Jenny Byrne

Jenny Byrne (born 25 February 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Australia who turned professional in 1987 and retired from the tour in 1997. Her career-high world rankings were World No. 45 in singles (in 1989) and World No. 27 in doubles (in 1988). Her career prize money totalled US$515,140.

Byrne finished runner-up in the Mixed Doubles competition at Wimbledon in 1989, partnering Mark Kratzmann. In 1992, she won the Women's Tennis Association's 'Comeback Player of the Year' award. As a junior player, Byrne won the Girls' Singles title at the Australian Open and finished runner-up in the Girls' Singles at Wimbledon in 1985.

WTA finals

Singles 1

Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
Runner-up 1. 14 June 1992 Birmingham, England Grass Netherlands Brenda Schultz 2–6, 2–6

Doubles 3

Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Titles by Surface
Hard 0
Clay 0
Grass 0
Carpet 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final
Runner-up 1. 9 January 1994 Brisbane, Australia Hard Australia Rachel McQuillan Italy Laura Golarsa
Ukraine Natalia Medvedeva
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 15 January 1994 Hobart, Australia Hard Australia Rachel McQuillan United States Linda Wild
United States Chanda Rubin
5–7, 6–4, 6–7
Runner-up 3. 6 February 1994 Auckland, New Zealand Hard New Zealand Julie Richardson Canada Patricia Hy-Boulais
Argentina Mercedes Paz
4–6, 6–7

Mixed doubles 1

Legend
Grand Slam 0
WTA Championships 0
Tier I 0
Tier II 0
Tier III 0
Tier IV & V 0
Titles by Surface
Hard 0
Clay 0
Grass 0
Carpet 0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 1989 Wimbledon, England Grass Australia Mark Kratzmann Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
United States Jim Pugh
4–6, 7–5, 4–6

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