Jamea Jackson
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| Country |  United States |
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| Residence | Bradenton, Florida, USA | |
| Date of birth | September 7, 1986 (age 20) | |
| Place of birth | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |
| Weight | 51 kg (113 lb) | |
| Turned Pro | 2003 | |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) | |
| Career Prize Money | US$301,886 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 98-64 | |
| Career titles: | 0 WTA, 2 ITF titles | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 54 (June 19, 2006) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 2r (2006) | |
| French Open | 2r (2006) | |
| Wimbledon | 2r (2005, '06) | |
| U.S. Open | 2r (2006) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 6-21 | |
| Career titles: | 0 WTA, 0 ITF titles | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 374 (November 14, 2005) | |
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Infobox last updated on: August 15, 2006. |
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Jamea Jackson (born September 7, 1986), is a female American tennis player. She reached a singles ranking of 76 in the world at the end of 2005.
Jackson was born in Atlanta, Georgia and attended the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
She has won two ITF Women's Circuit singles titles. Jackson is the first tennis player ever to use the instant replay system in a tour level match, challenging a call in her first round win at the 2006 Nasdaq 100 Open in Miami, against compatriot Ashley Harkleroad. She led the Fed Cup to a victory over Germany on April 23, 2006. She won both her matches to notch the win for the U.S. Jackson reached her first WTA Tour final on June 17, 2006 when she beat Maria Sharapova in Birmingham on grass. However, she couldn't defeat Vera Zvonareva in the final match of the DFS Classic.
[edit] WTA Tour singles finals
- 2006: Birmingham (lost to Vera Zvonareva 6-7(12) 6-7(5))
[edit] References and external links
- WTA Tour profile - [1]
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