Jessica Moore (tennis)

Jessica Moore (born 16 August 1990) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Jessica Moore
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceWilliams, Western Australia
Born (1990-08-16) 16 August 1990 (age 34)
Perth, Western Australia
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro2008
Retired2020
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$541,674
Singles
Career record257–223
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 132 (27 October 2008)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2008, 2009)
US Open2R (2008)
Doubles
Career record301–214
Career titles2 WTA, 31 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 52 (13 May 2019)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2016, 2018, 2019)
French Open1R (2019)
Wimbledon1R (2011, 2017, 2018)
US Open1R (2019)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (2008, 2019)
French Open1R (2017, 2019)
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi Women's Doubles

Moore won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as four singles and 31 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 27 October 2008, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 132. On 13 May 2019, she peaked at No. 52 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Playing for Australia Fed Cup team, Moore has a win–loss record of 1–2.

Tennis career

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2008–2009

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Moore reached the second round of the 2008 Australian Open, wherein lost to 17th seed Shahar Pe'er. This made her the youngest Australian to win a match at the Australian Open since Jelena Dokić in 1999. Moore also reached the final of the 2008 Australian Open girls' singles, defeating future world No. 1, Simona Halep, in the semifinals. In the final, she lost to Arantxa Rus. She was the first Australian to make the final in 13 years.[1]

After recovering from a shoulder injury, Moore won both the French Open and Wimbledon junior doubles titles with Slovenia's Polona Hercog. At the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, she reached the second round of the US Open after defeating American wildcard Melanie Oudin. However, she lost in the second round to Anna-Lena Grönefeld of Germany.

Moore was awarded a wildcard into the 2009 Australian Open, after improving her ranking up 230 places to 140 in 2008.[2] In the first round, she defeated fellow wildcard Christina McHale, before losing to 12th seed Flavia Pennetta.

2011

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In February, Moore and Noppawan Lertcheewakarn reached the final of the Malaysian Open where they lost to Dinara Safina and Galina Voskoboeva. This was Moore's first WTA Tour tournament final.

She then competed in WTA qualifying events, and $100k and $50k events up until July, with a win–loss record of 10–12. After a few years of constantly being on the road, she decided to take an indefinite break and to experience what it was like to live an ordinary life.[3]

Since 2015

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Moore commenced 2015 by losing in qualifying rounds of the Sydney International and Australian Open before returning to the Australian circuit, where she made three consecutive quarterfinals in Clare, Port Pirie and Mildura (in February and March). Moore then headed to the USA and continued to play on the ITF Circuit. Following a quarterfinal result at Indian Harbour Beach, Moore's ranking re-entered the top 300.[4]

In July 2016, she finally realized her first WTA tournament win. Partnering Varatchaya Wongteanchai, she won the Bucharest Open, defeating Alexandra Cadanțu and Katarzyna Piter in the final, in straight sets.

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (2–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 6 March 2011 Malaysian Open Hard   Noppawan Lertcheewakarn   Dinara Safina
  Galina Voskoboeva
5–7, 6–2, [5–10]
Winner 1. 17 July 2016 Bucharest Open, Romania Clay   Varatchaya Wongteanchai   Alexandra Cadanțu
  Katarzyna Piter
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Winner 2. 22 September 2018 Guangzhou Open, China Hard   Monique Adamczak   Danka Kovinić
  Vera Lapko
4–6, 7–5, [10–4]
Runner-up 2. 14 October 2018 Tianjin Open, China Hard   Monique Adamczak   Nicole Melichar
  Květa Peschke
4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 7 April 2019 Monterrey Open, Mexico Hard   Monique Adamczak   Asia Muhammad
  Maria Sanchez
6–7(2–7), 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Jun 2007 ITF Davos, Switzerland Clay   Stephanie Vogt 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 1. Jul 2007 ITF Ilkley, England Grass   Lizaan du Plessis 6–4, 6–2
Win 2. Oct 2007 ITF Traralgon, Australia Hard   Sandy Gumulya 6–4, 6–4
Win 3. Jul 2008 ITF Rome, Italy Clay   Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 6–3, 6–2
Loss 2. May 2012 ITF Hilton Head, United States Hard   Mayo Hibi 3–6, 1–6
Win 4. Jul 2012 ITF Knokke, Belgium Clay   Ysaline Bonaventure 6–1, 7–6(7)
Loss 3. Mar 2013 ITF Sydney, Australia Hard   Viktorija Rajicic 7–5, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 4. Jun 2013 ITF Bethany Beach, United States Clay   Brianna Morgan 6–7(7), 3–6
Loss 5. Sep 2013 ITF Cairns, Australia Hard   Azra Hadzic 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 6. Oct 2014 ITF Toowoomba, Australia Hard   Ellen Allgurin 1–6, 3–6

