Jennifer Saret (born 12 December 1974) is a Filipino former tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Metro Manila, Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 December 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 639 (24 August 1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 454 (11 November 1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tennis career
editSaret featured in a total of 24 ties for the Philippines Fed Cup team and was a regular medalist for her country at the Southeast Asian Games, debuting in the regional competition as a 14 year old in 1989.[1] Locally, she made her mark by winning four successive PCA Open championships from 1989 to 1992. She was a junior doubles semi-finalist at the 1991 Wimbledon Championships.[2]
From 1992 to 1996 she took up a sports scholarship to attend Brigham Young University (BYU) in the United States, where she played varsity tennis. She was the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 1995.[3]
Her Fed Cup career was put on hold while she was at BYU but she returned to the national team in 1997 and made her last appearance in 2001. She retired from Fed Cup tennis with a Philippines record 26 wins, 15 of which came in singles.[4]
ITF finals
editDoubles: 1 (0–1)
edit| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 7 October 1991 | Matsuyama, Japan | Hard |  Yi Jing-Qian
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 Paulette Moreno  Jenny Byrne
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6–1, 4–6, 4–6 |
References
edit- ^ "Coach's Corner: Jennifer Saret". The Guidon. 24 March 2009.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Juniors - The Junior Championships, Wimbledon - 29 June - 07 July 1991". itftennis.com.
- ^ "Cougars Sweep Up The Aztecs To Capture WAC Championship". Deseret News. 1 May 1994.
- ^ "Key Statistics". fedcup.com.
