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Jill Craybas

USA Age 52 160 cm / 5'3" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1996–2013

Jill Craybas represented the United States on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 39. In TennisDB's records, Jill Craybas finished with a career record of 161–257 and one singles title. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak ranking
39 (Apr 17, 2006)
Elo peak
1694 (57th percentile)
Career record
161–257 (38.5%)
Career titles
1
Prize money
$2,552,154

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Jill Craybas's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Shahar Peer #118 1-6 3-6 L H2H Match data Apr 12, 2013* R16 Katowice WTA 250 Clay
Julia Goerges #30 6-7(5) 6-3 4-1 (ret.) W H2H Match data Apr 11, 2013* R32 Katowice WTA 250 Clay
Mallory Burdette #125 3-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Mar 8, 2013* R128 Indian Wells Open WTA 1000 Hard
Mathilde Johansson #83 4-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Jul 19, 2012* R32 Bastad WTA 250 Clay
Johanna Larsson #89 2-6 3-6 L H2H Match data Jun 15, 2012* R16 Bad Gastein WTA 250 Clay

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Jill Craybas's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Marion Bartoli 1 7 8 Oct 16, 2010 H2H
Akgul Amanmuradova 6 1 7 Apr 4, 2012 H2H
Vera Zvonareva 1 5 6 Aug 4, 2011 H2H
Dinara Safina 0 6 6 Apr 21, 2011 H2H
Daniela Hantuchova 0 6 6 Oct 21, 2010 H2H

Titles (1)

Jill Craybas titles by season and category
SeasonAgeTitlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
200227 1 — — — 1 — Japan Women's Open
Total 1 — — — 1 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Jill Craybas Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
2008 Beijing Olympics First Round 0 1 Patty Schnyder #15 def. Jill Craybas #74 6-3 6-2 H2H Match data

Career Results

Jill Craybas career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
1996210110.0%——
1998230110.0%609154
1999240440.0%154175
20002512333.3%175145
2001268172532.0%14598
20022719153455.9%9857
20032816223842.1%5799
20042912213336.4%9959
20053019234245.2%5948
20063118254341.9%4870
20073212273930.8%7079
20083322264845.8%7964
20093412213336.4%6476
20103512233534.3%7698
2011366202623.1%98150
201237371030.0%150189
20133812333.3%189336
Career16125741838.5%——

