PLAYER PROFILE
Hayden Jones
- Age17
- Born30 August 2006
- Birth PlaceGold Coast, QLD
- LivesGold Coast, QLD
- PlaysRight-handed
- CoachDes Tyson
On Court
- Started playing at age six after the local coach, John Dutton, invited him to join a tennis squad
- Took out the 12/u National Claycourt Championships in 2019
- Won first professional-level match at the Australian Pro Tour event in Canberra in February 2022
- Proudest moment so far is representing Australia at the 2022 Junior Davis Cup
- Won the 2022 Oceania Junior Championships
- Favourite surface to play on is grass after competing in the 2022 Wimbledon junior competition
- Names his coaches, Clint Letcher, Heath Denman and John Dutton as his biggest influences
- Named orange boy for the Australian Davis Cup team for the round-robin stage of the 2022 finals.
- Cracked ITF world junior top 25 in early 2023
- Trains at KDV Tennis Academy on the Gold Coast
- Advanced to the boys’ doubles semifinals at US Open 2023 alongside American Alexander Razeghi.
Off Court
- His mother, Loretta Harrop, was an Olympic silver medalist in triathlon and his father, Brad Jones, a QAFL Grogan medalist
- Has a younger sister, Emerson, who is also a top junior tennis player
- Hobbies include fishing and hanging out with family and friends
- Favourite food is mud crab
- Male Junior Athlete of the Year finalist at the 2022 Australian Tennis Awards.
Year-end ranking history
2022 | 1401 |
Hayden Jones in the news
Aussie weekly wrap: Rising Australians soar to new heights
25 March, 2024
Hayden Jones, Gabriella Da Silva Fick, Talia Gibson and Adam Walton all recorded career-best results this week.
Read moreHayden Jones, Gabriella Da Silva Fick, Talia Gibson and Adam Walton all recorded career-best results this week.
Bolt scoops back-to-back Australian Pro Tour singles titles
24 March, 2024
Australian Alex Bolt was crowned the men's singles champion at this week's Swan Hill Tennis International in regional Victoria.
Read moreAustralian Alex Bolt was crowned the men's singles champion at this week's Swan Hill Tennis International in regional Victoria.
Aussie weekly wrap: Celebrating winners aged from 15 to 83
18 March, 2024
Tahlia Kokkinis, a 15-year-old from Brisbane, was among 10 Australian players to win a professional title this week.
Read moreTahlia Kokkinis, a 15-year-old from Brisbane, was among 10 Australian players to win a professional title this week.
Hayden Jones verging on world’s top 10 in junior rankings
13 March, 2024
Gold Coast talent Hayden Jones sits at a career-high world No.11 in the latest ITF World Tennis Tour junior boys' rankings.
Read moreGold Coast talent Hayden Jones sits at a career-high world No.11 in the latest ITF World Tennis Tour junior boys' rankings.