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Cheryl Jones

USA Age 62 WTA Tour years active: 1981–1987

Cheryl Jones represented USA on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 250. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 5–6 and no singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank

250 (Sep 28, 1987)

Elo peak

1544 (20th percentile)

Singles record

5–6 (45.5%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$28,929

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 →

Cheryl Jones's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Elizabeth Galphin #275	0-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 2, 1987*	R64	Buenos Aires	WTA 250	Clay
Helena Dahlstrom	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 30, 1987*	R32	Singapore Tennis Open	WTA 250	Hard
Grace Kim	6-0 6-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 10, 1985*	R32	Indianapolis 2	WTA 250	Hard
Kate Latham	6-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 27, 1985*	R16	Bethesda	WTA 250	—
Lisa Oneill	7-6 0-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 26, 1985*	R32	Bethesda	WTA 250	—

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Cheryl Jones's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Elizabeth Galphin	0	1	1	Dec 2, 1987	H2H
Helena Dahlstrom	0	1	1	Apr 30, 1987	H2H
Grace Kim	0	1	1	Oct 10, 1985	H2H
Kate Latham	0	1	1	Sep 27, 1985	H2H
Lisa Oneill	1	0	1	Sep 26, 1985	H2H

Career Results

Cheryl Jones career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1981	17	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1985	21	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—
1987	23	0	2	2	0.0%	292	260
Career		5	6	11	45.5%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Cheryl Jones career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1981	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1985	21	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	7	57.1%
1987	23	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	5	6	11	45.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Cheryl Jones career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1987	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 1/11 (9.1%) of Cheryl Jones's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Cheryl Jones 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
1981	17	1498	100.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60.0%	+0.20	0–1	—	—	+0.12
1985	21	1513	105.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	55.6%	+0.50	2–2 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	99.2	+0.29
1987	23	1480	86.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.25	—	—	—	+0.35
Career		1544	97.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	48.1%	-0.26	2–3 (40%)	1–2 (33%)	97.7	+6.91

Tournament Results by Category

WTA 250

Cheryl Jones WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	BUE	NAP	BET	KEY	LOS	SIN	W-L Win %
1981	17	—	—	—	—	R16	—	1–1 (50%)
1985	21	—	R32	R16	SF	—	—	4–3 (57%)
1987	23	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	5–6 (45%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

250

Career-high date

Sep 28, 1987

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Cheryl Jones ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1987	23	—	—	292	280	258	262	251	258	250	256	256	260
1988	24	274	287	319	319	360	346	351	388	390	—	—	—

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Cheryl Jones's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Beth Norton	USA	#233	1,816	155	62	93	40.0%	$106,173	1	1975–1986	Rivalries	Match log
Elizabeth Galphin	USA	#185	1,522	10	4	6	40.0%	$50,062	0	1985–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Katerina Bohmova	CZE	#196	1,591	111	34	77	30.6%	$147,620	0	1978–1987	Rivalries	Match log
Paula Smith	USA	#194	1,632	177	60	117	33.9%	$426,717	1	1974–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Jane Forman	USA	#161	1,572	48	19	29	39.6%	$52,146	1	1981–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Jamie Golder	USA	#165	1,633	66	24	42	36.4%	$64,829	0	1982–1988	Rivalries	Match log
Julieta Pareja (active player)	USA	#250	1,600	8	4	4	50.0%	$352,768	0	2025–2026	Rivalries	Match log
Amy Holton	USA	#162	1,578	89	27	62	30.3%	$88,891	0	1980–1987	Rivalries	Match log
Patty Oreilly	USA	#206	1,544	17	5	12	29.4%	—	0	1985–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Maia Lumsden	GBR	#250	1,515	2	1	1	50.0%	$625,747	0	2019–2019	Rivalries	Match log
Ayami Takase	JPN	#250	1,514	2	1	1	50.0%	$106,153	0	2002–2002	Rivalries	Match log
Yasmine Kabbaj (active player)	MAR	#255	1,549	5	2	3	40.0%	$94,618	0	2024–2026	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Cheryl Jones?: Cheryl Jones is 62 years old, born on May 3, 1964.
Which country does Cheryl Jones represent?: Cheryl Jones represents USA in TennisDB's WTA records.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Cheryl Jones won?: Cheryl Jones has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Cheryl Jones won?: TennisDB does not group any of Cheryl Jones's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Cheryl Jones' highest WTA ranking?: Cheryl Jones' career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 250, first achieved on September 28, 1987.
What is Cheryl Jones' career win-loss record?: Cheryl Jones has a career WTA singles record of 5 wins and 6 losses (45.5%).
How much career prize money has Cheryl Jones earned?: Cheryl Jones has earned at least $28,929 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Cheryl Jones's career appear in TennisDB?: Cheryl Jones appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1981 through 1987.
Who has Cheryl Jones faced most often?: Cheryl Jones' most frequent opponent is Elizabeth Galphin, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.