Career Results by Surface

Jill Craybas career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199621 0110.0%———————————— 0110.0%
199823 0110.0%———————————— 0110.0%
199924 0330.0%————————0110.0% 0440.0%
200025 12333.3%———————————— 12333.3%
200126 581338.5%36933.3%0220.0%0110.0% 8172532.0%
200227 1282060.0%45944.4%32560.0%———— 19153455.9%
200328 11142544.0%45944.4%12333.3%0110.0% 16223842.1%
200429 10142441.7%0550.0%22450.0%———— 12213336.4%
200530 10152540.0%561145.5%31475.0%11250.0% 19234245.2%
200631 13152846.4%461040.0%13425.0%0110.0% 18254341.9%
200732 9172634.6%371030.0%0330.0%———— 12273930.8%
200833 14152948.3%891747.1%0220.0%———— 22264845.8%
200934 9122142.9%281020.0%11250.0%———— 12213336.4%
201035 6131931.6%581338.5%12333.3%———— 12233534.3%
201136 3111421.4%371030.0%0220.0%———— 6202623.1%
201237 12333.3%24633.3%————0110.0% 371030.0%
201338 0110.0%11250.0%———————— 12333.3%
Career—10415225640.6%447712136.4%12223435.3%16714.3%16125741838.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Jill Craybas career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199621 00——00——0110.0%00—— 0110.0%
199823 00——00——0110.0%00—— 0110.0%
199924 00——0220.0%0110.0%0110.0% 0440.0%
200025 00——0110.0%11250.0%00—— 12333.3%
200126 0110.0%24633.3%2111315.4%41580.0% 8172532.0%
200227 0110.0%461040.0%1031376.9%551050.0% 19153455.9%
200328 0330.0%0550.0%9122142.9%72977.8% 16223842.1%
200429 0110.0%22450.0%10152540.0%0330.0% 12213336.4%
200530 11250.0%26825.0%10132343.5%63966.7% 19234245.2%
200631 12333.3%291118.2%9142339.1%505100.0% 17254240.5%
200732 0330.0%0770.0%891747.1%471136.4% 12263831.6%
200833 0330.0%0990.0%12102254.5%941369.2% 21264744.7%
200934 0220.0%27922.2%5111631.2%41580.0% 11213234.4%
201035 0110.0%26825.0%2131513.3%821080.0% 12223435.3%
201136 0110.0%0440.0%2111315.4%43757.1% 6192524.0%
201237 00——0330.0%14520.0%202100.0% 371030.0%
201338 00——101100.0%00——0220.0% 12333.3%
Career 219219.5%17718819.3%8113021138.4%58349263.0% 15825441238.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 412/418 (98.6%) of Jill Craybas's WTA main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Jill Craybas performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
200328 3/38 0.3 3.0 64.3% 52.0% 37.3% 34.9% 52.8% 47.1% 35.2%
200429 6/33 0.2 2.2 63.7% 60.8% 46.8% 53.4% 42.0% 55.7% 45.5%
200530 7/42 0.6 3.1 66.5% 54.8% 41.1% 49.7% 52.7% 50.1% 46.6%
200631 24/43 1.1 3.0 63.8% 58.5% 43.9% 52.8% 54.0% 53.3% 45.2%
200732 29/39 1.1 2.6 62.4% 54.5% 45.8% 48.4% 50.3% 51.3% 42.8%
200833 40/48 0.8 3.3 66.3% 58.5% 43.8% 50.7% 47.2% 53.7% 46.8%
200934 31/33 0.5 3.7 62.0% 58.5% 41.9% 45.7% 48.8% 52.3% 43.6%
201035 34/35 1.1 2.9 64.2% 58.1% 40.4% 43.9% 50.1% 52.0% 41.2%
201136 25/26 0.7 2.8 62.7% 56.2% 40.4% 52.8% 38.8% 50.4% 38.8%
201237 10/10 0.5 3.1 65.4% 54.2% 35.3% 44.1% 56.6% 47.6% 41.2%
201338 3/3 0.7 3.3 63.5% 49.9% 34.0% 44.0% 42.9% 44.5% 41.0%
Career 212/418 0.8 3.1 63.9% 57.2% 42.2% 48.5% 48.6% 51.9% 43.2%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 212/418 (50.7%) of Jill Craybas's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Jill Craybas advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1996 21 1488 98.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.11
1998 23 1473 98.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — +0.19
1999 24 1445 107.1 — — — — +24 — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–2 — -0.12
2000 25 1450 103.4 — — — — +23 — — 42.9% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.02
2001 26 1479 110.7 — — — — +12 -6 — 36.2% -0.76 3–5 (38%) 1–4 (20%) 95.6 +0.19
2002 27 1653 112.4 — — — — -22 -155 -43 47.4% -0.45 10–4 (71%) 3–1 (75%) 110.1 +0.70
2003 28 1568 113.2 -2.11 -2.34 0.665 41.6% +3 -51 +44 41.7% -0.71 5–7 (42%) 6–4 (60%) 99.2 +1.02
2004 29 1496 110.5 +0.38 -0.09 1.027 50.9% +36 -67 +114 36.4% -0.95 7–6 (54%) 5–6 (45%) 99.3 +1.31
2005 30 1613 122.1 -2.41 +0.28 0.934 48.6% -42 -142 +91 47.6% -0.21 8–11 (42%) 3–4 (43%) 100.0 -0.12
2006 31 1568 125.6 -2.28 +0.59 0.968 49.4% +22 -85 +99 43.4% -0.28 6–9 (40%) 3–4 (43%) 96.1 +0.78
2007 32 1472 114.0 -3.51 -1.24 0.880 47.3% +42 -2 +117 36.0% -1.19 3–8 (27%) 4–5 (44%) 95.0 -1.20
2008 33 1571 125.0 -1.47 +1.80 1.013 50.2% +18 -32 — 47.7% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 7–8 (47%) 97.9 +0.82
2009 34 1591 120.2 -2.51 -0.54 0.914 48.2% +29 -121 — 39.5% -0.76 4–6 (40%) 2–3 (40%) 97.8 -0.89
2010 35 1546 110.5 -3.17 -1.80 0.858 46.7% +33 -58 -16 34.6% -1.23 5–5 (50%) 4–0 (100%) — +0.09
2011 36 1442 107.4 -4.00 -4.02 0.783 44.8% +81 0 — 30.0% -1.53 2–6 (25%) 0–1 — +0.38
2012 37 1449 101.1 -4.12 -1.62 0.786 44.7% +63 +2 — 38.1% -1.71 1–2 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 101.9 +0.05
2013 38 1451 96.4 -3.73 -1.77 0.738 42.8% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.02
Career 1694 119.3 -2.71 -0.73 0.898 47.7% +18 -60 +55 40.2% -0.73 58–79 (42%) 41–43 (49%) 96.8 +0.80

