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{{Short description|British tennis player}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name= Jane O’Donoghue
| name= Jane O’Donoghue
| image=
| image=
| country= {{flagu|United Kingdom}}<br />{{ENG}}
| country= {{flagu|United Kingdom}}<br />{{flagu|England}}
| residence= [[Ashton-in-Makerfield]], [[Greater Manchester]]
| residence= [[Ashton-in-Makerfield]], Greater Manchester
| birth_date= {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|03|29}}
| birth_date= {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|03|29}}
| birth_place= [[Higher End]], [[Metropolitan Borough of Wigan|Wigan]], [[Greater Manchester]]
| birth_place= [[Higher End]], [[Metropolitan Borough of Wigan|Wigan]], Greater Manchester
| height= {{height|meters=1.72}}
| height= 1.72 m
| weight=
| turnedpro= [[2000 WTA Tour|2000]]
| turnedpro= [[2000 WTA Tour|2000]]
| retired= [[2007 WTA Tour|2007]]
| retired= [[2007 WTA Tour|2007]]
| plays= Right-handed
| plays= Right-handed
| careerprizemoney= [[US$|$]]177,156
| careerprizemoney= $177,156
| singlesrecord= 153–174
| singlesrecord= 153–174
| singlestitles= 0 [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]] (3 [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]])
| singlestitles= 3 [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]]
| highestsinglesranking= No. 189 (26 July 2004)
| highestsinglesranking= No. 189 (26 July 2004)
| Wimbledonresult= 2R ([[2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2004]], [[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2005]])
| AustralianOpenresult=
| FrenchOpenresult=
| Wimbledonresult= 2R ([[2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|2004]],[[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|2005]])
| USOpenresult=
| doublesrecord= 93–95
| doublesrecord= 93–95
| doublestitles= 0 WTA (6 ITF)
| doublestitles= 6 ITF
| highestdoublesranking= 184 (22 August 2005)
| highestdoublesranking= 184 (22 August 2005)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R ([[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles|2005]])
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R ([[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|2005]])
| updated= 4 June 2009
}}
}}


'''Jane O'Donoghue''' (born 29 March 1983) is a retired British female [[tennis]] player who turned professional in 2000 and played her last professional match in 2007. During her career she won 3 [[International Tennis Federation]] singles titles and 6 ITF doubles titles. In July 2006 she rose to a career-high singles ranking of 189 and over one year later she reached 184 in the world in the doubles rankings. O'Donoghue reached the second round of her home [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] two years in a row in 2004 and 2005.<ref name=Wimbledon04>{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/baltacha-win-breathes-life-into-british-game-733190.html |title=Baltacha win breathes life into British game |publisher=www.independent.co.uk |location=London |first=Nick |last=Harris |date=23 June 2004 |accessdate=5 May 2010}}</ref><ref name=Wimbledon05>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4121648.stm |title=O'Donoghue upbeat for Dechy clash |work=BBC Sport |date=23 June 2005 |accessdate=5 May 2010 |first=Scarlett |last=Elworthy}}</ref> After retirement, O'Donoghue began working for the [[Lawn Tennis Association|LTA]] as a coach and currently coaches British junior, [[Katy Dunne]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://everyball.net/katy-moves-on-with-bright-future-ahead |title=Katy moves on with bright future ahead |publisher=www.everyball.net |date=4 July 2011 |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
'''Jane O'Donoghue''' (born 29 March 1983) is a retired British tennis player who turned professional in 2000 and played her last match on the pro circuit in 2007. During her career, she won three [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]] singles and six ITF doubles titles. In July 2006, she reached a career-high singles ranking of 189, and over one year later, she reached 184 in the world in the doubles rankings. O'Donoghue reached the second round of her [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]], [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] in 2004 and 2005.<ref name=Wimbledon04>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/baltacha-win-breathes-life-into-british-game-733190.html |title=Baltacha win breathes life into British game |work=The Independent|location=London |first=Nick |last=Harris |date=23 June 2004 |accessdate=5 May 2010}}</ref><ref name=Wimbledon05>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/4121648.stm |title=O'Donoghue upbeat for Dechy clash |publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 June 2005 |accessdate=5 May 2010 |first=Scarlett |last=Elworthy}}</ref> After retirement, she began working for the [[Lawn Tennis Association|LTA]] as a coach.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
O'Donoghue was born in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester in 1983. Her father, John, is a PE teacher, her mother works in a bank and her two older brothers, Paul and Mark, both studied at the [[University of Oxford]]. She has 10 GCSEs all of which are grade A. She began playing tennis aged nine and turned professional at the age of 17. Other than tennis, her interests are football, netball and music.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wigan.gov.uk/pub/council/borough-life/issue14/tennis.htm |title=Borough Life Summer 2006: Jane eyes centre court glory |publisher=www.wigan.gov.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1398113/Venus-versus-Jane.html |title=Venus versus Jane |publisher=www.telegraph.co.uk |location=London |first=Olga |last=Craig |date=23 June 2002 |accessdate=5 May 2010}}</ref>
O'Donoghue was born in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester in 1983. Her father John is a PE teacher, her mother works in a bank, and her two older brothers, Paul and Mark, both studied at the University of Oxford. She has 10 GCSEs all of which are grade A. She began playing tennis at age 9 and turned professional at the age of 17.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wigan.gov.uk/pub/council/borough-life/issue14/tennis.htm |title=Borough Life Summer 2006: Jane eyes centre court glory |publisher=wigan.gov.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1398113/Venus-versus-Jane.html |title=Venus versus Jane |work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London |first=Olga |last=Craig |date=23 June 2002 |accessdate=5 May 2010}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==

