Australian tennis player (born 1967)
Jenny Margaret Byrne (born 25 February 1967) is a former tennis player from Australia who turned professional in 1987 and retired from the tour in 1997. Her career-high world rankings were world No. 45 in singles (in 1989) and world No. 27 in doubles (in 1988).
Byrne finished runner-up in the mixed-doubles competition at Wimbledon in 1989, partnering Mark Kratzmann . In 1992, she won the Women's Tennis Association 's 'Comeback Player of the Year' award. As a junior player, Byrne won the girls' singles title at the Australian Open and finished runner-up in the girls' singles at Wimbledon in 1985.
Grand Slam tournament finals
Mixed doubles: 1 (runner-up)
WTA career finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam
0
Tier I
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Tier II
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Tier III
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Tier IV & V
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Doubles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam
0
Tier I
0
Tier II
0
Tier III
0
Tier IV & V
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Titles by surface
Hard
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Clay
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Grass
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Carpet
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Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
May 1986
Lugano , Switzerland
Clay
Janine Thompson
Elise Burgin Betsy Nagelsen
2–6, 3–6
Loss
2.
Jan 1987
Sydney , Australia
Clay
Janine Thompson
Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie
7–6(7–5) , 5–7, 1–6
Win
1.
Oct 1987
Indianapolis , United States
Hard (i)
Michelle Jaggard-Lai
Beverly Bowes Hu Na
6–2, 6–3
Loss
3.
May 1988
Rome , Italy
Clay
Janine Thompson
Jana Novotná Catherine Suire
3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss
4.
May 1988
Strasbourg , France
Clay
Janine Thompson
Nicole Bradtke Manon Bollegraf
5–7, 7–6(13–11) , 3–6
Win
2.
Oct 1988
Nashville , United States
Hard
Janine Thompson
Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank
7–5, 6–7(1–7) , 6–4
Loss
5.
Jan 1994
Brisbane , Australia
Hard
Rachel McQuillan
Laura Golarsa Natalia Medvedeva
3–6, 1–6
Loss
6.
Jan 1994
Hobart , Australia
Hard
Rachel McQuillan
Linda Wild Chanda Rubin
5–7, 6–4, 6–7(1–7)
Loss
7.
Feb 1994
Auckland , New Zealand
Hard
Julie Richardson
Patricia Hy-Boulais Mercedes Paz
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
ITF finals
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Singles (4–1)
Result
No.
Date
Location
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1.
14 October 1984
Wyong , Australia
Grass
Michelle Parun
6–2, 6–2
Win
2.
25 August 1991
Tarakan , Indonesia
Hard
Tanya Soemarno
6–0, 6–2
Loss
1.
10 November 1991
Port Pirie , Australia
Hard
Louise Field
4–6, 4–6
Win
3.
17 November 1991
Bendigo , Australia
Hard
Kristin Godridge
0–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win
4.
8 December 1991
Perth , Australia
Hard
Kate McDonald
6–2, 6–4
Doubles (3–1)
Result
No.
Date
Location
Surface
Partnering
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
21 October 1983
Gold Coast, Australia
Hard
Amanda Tobin
Nerida Gregory Bernadette Randall
6–7, 6–7
Win
1.
31 October 1983
Tamworth , Australia
Hard
Amanda Tobin
Debbie Mills Chris Newton
5–7, 6–2, 7–5
Win
2.
7 October 1991
Matsuyama , Japan
Hard
Paulette Moreno
Jennifer Saret Yi Jing-Qian
1–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win
3.
4 December 1995
Port Pirie , Australia
Hard
Catherine Barclay
Mareze Joubert Joanne Limmer
6–1, 6–3
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