Doubles: 43 (31 titles, 12 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. May 2007 ITF Bournemouth, England Clay   Alenka Hubacek   Melanie Klaffner
  Nicole Riner
5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1. Oct 2007 ITF Rockhampton, Australia Hard   Alison Bai   Courtney Nagle
  Robin Stephenson
4–6, 3–6
Win 2. May 2008 ITF Galatina, Italy Clay   Melanie Klaffner   Maria Fernanda Alves
  María Irigoyen
3–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Loss 2. Jun 2008 ITF Campobasso, Italy Clay   Nicole Clerico   María Irigoyen
  Roxane Vaisemberg
3–6, 2–6
Loss 3. Oct 2008 ITF Traralgon, Australia Hard   Jarmila Gajdošová   Natalie Grandin
  Robin Stephenson
4–6, 2–6
Win 3. Feb 2010 Burnie International, Australia Hard   Arina Rodionova   Tímea Babos
  Anna Arina Marenko
6–1, 6–4
Win 4. Feb 2010 ITF Mildura, Australia Grass   Casey Dellacqua   Jarmila Groth
  Jade Hopper
6–2, 7–6
Win 5. Mar 2010 ITF Sydney, Australia Hard   Casey Dellacqua   Sophie Ferguson
  Trudi Musgrave
w/o
Win 6. May 2010 ITF Bundaberg, Australia Clay   Marija Mirkovic   Viktorija Rajicic
  Emelyn Starr
6–3, 1–6, [10–7]
Win 7. Nov 2010 ITF Kalgoorlie, Australia Hard   Daniella Jeflea   Tímea Babos
  Monika Wejnert
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Win 8. Nov 2010 ITF Esperance, Australia Hard   Daniella Jeflea   Chiaki Okadaue
  Remi Tezuka
7–6(7), 6–3
Win 9. Apr 2012 ITF Indian Harbour Beach,
United States
Clay   Maria Fernanda Alves   Marie-Ève Pelletier
  Alyona Sotnikova
6–7(6), 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 4. Jan 2013 Burnie International, Australia Hard   Bojana Bobusic   Shuko Aoyama
  Erika Sema
w/o
Loss 5. Mar 2013 ITF Sydney, Australia Hard   Anja Dokic   Alison Bai
  Tyra Calderwood
6–7, 4–6
Loss 6. May 2013 ITF Raleigh, United States Clay   Sally Peers   Asia Muhammad
  Allie Will
3–6, 3–6
Win 10. Feb 2014 ITF Port Pirie, Australia Hard   Aleksandrina Naydenova   Miyabi Inoue
  Hiroko Kuwata
6–4, 6–3
Loss 7. Mar 2014 ITF Mildura, Australia Grass   Aleksandrina Naydenova   Jang Su-jeong
  Lee So-ra
1–6, 6–1, [4–10]
Win 11. Apr 2014 ITF Glen Iris, Australia Clay   Aleksandrina Naydenova   Tammi Patterson
  Ellen Perez
6–4, 6–2
Win 12. Apr 2014 ITF Melbourne, Australia Clay   Aleksandrina Naydenova   Miyu Kato
  Yuuki Tanaka
7–5, 6–7(5), [10–7]
Win 13. Oct 2014 ITF Cairns, Australia Hard   Abbie Myers   Ayaka Okuno
  Alison Bai
6–2, 6–2
Win 14. Oct 2014 ITF Toowoomba, Australia Hard   Abbie Myers   Lizette Cabrera
  Priscilla Hon
6–3, 6–3
Loss 8. Oct 2014 ITF Perth, Australia Hard   Abbie Myers   Veronika Kapshay
  Alizé Lim
2–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Win 15. Nov 2014 Bendigo International, Australia Hard   Abbie Myers   Naiktha Bains
  Karolina Wlodarczak
6–4, 6–0
Win 16. Nov 2014 Bendigo International, Australia Hard   Abbie Myers   Varatchaya Wongteanchai
  Varunya Wongteanchai
3–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Win 17. Feb 2015 ITF Clare, Australia Hard   Jennifer Elie   Mana Ayukawa
  Kotomi Takahata
6–3, 7–5