===Junior (1997–2001)===
===Junior (1997–2001)===
O'Donoghue competed on the junior ITF circuit from July 1997 until June 2001. She won one singles title over the course of her four-year career, at the ''2001 Japan Open Junior Championships'', and also became a semifinalist four times and a quarterfinalist on eight occasions. She reached the second round of Wimbledon twice in [[2000 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles|2000]] and [[2001 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles|2001]] but her greatest junior Grand Slam success came in 2001 when Jane reached the third round of the [[2001 Australian Open – Girls' Singles|Australian Open]]. Her junior career ended with a singles win-loss record of 40–32 and a career-high ranking of world no. 28 (achieved 2 January 2001).<ref name=Junior>{{ITF junior profile|id=35011193}}</ref>
O'Donoghue competed on the junior ITF Circuit from July 1997 until June 2001. She won one singles title over the course of her four-year career, at the 2001 Japan Open Junior Championships, and she was a semifinalist four times and a quarterfinalist on eight occasions. She reached the second round of Wimbledon twice in [[2000 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles|2000]] and [[2001 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles|2001]] but her greatest junior Grand Slam success came in 2001 when Jane reached the third round of the [[2001 Australian Open – Girls' singles|Australian Open]]. Her junior career ended with a singles win–loss record of 40–32 and a career-high ranking of world No. 28 (achieved 2 January 2001).<ref name="Junior">{{cite web |url=https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=35011193|title=Jane O'Donoghue|website=itftennis.com|publisher=[[International Tennis Federation]]}}</ref>


O'Donoghuewon her only junior doubles title in August 1999 partnering [[Elena Baltacha]]. Aside from this she also reached three more finals, three semifinals and seven quarterfinals. With Anna Hawkins as her partner, she managed to reach the second round of [[2001 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Doubles|Wimbledon girls' doubles]] in 2001 where they lost to [[Gisela Dulko]] and [[Ashley Harkleroad]]. This was the furthest Jane progressed in a Grand Slam doubles tournament. This success led her to finish her career with a doubles win-loss record of 25–30 and a career-high ranking of world no. 73 (achieved 5 February 2001).<ref name=Junior />
O'Donoghue won her only junior doubles title in August 1999 partnering [[Elena Baltacha]]. She also reached three more finals, three semifinals and seven quarterfinals


===1998–2001===
===1998–2001===
O'Donoghue played her first match on the adult ITF circuit in September [[1998 WTA Tour|1998]] in the qualifying draw for the $10,000 ITF in [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]]. She lost in the second round of the qualifying tournament and finished the season without a world ranking.<ref name=Activity>{{cite web |url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=35011193 |title=Activity: O'DONOGHUE, Jane (GBR) |publisher=www.itftennis.com}}</ref>
O'Donoghue played her first match on the adult ITF Circuit in September [[1998 WTA Tour|1998]] in the qualifying draw for the $10k in Sunderland. She finished the season without a world ranking.<ref name=Activity>{{cite web |url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=35011193 |title=Activity: O'DONOGHUE, Jane (GBR) |publisher=itftennis.com}}</ref>

She attempted to qualify for three $10,000 ITF events in [[1999 WTA Tour|1999]] but did not win a match. She again finished the season without a world ranking.<ref name=Activity />


