Jewel Peterson

Jewel Renee Peterson (born September 10, 1981) is an American former professional tennis player.

Peterson, born and raised in College Park, Georgia, played collegiate tennis at the University of Southern California (USC). While at USC she was a four-time All-American and an NCAA semi-finalist as a senior in 2003.

A right-handed player, Peterson reached a career high singles ranking of 214 in the world and qualified for the main draw of the 2005 Miami Open. She featured in both doubles main draws at the 2004 US Open, partnering Alexandra Mueller in the women's and Phillip Simmonds in the mixed event.

Peterson was a childhood coach of Coco Gauff in Atlanta.

ITF finals Legend $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments Singles: 2 (0–2) Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreRunner-up 1. June 15, 2003 Allentown, U.S. Hard Diana Ospina 6–2, 2–6, 0–6Runner-up 2. July 14, 2003 Baltimore, U.S. Hard Olga Puchkova 2–6, 4–6