byrne won the girls' singles title at the Australian Open and finished runner-up in the girls' singles at Wimbledon in 1985.

Grand Slam tournament finals Mixed doubles: 1 (runner-up) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreLoss 1. Jul 1989 Wimbledon, England Grass Mark Kratzmann Jana Novotná Jim Pugh 4–6, 7–5, 4–6

WTA career finals Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups) Legend Grand Slam 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 0 Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreLoss 1. Mar 1989 Indian Wells, United States Hard Manuela Maleeva 4–6, 1–6Loss 2. Jun 1992 Birmingham, England Grass Brenda Schultz 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner-ups) Legend Grand Slam 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 0 Titles by surface Hard 0 Clay 0 Grass 0 Carpet 0 Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreLoss 1. May 1986 Lugano, Switzerland Clay Janine Thompson Elise Burgin Betsy Nagelsen 2–6, 3–6Loss 2. Jan 1987 Sydney, Australia Clay Janine Thompson Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 1–6Win 1. Oct 1987 Indianapolis, United States Hard (i) Michelle Jaggard-Lai Beverly Bowes Hu Na 6–2, 6–3Loss 3. May 1988 Rome, Italy Clay Janine Thompson Jana Novotná Catherine Suire 3–6, 6–4, 5–7Loss 4. May 1988 Strasbourg, France Clay Janine Thompson Nicole Bradtke Manon Bollegraf 5–7, 7–6(13–11), 3–6Win 2. Oct 1988 Nashville, United States Hard Janine Thompson Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank 7–5, 6–7(1–7), 6–4Loss 5. Jan 1994 Brisbane, Australia Hard Rachel McQuillan Laura Golarsa Natalia Medvedeva 3–6, 1–6Loss 6. Jan 1994 Hobart, Australia Hard Rachel McQuillan Linda Wild Chanda Rubin 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(1–7)Loss 7. Feb 1994 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Julie Richardson Patricia Hy-Boulais Mercedes Paz 4–6, 6–7(3–7)

ITF finals $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Singles (4–1) ResultNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. 14 October 1984 Wyong, Australia Grass Michelle Parun 6–2, 6–2Win 2. 25 August 1991 Tarakan, Indonesia Hard Tanya Soemarno 6–0, 6–2Loss 1. 10 November 1991 Port Pirie, Australia Hard Louise Field 4–6, 4–6Win 3. 17 November 1991 Bendigo, Australia Hard Kristin Godridge 0–6, 6–4, 6–4Win 4. 8 December 1991 Perth, Australia Hard Kate McDonald 6–2, 6–4

Doubles (3–1) Result No.DateLocationSurfacePartneringOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 21 October 1983 Gold Coast, Australia Hard Amanda Tobin Nerida Gregory Bernadette Randall 6–7, 6–7Win 1. 31 October 1983 Tamworth, Australia Hard Amanda Tobin Debbie Mills Chris Newton 5–7, 6–2, 7–5Win 2. 7 October 1991 Matsuyama, Japan Hard Paulette Moreno Jennifer Saret Yi Jing-Qian 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 Win 3. Port Pirie, Australia Hard Catherine Barclay Mareze Joubert Joanne Limmer 6–1, 6–3