She attempted to qualify for three $10k events in 1999 but did not win a match. She again finished the season without a world ranking.<ref name=Activity />
O'Donoghue started her [[2000 WTA Tour|2000 season]] with her first ever main draw ITF appearance courtesy of a [[Wild card (sports)|wild card]] into the $10,000 event in [[Hatfield, Hertfordshire|Hatfield]] where she fell in round one. She was beaten by fellow Brit, Alice Barnes, in round one of the ITF in [[Swansea]] before being given a wild card into the qualifying draw of [[2000 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|Wimbledon]] and again being beaten by Barnes in her first match. In August, O'Donoghue made a surprise run to the final of a $10,000 ITF in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] where she was beaten by [[Susi Bensch]] and she continued her momentum by following this up with a run to the quarterfinals of an ITF in London ($10,000). She finished the year with a ranking of world no. 564.<ref name=Activity />


O'Donoghue had very little in the way of success on the ITF circuit in [[2001 WTA Tour|2001]] but was nevertheless given a wild card into the qualifying draw of [[2001 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|Wimbledon]] where she beat world no. 136, [[Maja Palaversic]], in the first round before losing to [[Stéphanie Foretz]] in her second match, 3–6 1–6. O'Donoghue's next tournament was in the $25,000 ITF in [[Felixstowe]] where she had to retire in the first round. She did not compete again that year. Her year-end ranking was world no. 471.<ref name=Activity />
O'Donoghue started her 2000 season with her first main draw ITF appearance courtesy of a wildcard into the $10k event in Hatfield. In August, O'Donoghue reached the final of a $10k. She finished the year with a ranking of world no. 564.<ref name=Activity /> Her year-end ranking at the end of 2001 was world No. 471.<ref name=Activity />


===2002===
===2002===
Returning to the tour in January [[2002 WTA Tour|2002]], O'Donoghue reached the quarterfinals of the $10,000 ITF in Hull. In March she reached the semifinals of the $10,000 ITF in [[Amiens]] as a qualifier and two months later in May she won her first professional title in [[Bournemouth]] beating Yvonne Doyle in the final in straight sets. Just two weeks later she won the second ITF title of her career, this one in [[Hatfield, Hertfordshire|Hatfield]], beating all three top seeds on the way to the title. In June she made her debut on the [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]] tour in the qualifying draw of the [[WTA Tier III Events|tier III]] [[DFS Classic]] in Birmingham, courtesy of a wild card. She lost to [[Antonella Serra Zanetti]]. This was immediately followed by another wild card into the qualifying draw of a British WTA tournament, the [[WTA Tier II Events|tier II]], [[International Women's Open|Britannic Asset Management International]] where she was beaten by [[Marissa Irvin]]. She then received a wild card into the main draw of [[2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|Wimbledon]] where she faced the top seed [[Venus Williams]] in the first round and lost, 6–1 6–1. In the second half of the year she reached two quarterfinals of $25,000 ITF tournaments and finished the year with a ranking of world no. 295.<ref name=Activity />
In January 2002, O'Donoghue won her first professional title in Bournemouth Two weeks later, she won the second ITF title of her career in Hatfield. She received a wildcard into the main draw of [[2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon]] where she lost to the top seed [[Venus Williams]] in the first round. In the second half of the year, she reached two quarterfinals of $25k tournaments and finished the year with a ranking of world No. 295.<ref name=Activity />


===2003===
===2003===
In May, she reached the final of the $10k event in Edinburgh. She was given a wildcard into [[2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon]] and was beaten in round one by [[Marlene Weingärtner]]. Her season-ending ranking was world No. 235.<ref name=Activity />
In her first tournament of [[2003 WTA Tour|2003]] saw Jane reach the semifinals of the $10,000 ITF in [[Tallahassee]]. She competed for [[Great Britain Fed Cup team|Great Britain]] in the [[2003 Fed Cup|Fed Cup]] and won one out of three singles rubbers as well as losing her only doubles rubber. In May she reached the final of the $10,000 ITF event in [[Edinburgh]] and lost to [[Elise Tamaëla]]. She then entered the $25,000 ITF in [[Surbiton]] and reached the quarterfinals before losing to [[Anne Keothavong]]. She beat compatriot, [[Elena Baltacha]], in the first round of the DFS Classic in June to give her the first win of her career on the WTA tour. World no. 13, [[Magdalena Maleeva]], beat her in the second round, 6–2 6–4. This was followed up with a wild card into the [[Aegon International|Hastings Direct International Championships]] qualifying draw where she lost in the first round. She was also given a wild card into [[2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|Wimbledon]] and was beaten in round one by [[Marlene Weingärtner]], 4–6 2–6. She then reached the quarterfinals of the $25,000 ITF in [[Toruń]] and in September, the semifinals of another $25,000 ITF, this one in [[Glasgow]]. Her season-ending ranking was world no. 235.<ref name=Activity />


