Jessica Moore (tennis)
Encyclopedia
Jessica Moore is an Australia
n professional tennis
player. Formerly coached by Milo Bradley, Moore works with the Australian Institute of Sport
. Her preferred surface is grass
.
after defeating Julie Ditty
. There she lost to Israel
i 17th seed Shahar Pe'er
, 6–0, 7–5. This made her the youngest Australian to win a match at the Australian Open
since Jelena Dokić
in 1999.
Moore also reached the final of the 2008 Australian Open girls' singles
, in which she lost to Arantxa Rus
. She was the first Australian to make the final in 13 years.
In February 2008, the young Australian made her Fed Cup
debut, becoming the youngest Australian to play for Australia since Jelena Dokić in 2000.
After recovering from a shoulder injury, Moore won both the French Open and Wimbledon
junior doubles titles with Slovenia's
Polona Hercog
.
At the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, Moore reached the second round of the 2008 US Open after defeating American
wildcard Melanie Oudin
7–6(5), 7–6(5). However, she lost in the second round to Anna-Lena Grönefeld
of Germany
6–1, 6–3.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n professional tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. Formerly coached by Milo Bradley, Moore works with the Australian Institute of Sport
Australian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the...
. Her preferred surface is grass
Grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Grass courts are made of rye grass in different compositions depending on the tournament...
.
Career
She reached the second round of the 2008 Australian Open2008 Australian Open
The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.After twenty years of playing on...
after defeating Julie Ditty
Julie Ditty
Julie Ditty is an American professional tennis player. Ditty did not have her true WTA breakthrough until 2007, when she reached the semifinals of the Bell Challenge, a result that took her into the top 100 for the first time in her career on November 5, 2007, at No. 91...
. There she lost to Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i 17th seed Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er
Shahar Pe'er is an Israeli professional tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is World No. 11, which she achieved on January 31, 2011 ....
, 6–0, 7–5. This made her the youngest Australian to win a match at the Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
since Jelena Dokić
Jelena Dokic
Jelena Dokić is an Australian female professional tennis player.During the height of her career, she played for Serbia and Montenegro and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. After several family-related difficulties , she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006...
in 1999.
Moore also reached the final of the 2008 Australian Open girls' singles
2008 Australian Open - Girls' Singles
The girls' singles draw for the 2008 Australian Open.-Seeds:-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:...
, in which she lost to Arantxa Rus
Arantxa Rus
Arantxa Rus is a Dutch female tennis player. In 2008 she won the Australian Open for juniors, defeating Jessica Moore from Australia. Because of this win she went from 35th to 2nd place on the junior tennis list, but soon she became new junior No.1 player...
. She was the first Australian to make the final in 13 years.
In February 2008, the young Australian made her Fed Cup
Fed Cup
Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...
debut, becoming the youngest Australian to play for Australia since Jelena Dokić in 2000.
After recovering from a shoulder injury, Moore won both the French Open and Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
junior doubles titles with Slovenia's
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
Polona Hercog
Polona Hercog
Polona Hercog is a Slovenian tennis player. Her highest ranking is No. 35 in singles and No. 56 in doubles. Hercog has won two WTA Tour doubles title and one singles title. She also enjoyed success on the ITF Circuit, winning nine singles and five doubles titles...
.
At the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, Moore reached the second round of the 2008 US Open after defeating American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
wildcard Melanie Oudin
Melanie Oudin
Melanie Oudin is an American tennis player and former World Junior No. 2. Her career high rank is World No. 31, which she achieved on April 19, 2010...
7–6(5), 7–6(5). However, she lost in the second round to Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Anna-Lena Grönefeld is a professional tennis player from Germany. She turned professional in April 2003.As of September 2011, Grönefeld is the No. 12 tennis player from Germany. She was coached and trained by Rafael Font de Mora in Scottsdale, Arizona until 2006...
of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
6–1, 6–3.
ITF Singles Winner (3)
- 2008 – $25k RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
-Tevere Remo, Italy - 2007 – $25k Traralgon, Australia
- 2007 – $10k IlkleyIlkleyIlkley is a spa town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, in the north of England. Ilkley civil parish includes the adjacent village of Ben Rhydding and is a ward within the metropolitan borough of Bradford. Approximately north of Bradford, the town lies mainly on the south bank of the River Wharfe...
, Great Britain
ITF Doubles Winner (5)
- 2010 – $25k Bundaberg, AUS w/
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- 2010 – $25k Burnie, AUS w/
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, ITA w/
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, GBR w/ Alenka Hubacek
ITF Doubles Runner-Up (3)
- 2008 – $25k Traralgon, AUS w/ Jarmila Groth
- 2008 – $25k CampobassoCampobasso-Main sights:The main attraction of Campobasso is the Castello Monforte, built in 1450 by the local ruler Nicola II Monforte, over Lombard or Norman ruins. The castle has Guelph merlons and stands on a commanding point, where traces of ancient settlements have been found...
, ITA w/
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, AUS w/ Alison BaiAlison BaiAlison Bai is a professional Australian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 404, which she reached on 24 May 2010. Her career high in doubles is 258, set at 13 October 2008.-External links:...