Jessica Kirkland

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Jessica Kirkland

Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Miami, Florida, United States
Born	(1987-11-10) November 10, 1987 Dayton, Ohio, United States
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	July 2002
Retired	July 2009
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$187,373
Singles
Career record	83–80
Career titles	0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 151 (March 21, 2005)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2005)
French Open	Q2 (2006)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2005, 2006)
US Open	1R (2004, 2005, 2006)
Doubles
Career record	14–27
Career titles	0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 269 (April 16, 2007)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open	1R (2004, 2005, 2006)
Last updated on: September 9, 2012.

Jessica Kirkland (born November 10, 1987 in Dayton, Ohio) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

In her career, Kirkland won a total of four ITF titles, of which three were in singles and one in doubles. She also competed on the WTA level.

Biography

Kirkland's biggest career highlight was reaching the fourth round of the Tier I Pacific Life Open at Indian Wells in March 2005, beating number 22-seeded Marion Bartoli 6–0, 6–1 en route. Her biggest ITF title came when she won the singles of the $50,000 event at Carson, California in June 2007. She has played at Grand Slam tournaments on four occasions, losing in the first round in each.

Jessica retired after losing in round one of an ITF $10k event in Atlanta, Georgia to Erika Sema in July 2009.

External links

• Jessica Kirkland at the Women's Tennis Association