===2004===
===2004===
At [[2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon]], O'Donoghue beat [[Lindsay Lee-Waters]] in the first round to give her the first Grand Slam main-draw victory of her career.<ref name=Wimbledon04 /> She finished the year as world No. 231.<ref name=Activity />
O'Donoghue began her [[2004 WTA Tour|2004 season]] by reaching the quarterfinals of a $50,000 ITF in [[Waikoloa Village, Hawaii|Waikoloa]] where she lost a three set match to [[María Emilia Salerni]]. She competed in doubles as part of the [[Great Britain Fed Cup team|British team]] in the [[2004 Fed Cup|Fed Cup]] partnering Amanda Janes in one match and [[Elena Baltacha]] in the other two. They won two out of their three matches, the one they lost being against sisters, [[Gabriela Niculescu|Gabriela]] and [[Monica Niculescu]]. In April and May she reached two consecutive $25,000 ITF quarterfinals in [[Bari]] and [[Stockholm]], losing to [[Kateryna Bondarenko]] and [[Hanna Nooni]] respectively.In June she received a wild card into the [[DFS Classic]], a [[WTA Tier III tournaments|tier III]] event, where she was beaten in round one by [[Émilie Loit]]. She then headed to the qualifying draw for the [[Aegon International|Hastings Direct International]] (again courtesy of a wild card) where she was beaten in the first round of qualifying by fellow Brit, [[Elena Baltacha]]. The third of three consecutive wild cards granted her direct entry into [[2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|Wimbledon]], her home Grand Slam. O'Donoghue managed to make the most of this opportunity by beating [[Lindsay Lee-Waters]], 2–6 6–3 6–3, in the first round to give her the first Grand Slam main draw victory of her career.<ref name=Wimbledon04 /> Following Wimbledon she reached the quarterfinals of another $25,000 ITF before failing to qualify for a number of lower-tier WTA tournaments. In August she lost a tight match in the first round of qualifying for the [[2004 US Open – Women's Singles|US Open]] to [[Maria Vanina Garcia Sokol]], 6–7<sup>(4)</sup> 6–7<sup>(4)</sup>. She finished the rest of the year without progressing past the second round in any ITF tournaments and her year-end ranking was world no. 231.<ref name=Activity />


===2005===
===2005 to 2007===
In 2005, she again was given a wildcard into [[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon]], losing to [[Nathalie Dechy]] in the second round.<ref name=Wimbledon05 /> Her year-end ranking in 2005 was world No. 250,<ref name=Activity /> and her season-ending ranking in 2006 was world No. 336.<ref name=Activity /> She retired from professional tennis in April 2007.<ref name=Activity />
[[2005 WTA Tour|2005]] began with three consecutive first round losses for O'Donoghue in ITF events, although she and [[Katie O'Brien]] did team up to win the doubles title in the first event of the year in [[Tipton]]. In February she reached two consecutive $25,000 ITF quarterfinals, losing to [[Rika Fujiwara]] and [[Olga Savchuk]]. She had some degree of success in $50,000 events in May, reaching the semifinals of one in [[Gifu, Gifu|Gifu]] and the quarterfinals of the next in [[Fukuoka]]. In April she and O'Brien played three doubles rubbers together as part of the [[Great Britain Fed Cup team|Great Britain team]] in the [[2005 Fed Cup|Fed Cup]] when they won one out of three matches. As in 2004, she received consecutive wild cards into the qualifying draws for the DFS Classic and the Hastings Direct International where she was beaten in the first round of qualifying in both events. She was again given a wild card into [[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|Wimbledon]] where she battled to beat [[Anna-Lena Grönefeld]], 1–6 6–1 6–4, in the first round, only to be overcome by [[Nathalie Dechy]] in round two, 2–6 1–6.<ref name=Wimbledon05 /> She and [[Elena Baltacha]] also teamed up to reach the second round in doubles by beating [[Mariana Díaz-Oliva]] and [[Martina Suchá]]. She had no more success on the ITF circuit until late November when she reached the quarterfinals two $25,000 ITF events in Australia. Her year-end ranking was world no. 250.<ref name=Activity />

