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Robyn Field

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Robyn Field
Full nameRobyn Field-Jones
Country (sports)South Africa South Africa
Born (1966-06-27) 27 June 1966 (age 58)
Prize money$50,260
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 199 (1 October 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (1990)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 138 (20 October 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1990)
US Open1R (1990)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open1R (1990)
Wimbledon1R (1990)

Robyn Field-Jones (born 27 June 1966) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. She lives in Durban.[1]

Field played American collegiate tennis for the Texas Longhorns of the University of Texas during the 1980s.

From 1988 to 1991, Field competed on the professional tour. She qualified for the main draw of the 1990 Wimbledon Championships, with wins over Carling Bassett-Seguso, Yayuk Basuki and Renata Baranski, before falling in the first round to Tami Whitlinger.[2] As a doubles player she also featured in the main draws of the French Open and US Open.

ITF finals

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$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 4 (1-3)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 12 June 1989 Algarve, Portugal Hard Spain Maite Martínez 6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 6 November 1989 Ashkelon, Israel Clay Netherlands Miriam Oremans 4–6, 5–7
Loss 0–3 5 March 1990 Haifa, Israel Hard Israel Yael Segal 1–6, 1–6
Win 1–3 23 April 1990 Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard Israel Ilana Berger 6–3, 3–6, 7–5

Doubles: 18 (12–6)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 31 October 1988 Haifa, Israel Hard Republic of Ireland Lesley O'Halloran Israel Ilana Berger
Israel Hagit Ohayon
3–6, 1–6
Loss 2. 20 February 1989 Bloemfontein, South Africa Hard South Africa Gail Boon South Africa Michelle Anderson
South Africa Linda Barnard
6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Loss 3. 10 April 1989 Limoges, France Clay Sweden Eva Lena Olsson South Africa Michelle Anderson
France Emmanuelle Derly
5–7, 0–6
Win 4. 5 June 1989 Cascais, Portugal Clay Republic of Ireland Lesley O'Halloran United States Holly Danforth
Netherlands Ingelise Driehuis
6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Loss 5. 12 June 1989 Algarve, Portugal Hard South Africa Michelle Anderson Netherlands Ingelise Driehuis
Brazil Themis Zambrzycki
2–6, 6–4, 0–6
Win 6. 30 October 1989 Jerusalem, Israel Clay South Africa Michelle Anderson Czechoslovakia Alice Noháčová
Republic of Ireland Lesley O'Halloran
6–4, 6–1
Win 7. 6 November 1989 Haifa, Israel Hard South Africa Michelle Anderson Czechoslovakia Alice Noháčová
Republic of Ireland Lesley O'Halloran
6–3, 6–3
Loss 8. 13 November 1989 Ashkelon, Israel Clay South Africa Michelle Anderson Czechoslovakia Alice Noháčová
Republic of Ireland Lesley O'Halloran
6–7, 4–6
Win 9. 20 November 1989 Tel Aviv, Israel Clay South Africa Michelle Anderson Czechoslovakia Alice Noháčová
Republic of Ireland Lesley O'Halloran
6–3, 6–3
Win 10. 26 February 1990 Ashkelon, Israel Hard South Africa Michelle Anderson Czechoslovakia Ivana Jankovská
Czechoslovakia Eva Melicharová
6–3, 6–4
Win 11. 5 March 1990 Haifa, Israel Hard South Africa Michelle Anderson Czechoslovakia Ivana Jankovská
Czechoslovakia Eva Melicharová
6–2, 6–2
Win 12. 12 March 1990 Jaffa, Israel Hard South Africa Michelle Anderson Netherlands Miriam Oremans
Netherlands Nicolette Rooimans
7–5, 6–4
Win 13. 19 March 1990 Ramat Hasharon, Israel Hard South Africa Michelle Anderson Czechoslovakia Petra Holubová
Czechoslovakia Sylvia Štefková
6–3, 6–0
Win 14. 14 May 1990 Ramat Hasharon, Israel Hard South Africa Michelle Anderson Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
United Kingdom Julie Salmon
6–3, 6–2
Win 15. 23 July 1990 Evansville, United States Hard United States Lea Antonoplis United States Debbie Graham
Philippines Jean Lozano
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 16. 5 August 1991 Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard Israel Ilana Berger South Africa Janine Humphreys
Namibia Elizma Nortje
6–0, 6–1
Win 17. 12 August 1991 Ashkelon, Israel Hard Israel Ilana Berger United States Kirsten Dreyer
South Africa Tessa Price
w/o
Loss 18. 19 August 1991 Jerusalem, Israel Hard Israel Ilana Berger United Kingdom Barbara Griffiths
United Kingdom Jane Wood
3–6, 7–6, 1–6

References

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  1. ^ "Jones sisters are tennis champs in the making". Berea Mail. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Wimbledon - 25 June - 08 July 1990". ITF. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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