Jennifer Elie

Jennifer Elie (born September 22, 1986) is an American former professional tennis player.

Jennifer Elie
Country (sports) United States
Born (1986-09-22) September 22, 1986
New York City
Turned pro2003
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$196,631
Singles
Career record407–375 (52.0%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 219 (June 19, 2017)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2017)
US OpenQ1 (2015)
Doubles
Career record125–200 (38.5%)
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 237 (May 20, 2013)

She has career-high WTA rankings of 219 in singles, achieved June 2017, and 237 in doubles, set in May 2013.[1] Elie has won two singles titles and six doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.[2]

Jennifer was sponsored by several companies throughout her career, including Loriet Sports, a NY-born premium activewear brand.[3]

Career

She made her main-draw debut on the WTA Tour at the 2012 Texas Open, partnering Asia Muhammad to reach the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament. The same year, she partnered Sesil Karatantcheva at the Bell Challenge; they lost their match of the first round.

During her career, she was coached by her father, Kerner Elie, and (so in her ITF profile) she preferred clay courts.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–6)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2007 ITF Mazatlán, Mexico 10,000 Hard Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves 1–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2008 ITF Chihuahua, Mexico 10,000 Clay Slovakia Zuzana Zemenová 2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Jul 2009 ITF Atlanta, United States 10,000 Hard United States Irina Falconi 0–6, 4–6
Win 1–3 Apr 2012 ITF Caracas, Venezuela 10,000 Hard United States Lauren Albanese 6–1, 6–2
Win 2–3 Apr 2012 ITF Caracas, Venezuela 10,000 Hard Venezuela Maria Andrea Cardenas 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 2–4 Jun 2016 ITF Baton Rouge, United States 25,000 Hard Russia Valeria Solovyeva 7–5, 3–6, 0–6
Loss 2–5 Nov 2016 ITF Nashville, United States 25,000 Hard Canada Gabriela Dabrowski 6–7(6), 4–6
Loss 2–6 Feb 2019 ITF Port Pirie, Australia 15,000 Hard Switzerland Lulu Sun 2–6, 3–6
Loss 2–7 Feb 2019 ITF Perth, Australia 15,000 Hard Switzerland Lulu Sun 6–7(1), 3–6

Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–3)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. July 9, 2004 ITF Sidi Fredj, Algeria Clay Sweden Michaela Johansson India Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram
New Zealand Shelley Stephens
3–6, 1–6
Winner 1. May 5, 2007 ITF Los Mochis, Mexico Hard Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves United Kingdom Danielle Brown
United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith
6–3, 6–0
Winner 2. July 22, 2007 ITF Wichita, United States Hard Croatia Jelena Pandžić Russia Anna Egorova
Kazakhstan Madina Rakhim
6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Winner 3. June 8, 2008 ITF Hilton Head, United States Hard United States Nadja Gilchrist Brazil Carolina Salge
United States Keri Wong
6–1, 0–6, [10–5]
Runner-up 2. March 29, 2009 ITF Metepec, Mexico Hard Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves Slovakia Dominika Dieskova
Czech Republic Kateřina Kramperová
1–6, 6–7(5)
Winner 4. April 21, 2012 ITF Caracas, Venezuela Hard Venezuela Maria Andrea Cardenas Venezuela Luicelena Perez
Brazil Karina Venditti
6–3, 4–6, [10–3]
Winner 5. February 27, 2015 ITF Clare, Australia Hard Australia Jessica Moore Japan Mana Ayukawa
Japan Kotomi Takahata
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 3. October 10, 2015 ITF Cairns, Australia Hard United States Asia Muhammad Australia Jessica Moore
Australia Storm Sanders
0–6, 3–6
Runner-up 4. September 25, 2017 ITF Brisbane, Australia Hard Japan Erika Sema Australia Naiktha Bains
Papua New Guinea Abigail Tere-Apisah
4–6, 1–6
Winner 6. February 23, 2019 ITF Perth, Australia Hard France Irina Ramialison Japan Haine Ogata
Japan Aiko Yoshitomi
7–5, 6–4
Runner-up 5. June 29, 2019 ITF Shreveport, United States Clay Australia Alexandra Osborne Montenegro Vladica Babić
Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu
2–6, 0–6

References

  1. "Jennifer Elie | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  2. "ITF". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  3. "TEAM LORIET PLAYERS AND COACHES". Loriet Sports. Retrieved 2022-06-14.


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