===2006===
[[2006 WTA Tour|2006]] did not begin well for O'Donoghue; before heading into the qualifying draws for the [[DFS Classic]], the [[Aegon International|Hastings Direct International]] and [[2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles|Wimbledon]], she had accumulated a win-loss record of 3–15 in main draw [[2006 ITF Women's Circuit|ITF]] matches. She lost in straight sets in the first round of the qualifying draws for both the DFS Classic and the Hastings Direct International and then reached the second round of qualifying for Wimbledon. Following this, she reached her first ITF semifinal of the season in a $10,000 event in [[Frinton]] where she lost to [[Georgie Stoop]]. In August she was the runner-up in another $10,000 ITF and a quarterfinalist in yet another. She reached the quarterfinals of only one more ITF tournament before the end of the year and her season-ending ranking was world no. 336.<ref name=Activity />

===2007===
In March [[2007 WTA Tour|2007]] O'Donoghue won the title in a $10,000 [[2007 ITF Women's Circuit|ITF]] event in [[Jersey]] before going on to reach the semifinals of her next in [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]] and the quarterfinals of her next in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]. She then lost in the qualifying draws for a number of higher-tier ITF tournaments before retiring from professional tennis in April.<ref name=Activity />

==WTA tour and ITF circuit finals==


==ITF Circuit finals==
===Singles: 6 (3–3)===
===Singles: 6 (3–3)===
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| {{flagicon|SUI}} Gaelle Widmer
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Gaëlle Widmer]]
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===Doubles: 11 (6–5)===
===Doubles: 11 (6–5)===
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|}
{| class="sortable wikitable"
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Result
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!class="unsortable"|W–L
| '''Outcome'''
| '''Date'''
!Date
| '''Tournament'''
!Tournament
!Tier
| '''Surface'''
!Surface
| '''Partnering'''
!Partnering
| '''Opponent in the final'''
!Opponents
| '''Score in the final'''
!class="unsortable"|Score
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
|-
| bgcolor="98FB98" | Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–0
| {{dts|format=dmy|2002|apr|29}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2002|apr|29}}
| $10,000 Bournemouth, Great Britain
| ITF Bournemouth, Great Britain
| 10,000
| Clay
| Clay
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Anna Hawkins
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Anna Hawkins]]
| {{flagicon|TUR}} {{sortname|İpek|Şenoğlu}} <br /> {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Christina Zachariadou]]}}
| {{flagicon|TUR}} {{sortname|İpek|Şenoğlu}} <br /> {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Christina Zachariadou]]}}
| 6–0, 6–0
| 6–0, 6–0
|-
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| bgcolor="FFA07A" | Runner-up
| 1–1
| {{dts|format=dmy|2002|may|14}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2002|may|14}}
| $10,000 Hatfield, Great Britain
| ITF Hatfield, Great Britain
| 10,000
| Clay
| Clay
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Anna Hawkins
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Anna Hawkins
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Irina Bulykina <br /> {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ekaterina Sysoeva]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Irina Bulykina <br /> {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ekaterina Sysoeva]]
| 6–4, 4–6, 6–7<sup>(8–10)</sup>
| 6–4, 4–6, 6–7<sup>(8–10)</sup>
|- style="background:lightblue;"
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| bgcolor="FFA07A" | Runner-up
| 1–2
| {{dts|format=dmy|2002|nov|25}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2002|nov|25}}
| $25,000 Mount Gambier, Australia
| ITF Mount Gambier, Australia
| 25,000
| Hard
| Hard
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|RSA}} {{sortname|Chanelle|Scheepers}}}}
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|RSA}} {{sortname|Chanelle|Scheepers}}}}
| {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Daniella|Dominikovic}} <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Evie|Dominikovic}}
| {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Daniella|Dominikovic}} <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Evie|Dominikovic}}
| w/o
| w/o
|- style="background:lightblue;"
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| bgcolor="98FB98" | Winner
| 2–2
| {{dts|format=dmy|2004|oct|12}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2004|oct|12}}
| $25,000 Sunderland, Great Britain
| ITF Sunderland, Great Britain
| 25,000
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Elena|Baltacha}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Elena|Baltacha}}
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| 6–1, 4–6, 6–2
| 6–1, 4–6, 6–2
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| bgcolor="98FB98" | Winner
| 3–2
| {{dts|format=dmy|2005|jan|18}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2005|jan|18}}
| $10,000 Tipton, Great Britain
| ITF Tipton, Great Britain
| 10,000
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Surina De Beer]]
| {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Surina De Beer]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Katie|O'Brien}} <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Melanie|South}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Katie|O'Brien}} <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Melanie|South}}
| 6–4, 6–2
| 6–4, 6–2
|- style="background:lightblue;"
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| bgcolor="FFA07A" | Runner-up
| 3–3
| {{dts|format=dmy|2006|jul|10}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2006|jul|10}}
| $25,000 Felixstowe, Great Britain
| ITF Felixstowe, Great Britain
| 25,000
| Grass
| Grass
| {{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Sarah|Borwell}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Sarah|Borwell}}
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| 2–6, 4–6
| 2–6, 4–6
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| bgcolor="98FB98" | Winner
| 4–3
| {{dts|format=dmy|2006|jul|17}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2006|jul|17}}