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Jill Craybas Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
199621 ———R128 0–1 (0%)
199823 ———R128 0–1 (0%)
199924 R128——R128 0–2 (0%)
200025 ———R128 0–1 (0%)
200126 R128R64R128R128 1–4 (20%)
200227 R64R128R64R128 2–4 (33%)
200328 R128R128R128R128 0–4 (0%)
200429 R32R128R64R64 4–4 (50%)
200530 R128R128R16R64 4–4 (50%)
200631 R128R128R128R64 1–4 (20%)
200732 R128R64R128R128 1–4 (20%)
200833 R64R128R128R128 1–4 (20%)
200934 R128R64R64R64 3–4 (43%)
201035 R128R64R128R128 1–4 (20%)
201136 R128R64R128R128 1–4 (20%)
W-L 4–12
(25%)		5–11
(31%)		6–11
(35%)		4–15
(21%)		 19–49
(28%)

WTA 1000

Jill Craybas WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge CINIWMADMIAITASDGPANBERCANCHA W-L
Win %
200126 ———R64R64——R64—R64 1–4 (20%)
200227 ————————R64R16 2–2 (50%)
200328 —R128—R64————R32R16 4–4 (50%)
200429 —R64—QFR64R64——R64R64 5–6 (45%)
200530 —R32—R64—R64R16R32R64R64 5–7 (42%)
200631 —R64—R16R64R64R32R64—R32 4–7 (36%)
200732 —R64—R64—R64———R32 3–4 (43%)
200833 —R64—R128R64——R64R32R32 3–6 (33%)
200934 —R16—R128R64—R64——— 3–4 (43%)
201035 —R32—R128—————— 2–2 (50%)
201136 R64R128————R64——— 0–3 (0%)
201237 —R128R64——————— 0–2 (0%)
201338 —R128———————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)		10–11
(48%)		0–1
(0%)		11–9
(55%)		0–5
(0%)		0–4
(0%)		1–4
(20%)		1–4
(20%)		2–5
(29%)		7–8
(47%)		 32–52
(38%)

WTA 500

Jill Craybas WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge BEIEASPARSDGSHAAMEBANCHALINLOSNEWPHISCOSTASYDWAR W-L
Win %
199924 ———————————R32———— 0–1 (0%)
200126 —————R16——————R32——— 2–2 (50%)
200227 —————R16——R16——————— 3–2 (60%)
200328 ————R16R32——————R32R32—R16 3–5 (38%)
200429 —————R64———R64—————— 0–2 (0%)
200530 R16————————R32—R32———— 2–3 (40%)
200631 R32R16———QF———R32R32——QF—— 7–6 (54%)
200732 R32R32———R64———R32———R32—R32 1–6 (14%)
200833 —————R32———R32R32———R32— 2–4 (33%)
200934 ———————R64—R32————R32R16 2–4 (33%)
201035 ——————R32R64——————R32— 0–3 (0%)
201136 ———R32———R32———————— 2–2 (50%)
201237 ——R32————R32———————— 1–2 (33%)
W-L 1–3
(25%)		1–2
(33%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		9–7
(56%)		0–1
(0%)		2–4
(33%)		1–1
(50%)		5–6
(45%)		0–2
(0%)		0–2
(0%)		0–2
(0%)		2–3
(40%)		0–3
(0%)		2–3
(40%)		 25–42
(37%)