Win 18. Mar 2015 ITF Port Pirie, Australia Hard   Abbie Myers   Liu Chang
  Tian Ran
6–0, 6–3
Loss 9. Apr 2015 ITF Jackson, United States Clay   Kateřina Kramperová   Alexa Guarachi
  Caitlin Whoriskey
7–6(4), 3–6, [9–11]
Win 19. Jul 2015 Challenger de Granby, Canada Hard   Storm Sanders   Laura Robson
  Erin Routliffe
7–5, 6–2
Win 20. Aug 2015 ITF Gatineau, Canada Hard   Carol Zhao   Victoria Rodríguez
  Marcela Zacarías
6–3, 6–4
Win 21. Aug 2015 ITF Landisville, United States Hard   Ivana Jorović   Brynn Boren
  Nadja Gilchrist
6–1, 6–3
Win 22. Oct 2015 ITF Cairns, Australia Hard   Storm Sanders   Jennifer Elie
  Asia Muhammad
6–0, 6–3
Win 23. Feb 2016 ITF Perth, Australia Hard   Ashleigh Barty   Alison Bai
  Abbie Myers
3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win 24. Oct 2016 Canberra International, Australia Hard   Storm Sanders   Alison Bai
  Lizette Cabrera
6–3, 6–4
Loss 10. Mar 2017 ITF Mornington, Australia Clay   Varatchaya Wongteanchai   Priscilla Hon
  Fanny Stollár
1–6, 5–7
Loss 11. Apr 2017 ITF Mornington, Australia Clay   Varatchaya Wongteanchai   Julia Glushko
  Barbora Krejčíková
4–6, 6–2, [9–11]
Win 25. Aug 2017 Vancouver Open, Canada Hard   Jocelyn Rae   Desirae Krawczyk
  Giuliana Olmos
6–1, 7–5
Loss 12. Nov 2017 Canberra International, Australia Hard   Ellen Perez   Asia Muhammad
  Arina Rodionova
4–6, 4–6
Win 26. Feb 2018 Launceston International, Australia Hard   Ellen Perez   Laura Robson
  Valeria Savinykh
7–6(5), 6–4
Win 27. Feb 2018 ITF Perth, Australia Hard   Ellen Perez   Olivia Tjandramulia
  Belinda Woolcock
6–7(6), 6–1, [7–9] ret.
Win 28. Feb 2018 ITF Perth, Australia Hard   Olivia Tjandramulia   Alison Bai
  Lu Jiajing
7–5, 6–7(8), [11–9]
Win 29. Apr 2018 Chiasso Open, Switzerland Clay   Darija Jurak   Cindy Burger
  Rosalie van der Hoek
7–6(6), 4–6, [10–8]
Win 30. May 2018 Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia Clay   Galina Voskoboeva   Xenia Knoll
  Anna Smith
0–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Win 31. Jun 2018 Surbiton Trophy, England Grass   Ellen Perez   Arina Rodionova
  Yanina Wickmayer
4–6, 7–5, [10–3]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Girls' singles (0–1)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 2008   Australian Open Hard   Arantxa Rus 3–6, 4–6

Girls' doubles (2–0)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 2008 French Open Clay   Polona Hercog   Lesley Kerkhove
  Arantxa Rus
5–7, 6–1, [10–7]
Winner 2008 Wimbledon Grass   Polona Hercog   Isabella Holland
  Sally Peers
6–3, 1–6, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "Moore loses, but more could be in store". theage.com.au. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Local hopes Carsten Ball and Jessica Moore into Australian Open". foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Back for Moore tennis after break from the game". theadvocate.com.au. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Biggest Movers: Milestones for the Special Ks". Tennis Australia. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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