Jill Hetherington

Jill Hetherington-Hultquist (born October 27, 1964) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She played college tennis for the University of Florida, and was women's tennis head coach at the University of Washington until May 2014.

College career Born in Brampton, Ontario, Hetherington attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she played for coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team from 1984 to 1987. While playing for the Gators, she won four straight Southeastern Conference (SEC) singles championships, three as the team's No. 2 singles player, and once as the No. 1 singles player. She also won three consecutive SEC doubles championships from 1985 to 1987. Hultquist was recognized as a four-time first-team All-SEC selection and received four All-American honors. She was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1999.

Professional career After turning professional, she won one singles title and fourteen doubles titles on the WTA Tour during her career. Her best Grand Slam results were reaching the women's doubles final at the 1988 US Open and the 1989 Australian Open, and the mixed doubles final at the 1995 French Open.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 runner-ups ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1988 US Open Hard Patty Fendick Gigi Fernández Robin White 6–4, 6–1Loss 1989 Australian Open Hard Patty Fendick Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 3–6, 6–3, 6–2

Mixed doubles: 1 runner-up ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1995 French Open Clay John-Laffnie de Jager Larisa Savchenko Neiland Todd Woodbridge 7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–4)

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 title

Doubles: 34 (14 titles, 20 runner-ups) ResultNo.Date Tournament Surface Partner OpponentsScoreWin 1. Jul 1984 WTA Brasil Open Hard Hélène Pelletier Penny Mager Kyle Copeland 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7)Loss 1. Dec 1987 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Christiane Jolissaint Mercedes Paz Gabriela Sabatini 2–6, 2–6Loss 2. Dec 1987 WTA Brasil Open Hard Mercedes Paz Katrina Adams Cheryl Jones 4–6, 6–4, 4–6Win 2. Jan 1988 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Patty Fendick Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor 6–2, 6–1Win 3. Feb 1988 Wellington Classic, New Zealand Hard Patty Fendick Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson 6–3, 6–3Loss 3. Jul 1988 Northern California Open, United States Hard Patty Fendick Ronni Reis Lise Gregory 3–6, 4–6Win 4. Aug 1988 San Diego Classic, United States Hard Patty Fendick Betsy Nagelsen Dinky Van Rensburg 7–6(10), 6–4Win 5. Aug 1988 Los Angeles Classic, United States Hard Patty Fendick Gigi Fernández Robin White 7–6(2), 5–7, 6–4Loss 4. Aug 1988 US Open Hard Patty Fendick Gigi Fernández Robin White 4–6, 1–6Win 6. Oct 1988 Puerto Rico Open Hard Patty Fendick Gigi Fernández Robin White 6–4, 6–2Loss 5. Jan 1989 Hardcourt Championships, Australia Hard Patty Fendick Jana Novotná Helena Suková 7–6(4), 1–6, 2–6Loss 6. Jan 1989 Australian Open Hard Patty Fendick Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 3–6, 2–6Win 7. Feb 1989 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Patty Fendick Elizabeth Smylie Janine Thompson 6–4, 6–4Win 8. Feb 1989 California Classic, United States Carpet (i) Patty Fendick Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva 7–5, 3–6, 6–2Loss 7. Feb 1989 San Antonio Open, United States Hard Patty Fendick Katrina Adams Pam Shriver 6–3, 1–6, 4–6Win 9. Apr 1989 Japan Open Hard Elizabeth Smylie Ann Henricksson Beth Herr 6–1, 6–3Loss 8. Jan 1990 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Robin White Natalia Medvedeva Leila Meskhi 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(3)Win 10. Apr 1990 Singapore Open Hard Jo Durie Pascale Paradis Catherine Suire 6–4, 6–1Loss 9. Nov 1990 VS Indianapolis, United States Hard (i) Katrina Adams Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath 1–6, 1–6Loss 10. Feb 1991 Cellular South Cup, United States Hard (i) Katrina Adams Meredith McGrath Anne Smith 2–6, 4–6Loss 11. Mar 1991 San Antonio Open, United States Hard Kathy Rinaldi Patty Fendick Monica Seles 6–7(2), 2–6Win 11. Apr 1991 VS Houston, United States Clay Kathy Rinaldi Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernández 6–1, 2–6, 6–1Win 12. Aug 1991 San Diego Classic, United States Hard Kathy Rinaldi Gigi Fernández Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 3–6, 6–2Loss 12. Oct 1991 Leipzig, Germany Carpet (i) Kathy Rinaldi Manon Bollegraf Isabelle Demongeot 4–6, 3–6Loss 13. Feb 1992 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Kathy Rinaldi Rosalyn Fairbank Raffaella Reggi 6–1, 1–6, 5–7Loss 14. Mar 1992 Indian Wells Open, United States Hard Kathy Rinaldi Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Stephanie Rehe 3–6, 3–6Loss 15. Mar 1992 Miami Open, United States Hard Kathy Rinaldi Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5–7, 7–5, 3–6Loss 16. Apr 1992 VS Houston, United States Clay Kathy Rinaldi Patty Fendick Gigi Fernández 5–7, 4–6Loss 17. Feb 1993 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Kathy Rinaldi Isabelle Demongeot Elna Reinach 2–6, 4–6Loss 18. Mar 1993 Miami Open, United States Hard Kathy Rinaldi Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná 2–6, 5–7Loss 19. May 1993 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France Clay Kathy Rinaldi Shaun Stafford Andrea Temesvári 7–6(5), 3–6, 4–6Win 13. Feb 1995 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard Elna Reinach Laura Golarsa Caroline Vis 7–6(5), 6–2Win 14. Nov 1995 Pattaya Open, Thailand Hard Kristine Kunce Kristin Godridge Nana Miyagi 2–6, 6–4, 6–3Loss 20. Jan 1996 Auckland Open, Australia Hard Kristine Kunce Els Callens Julie Halard-Decugis 1–6, 0–6

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Singles (1–0) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreWin 1. 20 April 1992 ITF Baltimore, United States Hard Carol Christian 6–1, 6–4

Doubles (6–1) Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreWin 1. 1 July 1983 ITF Pennsylvania, United States Hard Germaine Ohaco Lisa Kearney-Vitalis Debbie Robb 7–6, 6–4Win 2. 15 July 1985 ITF Landskrona, Sweden Clay Jaime Kaplan Louise Field Janine Thompson 7–5, 6–2Win 3. 28 September 1987 ITF Bethesda, United States Hard Ingelise Driehuis Dena Levy Jane Thomas 6–1, 6–3Loss 4. 24 September 1990 ITF Chicago, United States Hard Mary-Lou Daniels Katrina Adams Lynn Nabors 4–6, 4–6Win 5. 14 October 1990 ITF Salisbury, United States Hard Penny Barg Dierdre Herman Lisa Raymond 6–3, 6–1Win 6. 20 October 1996 ITF Hayward, United States Hard Kathy Rinaldi Annabel Ellwood Mercedes Paz 7–5, 6–2Win 7. 27 October 1996 ITF Houston, United States Hard Kathy Rinaldi Shannan McCarthy Meilen Tu 6–1, 6–3

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

Mixed doubles