| $10,000 Frinton, Great Britain
| ITF Frinton, Great Britain
| 10,000
| Grass
| Grass
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Georgie Gent]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Georgie Gent]]
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| 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
| 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| bgcolor="FFA07A" | Runner-up
| 4–4
| {{dts|format=dmy|2006|aug|7}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2006|aug|7}}
| $10,000 Wrexham, Great Britain
| ITF Wrexham, Great Britain
| 10,000
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Karen|Paterson}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Karen|Paterson}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lindsay Cox <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} Anna Hawkins
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lindsay Cox <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Anna Hawkins]]
| 3–6, 3–6
| 3–6, 3–6
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| bgcolor="98FB98" | Winner
| 5–4
| {{dts|format=dmy|2006|aug|22}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2006|aug|22}}
| $10,000 Cumberland (London), <br />Great Britain
| ITF Cumberland, Great Britain
| 10,000
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Karen|Paterson}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Karen|Paterson}}
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| 6–3, 6–3
| 6–3, 6–3
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| bgcolor="FFA07A" | Runner-up
| 5–5
| {{dts|format=dmy|2006|aug|28}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2006|aug|28}}
| $10,000 Mollerusa, Spain
| ITF Mollerusa, Spain
| 10,000
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Karen|Paterson}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} {{sortname|Karen|Paterson}}
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Michaela Johansson <br /> {{flagicon|SWE}} Nadja Roma
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Michaela Johansson]] <br /> {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Nadja Roma]]
| 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
| 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
|- bgcolor="#f0f8ff"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| bgcolor="98FB98" | Winner
| 6–5
| {{dts|format=dmy|2007|mar|14}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2007|mar|14}}
| $10,000 Sunderland, Great Britain
| ITF Sunderland, Great Britain
| 10,000
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Anna Hawkins
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Anna Hawkins
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|-
|-
! width=160 | Tournament !! width=35 | [[2000 WTA Tour|2000]] !! width=35 | [[2001 WTA Tour|2001]] !! width=35 | [[2002 WTA Tour|2002]] !! width=35 | [[2003 WTA Tour|2003]] !! width=35 | [[2004 WTA Tour|2004]] !! width=35 | [[2005 WTA Tour|2005]] !! width=35 | [[2006 WTA Tour|2006]] !! width=35 | [[2007 WTA Tour|2007]] !! width=65 | {{nowrap|Career W-L}}
! width=160 | Tournament !! width=35 | [[2000 WTA Tour|2000]] !! width=35 | [[2001 WTA Tour|2001]] !! width=35 | [[2002 WTA Tour|2002]] !! width=35 | [[2003 WTA Tour|2003]] !! width=35 | [[2004 WTA Tour|2004]] !! width=35 | [[2005 WTA Tour|2005]] !! width=35 | [[2006 WTA Tour|2006]] !! width=35 | [[2007 WTA Tour|2007]] !! width=65 | {{nowrap|Career W–L}}
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#efefef align=left | [[Australian Open]]
| bgcolor=#efefef align=left | [[Australian Open]]
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| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 0–0
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#efefef align=left | [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
| bgcolor=#efefef align=left | [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]
| align="center" | LQ
| align="center" |[[2000 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying|LQ]]
| align="center" | LQ
| align="center" |[[2001 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying|LQ]]
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles#Section 1|1R]]
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2002 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Section 1|1R]]
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles#Section 3|1R]]
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2003 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Section 3|1R]]
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles#Section 1|2R]]
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2004 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Section 1|2R]]
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles#Section 8|2R]]
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2005 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Section 8|2R]]
| align="center" | LQ
| align="center" |[[2006 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying|LQ]]
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| align="center" | A
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 2–4
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 2–4
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| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | LQ
| align="center" |[[2003 US Open – Women's singles qualifying|LQ]]
| align="center" | LQ
| align="center" |[[2004 US Open – Women's singles qualifying|LQ]]
| align="center" | LQ
| align="center" |[[2005 US Open – Women's singles qualifying|LQ]]
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| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" | A
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 0–0
| align="center" style="background:#EFEFEF;" | 0–0
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|-
| bgcolor=#efefef align=left | '''Win–Loss
| bgcolor=#efefef align=left | '''Win–loss'''
! 0–0
! 0–0
! 0–0
! 0–0
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! 2–4
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#efefef align=left | '''Year End Ranking
| bgcolor=#efefef align=left | '''Year-end ranking'''
| 564
| 564
| 474
| 474
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{WTA|id=6146}}
* {{WTA}}
* {{ITF profile|id=35011193}}
* {{ITF}}
* {{Fed Cup player}}
* {{Fed Cup player}}
* {{ITF junior profile|id=35011193}}