WTA 250

Jill Craybas WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ACOASBBADBARCINESTMADKORSHAJAPWASBADBALBANBIRBOGCANFESFORGUAHASHOBISTKATKUALUXMEMMONOKLJAPPALPATPONPRAQUESARSTRTASWAIWAR W-L
Win %
199924 ——————————————————————————————————R32————— 0–1 (0%)
200025 —R16—————————————————————————————————————— 1–1 (50%)
200126 —R16————R32—R32R16————R64—————————————R32—————————QF— 4–7 (36%)
200227 —————————W——R32—R16—R16—————————QF————————R32——QFR32 12–7 (63%)
200328 —QF————R32——QF——R32—R32——————QF————R32———————R32——QF—— 9–9 (50%)
200429 ————R32————R16——R32—R32———R16R32—————R32————————R16—R32——— 3–9 (25%)
200530 —R16———QF—R32—QF——————————R16R32R32———R32——————QF—————— 8–9 (47%)
200631 —R16—————R32—R32————R64——————QF————SF———————R32—R32——— 6–8 (43%)
200732 R32SF——R16————R32——R32R32R64——R16R16R32——————R16——————R32R16————— 7–13 (35%)
200833 SF——————SF—R32——R16—R64R32———QF——QF————————F—R16R32————— 16–11 (59%)
200934 R32R16R32———————————————————————R32R32—QFR32—R32—R16————— 4–9 (31%)
201035 R32R32QF——R32————————R32——————————R32—R32—QFQFR32R32—R16—R32R16—— 9–14 (39%)
201136 R32—R32R16——————R16———R64——R32—R32—————————R32R32R16——R32————— 3–11 (21%)
201237 ——R32————————R16————————————R16——————————————— 2–3 (40%)
201338 ———————————————————————R16———————————————— 1–1 (50%)
W-L 3–5
(38%)		10–8
(56%)		2–4
(33%)		1–1
(50%)		1–2
(33%)		2–2
(50%)		0–2
(0%)		3–3
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		11–7
(61%)		1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		1–5
(17%)		0–1
(0%)		5–9
(36%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		1–2
(33%)		0–2
(0%)		2–4
(33%)		1–1
(50%)		4–3
(57%)		2–2
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		0–2
(0%)		6–6
(50%)		0–2
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		4–3
(57%)		2–3
(40%)		5–3
(62%)		0–2
(0%)		3–3
(50%)		4–9
(31%)		0–1
(0%)		0–3
(0%)		3–2
(60%)		4–2
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		 85–113
(43%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
39
Career-high date
Apr 17, 2006
First Top 100
Apr 16, 2001
First Top 50
Oct 10, 2005
First Top 20
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First Top 10
—

Ranking History Matrix

Jill Craybas ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
199217———————681692———
199823——609601511499381260203197151154
199924152138137138143139144147174157176175
200025176176173168152155147158142147150145
200126133123115948884868988919598
200227106104107939491787282585757
200328555957656167727475959799
2004291137673586164626558585959
2005307578731067885565954474848
200631515254395243485257727370
200732676260767364727895957879
200833817868646278797566656564
200934658985899790767585777776
201035788390911011001011091211009998
2011369799112105104107124111119154148150
201237147146137137136144152159160176189189
201338206201222228247294307307336———

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

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Shenay Perry USA 40 1,657 0 0 101 39 62 38.6% 2003–2010 Match log
Lilia Osterloh USA 41 1,696 0 0 221 83 138 37.6% 1996–2010 Match log
Akiko Morigami JPN 41 1,716 0 1 188 79 109 42.0% 2002–2009 Match log
Melinda Czink HUN 37 1,796 0 1 226 89 137 39.4% 2003–2013 Match log
Mariana Diaz-Oliva ARG 42 1,652 0 1 216 86 130 39.8% 1996–2006 Match log
Meilen Tu USA 35 1,692 0 1 266 103 163 38.7% 1994–2008 Match log
Claudine Schaul LUX 41 1,675 0 1 76 27 49 35.5% 2000–2005 Match log
Maria Elena Camerin ITA 41 1,667 0 0 246 98 148 39.8% 2001–2013 Match log
Saori Obata JPN 39 1,666 0 0 119 42 77 35.3% 1996–2006 Match log
Martina Sucha SVK 37 1,730 0 2 222 96 126 43.2% 1999–2007 Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Jill Craybas?
Jill Craybas is 52 years old, born on July 4, 1974.
Which country does Jill Craybas represent?
Jill Craybas represents United States in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Jill Craybas?
Jill Craybas is 160 cm / 5'3".
Does Jill Craybas use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Jill Craybas uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Jill Craybas left-handed or right-handed?
Jill Craybas plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Jill Craybas won?
Jill Craybas has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Jill Craybas won?
TennisDB does not group any of Jill Craybas's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Jill Craybas won?
Jill Craybas has won 1 WTA singles title across all categories. The most recent was Japan Open in 2002.
What is Jill Craybas' highest WTA ranking?
Jill Craybas' career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 39, first achieved on April 17, 2006.
What is Jill Craybas' career win-loss record?
Jill Craybas has a career WTA singles record of 161 wins and 257 losses (38.5%).
How much career prize money has Jill Craybas earned?
Jill Craybas has earned at least $2,552,154 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Jill Craybas's career appear in TennisDB?
Jill Craybas appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1996 through 2013.
On which surface does Jill Craybas have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Jill Craybas's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on hard: 40.6% (104–152).
Who has Jill Craybas faced most often?
Jill Craybas' most frequent opponent is Marion Bartoli, with a head-to-head record of 1–7 across 8 meetings.