Emerson Jones

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Getting to go out to dinner with them, staying with them, hitting, having lunch with them, it’s all been really great for me to hang out with these types of girls.

Emerson Jones, 12 Apr 2025
Emerson Jones celebrates a winning shot

Biography

On Court

  • Began playing tennis as a four-year-old at the Coomera Waters Recreation Club on the Gold Coast
  • Lists forehand as her favourite shot
  • Represented Australia at the ITF World Junior Tennis Finals (in Czech Republic) and Junior Billie Jean King Cup Finals (in Turkiye) during 2022
  • Made WTA-level debut as a wildcard in the Hobart International qualifying draw
  • In early 2023, was the world’s highest-ranked junior player born in 2008
  • Joined Tennis Australia’s National Tennis Academy in 2023
  • Was a girls’ singles finalist at Australian Open 2024, making her the first local finalist since Jessica Moore in 2008.
  • Also reached the Wimbledon 2024 girls’ singles final
  • Peaked at world No.2 in ITF junior rankings in May 2024, making her the highest-ranked Australian girl since Ash Barty in 2011
  • Lifted singles title at the 2024 NSW Open 
  • Was singles champion at the 2024 ITF World Tennis Tour Junior Finals 
  • Was joint winner of the Tennis Australia Female Junior Athlete of the Year award in both 2023 and 2024
  • Became the first Australian since Jelena Dokic in 1998 to become ITF junior girls’ world No.1 
  • Recorded her maiden top 50 win in Adelaide in 2025, prevailing over world No.37 Wang Xinyu 
  • Made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at Australian Open 2025 against 2023 finalist Elena Rybakina 
  • Australian Open 2025 girls’ doubles finalist 
  • On the ITF circuit in 2025, won singles title in Fukuoka, was a finalist at Rancho Santa Fe and a semifinalist at Macon, Gifu, Kyoto and Brisbane 1.

Off Court

  • Nickname is Emo
  • Coach is David Taylor, the former long-time advisor of Sam Stosur and Alicia Molik
  • Hobbies include running and swimming
  • Favourite television show is Young Sheldon
  • Mother, Loretta Harrop, was a professional triathlete and won a silver medal at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games
  • Father, Brad Jones, won the 1999 Grogan Medal representing Mt Gravatt in the QAFL
  • Older brother, Hayden Jones, is also a top-ranked junior player. Names her brother as the biggest influence in her career so far
  • Most admired player is Emma Raducanu, because she likes the way she plays.

Statistics

Key statistics

Born7 July 2008
BirthplaceGold Coast, Queensland
PlaysRight-handed
CoachCarlos Cuadrado

Singles titles

  • 2025: Fukuoka W35
  • 2024: NSW Open W75

Singles finals

  • 2025: Rancho Santa Fe W50
  • 2024: Australian Open juniors, Wimbledon juniors, Swan Hill W35
  • 2023: Caloundra W15

Doubles finals

  • 2025: Australian Open juniors (w/ Hannah Klugman)

Year-end singles ranking history

YearWorld ranking
2025176
2024373
2023793

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