PLAYER PROFILE

Emerson Jones

  • Age16
  • Born 7 July 2008
  • Birth PlaceGold Coast, Queensland
  • LivesGold Coast, Queensland
  • PlaysRight-handed
  • CoachDavid Taylor

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 Turkey) 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
  • Peaked at world No.2 in ITF junior rankings in May 2024, making her the highest-ranked Australian girl since Ash Barty in 2011.

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”
  • Female Junior Athlete of the Year finalist at the 2022 Australian Tennis Awards
  • Shared the Female Junior Athlete of the Year honour with Taylah Preston at the 2023 Australian Tennis Awards

Year-end ranking

2023 873

Emerson Jones in the news

Aussie weekly wrap: Jones heads multiple Wimbledon finalists
Emerson Jones in action at Wimbledon 2024. Picture: Getty Images
15 July, 2024

Teenager Emerson Jones and doubles combination Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson fought for trophies at SW19 amid a string of Australian highlights.
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Emerson Jones “pretty proud” of her performance at Wimbledon 2024
Emerson Jones with her girls' singles finalist trophy at Wimbledon 2024. Picture: Getty Images
15 July, 2024

Gold Coast teen Emerson Jones recorded a runner-up finish in the Wimbledon 2024 girls' singles competition.
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Emerson Jones charges into girls’ singles final at Wimbledon 2024
Emerson Jones in action at Wimbledon 2024. Picture: ITF
14 July, 2024

Queensland talent Emerson Jones becomes the first Australian in 13 years to reach a Wimbledon girls' singles final.
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Emerson Jones sets more records at Wimbledon 2024
Emerson Jones in action at Wimbledon 2024. Picture: Getty Images
13 July, 2024

Emerson Jones achieves a 34-year first by reaching both the girls' singles and girls' doubles semifinals at Wimbledon 2024.
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