Jolene Watanabe
Peak ranking
72 (Feb 3, 1997)
Elo peak
1619 (40.7%ile)
Career record
45–80 (36.0%)
Career titles
0
Prize money
$517,164
Recent WTA Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2000* | Australian Open | Grand Slam | R128 | Hard | Karina Habsudova | 0-6 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jun 23, 1999* | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | R128 | Grass | Mariaan De Swardt | 1-6 4-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| May 26, 1999* | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | R128 | Clay | Mariana Diaz-Oliva | 0-6 2-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| May 20, 1999* | Strasbourg | WTA 500 | R32 | Clay | Lubomira Bacheva | 4-6 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Apr 16, 1999* | Tokyo | WTA 500 | R16 | Hard | Janet Lee | 6-7 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martina Hingis | 0 | 3 | 3 | Oct 31, 1996 | H2H |
| Naoko Kijimuta | 2 | 1 | 3 | Sep 19, 1996 | H2H |
| Amanda Coetzer | 0 | 3 | 3 | Aug 15, 1996 | H2H |
| Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy | 1 | 2 | 3 | Jun 28, 1996 | H2H |
| Nicole Bradtke | 0 | 3 | 3 | May 29, 1996 | H2H |
Career Results
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Age | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1991 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 1992 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1993 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 6 | 9 | 15 | 40.0% |
| 1994 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 42.1% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 13 | 16 | 29 | 44.8% |
| 1995 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 37.5% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 9 | 16 | 25 | 36.0% |
| 1996 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 8 | 14 | 22 | 36.4% |
| 1997 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 5 | 12 | 17 | 29.4% |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 30 | 49 | 79 | 38.0% | 5 | 17 | 22 | 22.7% | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 45 | 80 | 125 | 36.0% |
Career Results by Opponent Rank
| Season | Age | 1-10 | 11-30 | 31-100 | 100+ | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1991 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 1992 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 1993 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35.7% |
| 1994 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% | 7 | 1 | 8 | 87.5% | 10 | 13 | 23 | 43.5% |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 6 | 15 | 21 | 28.6% |
| 1996 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 7 | 13 | 20 | 35.0% |
| 1997 | 28 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33.3% |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | 30 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Career | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 1 | 12 | 13 | 7.7% | 18 | 36 | 54 | 33.3% | 17 | 16 | 33 | 51.5% | 36 | 70 | 106 | 34.0% | |
Opponent ranking data available for 106/125 (84.8%) of Jolene Watanabe's WTA main draw matches.
Advanced Stats
| Season | Age | ELO | ELO % | Hard % | Clay % | Grass % | Set Win % | Set Margin | SoS % | Deep Run % | Dec. Set W% | TB W | TB L | TB W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22 | 1506 | 47 | 42 | — | — | 45.5% | +0.20 | 26 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1992 | 23 | 1500 | 39 | 35 | — | — | 42.9% | 0.00 | 18 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1993 | 24 | 1528 | 56 | 46 | 50 | — | 37.5% | -0.92 | 46 | 11 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 25 | 1584 | 69 | 67 | 46 | 54 | 47.7% | +0.01 | 36 | 19 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 67 |
| 1995 | 26 | 1518 | 51 | 45 | 56 | — | 36.8% | -0.87 | 21 | 6 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| 1996 | 27 | 1574 | 61 | 59 | 18 | — | 32.6% | -1.40 | 71 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 1997 | 28 | 1535 | 50 | 59 | 3 | — | 29.3% | -1.77 | 36 | 8 | 71 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 29 | 1500 | 36 | — | — | — | 14.3% | -3.06 | 25 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 30 | 1464 | 8 | — | — | — | 20.0% | -2.00 | 18 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2000 | 31 | 1460 | 8 | — | — | — | 0.0% | -5.50 | 87 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 1540 | 53 | 55 | 32 | 33 | 36.7% | -1.06 | 39 | 9 | 48 | 6 | 14 | 30 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
| Season | Age | AO | RG | W | USO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 24 | — | — | — | R128 |
| 1994 | 25 | R128 | — | R64 | R128 |
| 1995 | 26 | R128 | R32 | R128 | R64 |
| 1996 | 27 | R64 | R128 | R64 | R128 |
| 1997 | 28 | R64 | R128 | R128 | R128 |
| 1998 | 29 | R128 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 30 | — | R128 | R128 | — |
| 2000 | 31 | R128 | — | — | — |
WTA 1000
| Season | Age | BEI | IW | ROM | CAN | GER | HIL | KEY | MON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 |
| 1992 | 23 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 24 | — | R64 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — |
| 1994 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R64 | — |
| 1995 | 26 | R16 | — | R64 | — | — | — | R128 | — |
| 1996 | 27 | — | R32 | R64 | R32 | R64 | — | R64 | — |
| 1997 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — |
| 1998 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R128 | — |
WTA 500
| Season | Age | SDG | TKY | STR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 24 | R32 | — | — |
| 1994 | 25 | R32 | — | — |
| 1995 | 26 | R32 | R16 | — |
| 1996 | 27 | — | R32 | R32 |
| 1997 | 28 | — | R16 | — |
| 1999 | 30 | — | R16 | R32 |
WTA 250
| Season | Age | AUC | DLB | TKY | AME | BIR | BOG | CAN | CAR | CHI | HOB | LUC | MAN | NAG | OAK | OKL | PAL | PAT | QUE | SAN | SAN | STR | SUR | TAI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 24 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R64 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — |
| 1994 | 25 | QF | R32 | R32 | R64 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | QF | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | QF |
| 1995 | 26 | — | R64 | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | R16 | R32 | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | R32 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 28 | R32 | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | QF | — | — | — | R32 | — |
| 1998 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Data coverage note: 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.