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Latest revision as of 11:16, 1 November 2024

Jane O’Donoghue
Country (sports) United Kingdom
 England
ResidenceAshton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester
Born (1983-03-29) 29 March 1983 (age 41)
Higher End, Wigan, Greater Manchester
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2000
Retired2007
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$177,156
Singles
Career record153–174
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 189 (26 July 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon2R (2004, 2005)
Doubles
Career record93–95
Career titles6 ITF
Highest ranking184 (22 August 2005)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (2005)

Jane O'Donoghue (born 29 March 1983) is a retired British tennis player who turned professional in 2000 and played her last match on the pro circuit in 2007. During her career, she won three ITF singles and six ITF doubles titles. In July 2006, she reached a career-high singles ranking of 189, and over one year later, she reached 184 in the world in the doubles rankings. O'Donoghue reached the second round of her Grand Slam, Wimbledon in 2004 and 2005.[1][2] After retirement, she began working for the LTA as a coach.

Personal life

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O'Donoghue was born in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester in 1983. Her father John is a PE teacher, her mother works in a bank, and her two older brothers, Paul and Mark, both studied at the University of Oxford. She has 10 GCSEs all of which are grade A. She began playing tennis at age 9 and turned professional at the age of 17.[3][4]

Career

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Junior (1997–2001)

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O'Donoghue competed on the junior ITF Circuit from July 1997 until June 2001. She won one singles title over the course of her four-year career, at the 2001 Japan Open Junior Championships, and she was a semifinalist four times and a quarterfinalist on eight occasions. She reached the second round of Wimbledon twice in 2000 and 2001 but her greatest junior Grand Slam success came in 2001 when Jane reached the third round of the Australian Open. Her junior career ended with a singles win–loss record of 40–32 and a career-high ranking of world No. 28 (achieved 2 January 2001).[5]

O'Donoghue won her only junior doubles title in August 1999 partnering Elena Baltacha. She also reached three more finals, three semifinals and seven quarterfinals

1998–2001

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O'Donoghue played her first match on the adult ITF Circuit in September 1998 in the qualifying draw for the $10k in Sunderland. She finished the season without a world ranking.[6]

She attempted to qualify for three $10k events in 1999 but did not win a match. She again finished the season without a world ranking.[6]

O'Donoghue started her 2000 season with her first main draw ITF appearance courtesy of a wildcard into the $10k event in Hatfield. In August, O'Donoghue reached the final of a $10k. She finished the year with a ranking of world no. 564.[6] Her year-end ranking at the end of 2001 was world No. 471.[6]

2002

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In January 2002, O'Donoghue won her first professional title in Bournemouth Two weeks later, she won the second ITF title of her career in Hatfield. She received a wildcard into the main draw of Wimbledon where she lost to the top seed Venus Williams in the first round. In the second half of the year, she reached two quarterfinals of $25k tournaments and finished the year with a ranking of world No. 295.[6]

2003

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In May, she reached the final of the $10k event in Edinburgh. She was given a wildcard into Wimbledon and was beaten in round one by Marlene Weingärtner. Her season-ending ranking was world No. 235.[6]

2004

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At Wimbledon, O'Donoghue beat Lindsay Lee-Waters in the first round to give her the first Grand Slam main-draw victory of her career.[1] She finished the year as world No. 231.[6]

