Jessica Kirkland

Jessica Kirkland (born November 10, 1987) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. In her career, Kirkland won a total of four ITF titles, of which three were in singles and one in doubles. As a junior, she was runner-up in singles at the 2004 US Open and was ranked No. 1 junior in the world in 2005. Her highest ranking on the WTA Tour was world No. 151 in March 2005.

Career Kirkland started playing tennis at the age of four. In 2004 Kirkland won the Girls'18-and-under singles title at the Orange Bowl held at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida after a straight sets win in the final against Alla Kudryavtseva. Kirkland's career highlight was reaching the fourth round of the Tier I Pacific Life Open at Indian Wells in March 2005, beating No. 22 seeded Marion Bartoli in straight sets en route. Her biggest ITF title came when she won the singles of the $50,000 event at Carson, California, in June 2007.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' singles: 1 (1 runner–up) ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 2004 US Open Hard Michaëlla Krajicek 1–6, 1–6

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 4 (3 title, 1 runner–ups) Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (3–1)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (1–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

Performance timelines

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles