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.[1] Her biggest ITF title came when she won the singles of the $50,000 event at Carson, California in June 2007.[2] 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.

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