2005 to 2007

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In 2005, she again was given a wildcard into Wimbledon, losing to Nathalie Dechy in the second round.[2] Her year-end ranking in 2005 was world No. 250,[6] and her season-ending ranking in 2006 was world No. 336.[6] She retired from professional tennis in April 2007.[6]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 6 (3–3)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 7 Aug 2000 ITF Bath, Great Britain 10,000 Hard Germany Susi Bensch 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6
Win 1–1 29 Apr 2002 ITF Bournemouth, Great Britain 10,000 Clay Republic of Ireland Yvonne Doyle 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–1 14 May 2002 ITF Hatfield, Great Britain 10,000 Clay Russia Ekaterina Sysoeva 7–6(7–6), 6–1
Loss 2–2 5 May 2003 ITF Edinburgh, Great Britain 10,000 Clay Netherlands Elise Tamaëla 3–6, 3–6
Loss 2–3 14 Aug 2006 ITF Wrexham, Great Britain 10,000 Hard France Irena Pavlovic 3–6, 7–6(7–6), 6–7(5–7)
Win 3–3 7 Mar 2007 ITF Jersey, Great Britain 10,000 Hard Switzerland Gaëlle Widmer 4–6, 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 11 (6–5)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Win 1–0 29 Apr 2002 ITF Bournemouth, Great Britain 10,000 Clay United Kingdom Anna Hawkins Turkey İpek Şenoğlu
Greece Christina Zachariadou 		6–0, 6–0
Loss 1–1 14 May 2002 ITF Hatfield, Great Britain 10,000 Clay United Kingdom Anna Hawkins Russia Irina Bulykina
Russia Ekaterina Sysoeva 		6–4, 4–6, 6–7(8–10)
Loss 1–2 25 Nov 2002 ITF Mount Gambier, Australia 25,000 Hard South Africa Chanelle Scheepers Australia Daniella Dominikovic
Australia Evie Dominikovic 		w/o
Win 2–2 12 Oct 2004 ITF Sunderland, Great Britain 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Elena Baltacha Slovakia Eva Fislová
Slovakia Stanislava Hrozenská 		6–1, 4–6, 6–2
Win 3–2 18 Jan 2005 ITF Tipton, Great Britain 10,000 Hard South Africa Surina De Beer United Kingdom Katie O'Brien
United Kingdom Melanie South 		6–4, 6–2
Loss 3–3 10 Jul 2006 ITF Felixstowe, Great Britain 25,000 Grass United Kingdom Sarah Borwell Australia Trudi Musgrave
Australia Christina Wheeler 		2–6, 4–6
Win 4–3 17 Jul 2006 ITF Frinton, Great Britain 10,000 Grass United Kingdom Georgie Gent United Kingdom Danielle Brown
Serbia Ana Četnik 		6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 4–4 7 Aug 2006 ITF Wrexham, Great Britain 10,000 Hard United Kingdom Karen Paterson United Kingdom Lindsay Cox
United Kingdom Anna Hawkins 		3–6, 3–6
Win 5–4 22 Aug 2006 ITF Cumberland, Great Britain 10,000 Hard United Kingdom Karen Paterson United Kingdom Laura Peterzen
United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith 		6–3, 6–3
Loss 5–5 28 Aug 2006 ITF Mollerusa, Spain 10,000 Hard United Kingdom Karen Paterson Sweden Michaela Johansson
Sweden Nadja Roma 		3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 6–5 14 Mar 2007 ITF Sunderland, Great Britain 10,000 Hard United Kingdom Anna Hawkins Germany Ria Dörnemann
United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith 		6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3

Grand Slam performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Career W–L
Australian Open A A A A A A A A 0–0
French Open A A A A A A A A 0–0
Wimbledon LQ LQ 1R 1R 2R 2R LQ A 2–4
US Open A A A LQ LQ LQ A A 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–4
Year-end ranking 564 474 295 235 231 250 336 656 –

References

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  1. ^ a b Harris, Nick (23 June 2004). "Baltacha win breathes life into British game". The Independent. London. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b Elworthy, Scarlett (23 June 2005). "O'Donoghue upbeat for Dechy clash". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Borough Life Summer 2006: Jane eyes centre court glory". wigan.gov.uk.
  4. ^ Craig, Olga (23 June 2002). "Venus versus Jane". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Jane O'Donoghue". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Activity: O'DONOGHUE, Jane (GBR)". itftennis.com.
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