WTA Ranking History full ranking history →
Career high
72
Career-high date
Feb 3, 1997
First top 100
Jan 9, 1995
First top 50
—
First top 20
—
First top 10
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Ranking History Matrix
| Season | Age | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 505 | 326 | 322 | 270 | 243 | 250 |
| 1991 | 22 | 255 | 261 | 256 | 265 | 269 | 279 | 260 | 227 | 229 | 210 | 212 | 217 |
| 1992 | 23 | 213 | 219 | 192 | 197 | 193 | 201 | 200 | 241 | 232 | 238 | 219 | 220 |
| 1993 | 24 | 218 | 206 | 267 | 174 | 170 | 155 | 135 | 104 | 105 | 105 | 115 | 116 |
| 1994 | 25 | 124 | 120 | 112 | 121 | 116 | 123 | 116 | 121 | 128 | 120 | 102 | 102 |
| 1995 | 26 | 89 | 88 | 98 | 98 | 106 | 93 | 108 | 112 | 94 | 98 | 130 | 132 |
| 1996 | 27 | 114 | 104 | 89 | 82 | 90 | 106 | 89 | 84 | 103 | 95 | 89 | 73 |
| 1997 | 28 | 73 | 75 | 90 | 83 | 89 | 87 | 97 | 113 | 106 | 104 | 98 | 103 |
| 1998 | 29 | 121 | 128 | 121 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 109 | 111 | 107 | 128 | 130 | 128 |
| 1999 | 30 | 117 | 109 | 112 | 107 | 113 | 110 | 125 | 115 | 111 | 113 | 113 | 113 |
| 2000 | 31 | 124 | 123 | 125 | 162 | 164 | 152 | 173 | 187 | 185 | 225 | 235 | 226 |
| 2001 | 32 | 228 | 230 | 232 | 241 | 236 | 253 | 258 | 271 | 317 | 309 | 321 | 325 |
| 2002 | 33 | 347 | 389 | 404 | 418 | 473 | 618 | 724 | 772 | 952 | 1099 | 1101 | — |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katrina Adams | USA | 67 | 1,608 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 55 | 114 | 32.5% | 1987-1998 | Match log |
| Caroline Kuhlman | USA | 52 | 1,659 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 49 | 65 | 43.0% | 1983-1995 | Match log |
| Erika De Lone | USA | 65 | 1,603 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 42 | 100 | 29.6% | 1989-2002 | Match log |
| Petra Langrova | TCH | 53 | 1,701 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 81 | 117 | 40.9% | 1988-1998 | Match log |
| Nana Smith | JPN | 51 | 1,649 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 65 | 114 | 36.3% | 1988-2000 | Match log |
| Monique Javer | GBR | 56 | 1,685 | 0 | 1 | 168 | 63 | 105 | 37.5% | 1986-1996 | Match log |
| Rossana De Los Ríos | PAR | 51 | 1,616 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 62 | 119 | 34.3% | 1991-2010 | Match log |
| Louise Field | AUS | 96 | 1,579 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 58 | 121 | 32.4% | 1982-1994 | Match log |
| Sophie Amiach | FRA | 57 | 1,649 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 57 | 93 | 38.0% | 1980-1995 | Match log |
| Kristin Godridge | HKG | 79 | 1,637 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 52 | 75 | 40.9% | 1990-1996 | Match log |
| Tatiana Poutchek | BLR | 55 | 1,626 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 51 | 101 | 33.6% | 1995-2010 | Match log |
| Clare Wood | GBR | 77 | 1,643 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 50 | 111 | 31.1% | 1985-1997 | Match log |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which country is Jolene Watanabe from?
- Jolene Watanabe is from United States.
- How tall is Jolene Watanabe?
- Jolene Watanabe is 188 cm / 6'2".
- Is Jolene Watanabe left-handed or right-handed?
- Jolene Watanabe plays right-handed.
- How many Grand Slams has Jolene Watanabe won?
- Jolene Watanabe has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many WTA 1000 titles has Jolene Watanabe won?
- Jolene Watanabe has not won a WTA 1000 title.
- What is Jolene Watanabe's highest WTA ranking?
- Jolene Watanabe's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 72, first achieved on February 3, 1997.
- What is Jolene Watanabe's career win-loss record?
- Jolene Watanabe has a career WTA singles record of 45 wins and 80 losses (36.0%).
- How much career prize money has Jolene Watanabe earned?
- Jolene Watanabe has earned at least $517,164 in career prize money from professional tennis.
- When did Jolene Watanabe play professional tennis?
- Jolene Watanabe turned professional in 1991 and was active through 2000.
- What is Jolene Watanabe's best surface?
- Jolene Watanabe's best surface is hard court with a 38.0% win rate (30W-49L).
- Who is Jolene Watanabe's biggest rival?
- Jolene Watanabe's most frequent opponent is Martina Hingis, with a head-to-head record of 0–3 across 3 meetings.