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Jill Craybas

USA
Residence: Huntington Beach, CA, USA
DOB: July 4, 1974
Birthplace: Providence, RI, USA
Height: 5' 3" (1.60 m)
Weight: 123 lbs. (56 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro (June 1996)
JANUARY - Fell 1r at Auckland (l. to top seed Pennetta); fell 1r at Sydney (as qualifier, l. to A.Radwanska); fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to Kvitova).
1992 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit.

1993 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1994 - Played first Tour qualifying at Stratton Mountain; did not play next two years while at college.

1995 - Did not play.

1996 - Played first Tour main draw at US Open (as NCAA champion), falling 1r (l. to Fusai).

1997 - Did not play.

1998 - Fell 1r once (US Open) and in Tour qualifying once; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

1999 - Fell 1r four times (incl. Australian Open, US Open) and in Tour qualifying nine times (incl. other two majors).

2000 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r once (US Open) and in Tour qualifying 10 times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon).

2001 - First Top 100 season; QF at Hawaii; reached 3r once and 2r four times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r 11 times (incl. other three majors) and in Tour qualifying six times; played all four majors in a season for first time; won one singles title on ITF Circuit; made Top 100 debut on April 16 (rose from No.112 to No.96).

2002 - Another Top 100 season; won first Tour singles title at Tokyo [Japan Open] (d. Talaja 26 64 64 in final; trailed 4-0 third set); QF twice, at Memphis and Hawaii; reached 3r three times and 2r four times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon); fell 1r six times (incl. other two majors) and in Tour qualifying 13 times.

2003 - Another Top 100 season; QF four times, at Auckland, Hobart, Tokyo [Japan Open] and Tashkent; reached 3r once and 2r six times; fell 1r 11 times (incl. all four majors) and in Tour qualifying nine times; won one Tour doubles title.

2004 - Another Top 100 season; QF once, at Miami; reached 3r once (Australian Open) and 2r six times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); fell 1r 13 times (incl. Roland Garros) and in Tour qualifying four times; won one Tour doubles title; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2005 - First Top 50 season; QF three times, at Estoril, Prague and Tokyo [Japan Open]; reached first Grand Slam 4r at Wimbledon (l. to V.Williams); reached 3r once and 2r eight times (incl. US Open); fell 1r 10 times (incl. other two majors) and in Tour qualifying six times; made Top 50 debut on October 10 (rose from No.55 to No.49).

2006 - Another Top 100 season; SF once, at Memphis (l. to Domachowska); QF three times, at Hobart, Amelia Island and Stanford; reached 4r once (Miami) and 2r six times (incl. US Open); fell 1r 14 times (incl. other three majors) and in Tour qualifying once; reached career-high of No.39 on April 17 (after Amelia Island).

2007 - Another Top 100 season; SF once, at Auckland (l. to Zvonareva); reached 2r nine times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r 17 times (incl. other three majors) and in Tour qualifying once; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2008 - Another Top 100 season; runner-up at Pattaya City (l. to A.Radwanska 62 16 76(4); held mp at 6-5 third set); SF twice, at Acapulco (l. to Cornet) and Seoul (l. to Stosur); QF twice, at Istanbul and Guangzhou; reached 2r eight times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r 13 times (incl. other three majors, Olympics) and in Tour qualifying four times; won two Tour doubles titles.

2009 - Ninth straight Top 10 season; QF once, at Osaka (l. to No.3 seed and eventual champion Stosur); reached 4r once, at Indian Wells (d. No.16 seed Medina Garrigues en route; l. to top seed Safina); reached 2r seven times, incl. Roland Garros (l. to No.10 seed Wozniacki), Wimbledon (l. to No.26 seed Razzano) and US Open (l. to No.31 seed Vesnina); fell 1r 12 times, incl. Australian Open (l. to Johansson 62 16 75; held mp at 5-4 third set); fell in Tour qualifying six times; member of American Fed Cup team that d. Argentina 3-2 in World Group 1r (went 1-1); withdrew from Birmingham w/right shoulder injury and from Seoul w/left wrist injury.
SINGLES
Winner (1): 2007 - ITF/Midland, MI-USA; 2004 - ITF/Midland, MI-USA; 2002 - Tokyo [Japan Open]; 2001 - ITF/Rockford, IL-USA; 1998 - ITF/Nuevo Lareda-MEX.
Finalist (1): 2008 - Pattaya City.
Semifinalist (4): 2008 - Acapulco, Seoul; 2007 - Auckland; 2006 - Memphis.
Quarterfinalist (17): 2009 - Osaka; 2008 - Istanbul, Guangzhou; 2006 - Hobart, Amelia Island, Stanford; 2005 - Estoril, Prague, Tokyo [Japan Open]; 2004 - Miami; 2003 - Auckland, Hobart, Tokyo [Japan Open], Tashkent; 2002 - Memphis, Hawaii; 2001 - Hawaii.

DOUBLES
Winner (4): 2008 - Istanbul (w/Govortsova), Tokyo [Japan Open] (w/Erakovic); 2004 - Cincinnati (w/Weingärtner); 2003 - Madrid (w/Huber).
Finalist (8): 2008 - Prague (w/Krajicek), Québec City (w/Tanasugarn); 2007 - Bali (w/Grandin); 2006 - Hobart (w/Kostanic Tosic), Birmingham (w/Huber), Québec City (w/Jidkova); 2005 - Seoul (w/Grandin); 2004 - Luxembourg (w/Weingärtner).

ADDITIONAL
American Fed Cup Team, 2004-06, 2009; American Olympic Team, 2008.
Coached by Raj Chaudhuri; father is Norbert, mother is Camille; brother, Matt, played college soccer; sister, Jody, played college tennis ... Graduated from University of Florida in 1996 (degree in telecommunications).
- Elected to Tour Players' Council for 2004.
- 1996 NCAA champion as a senior at University of Florida, earning WC into 1996 US Open; as University of Florida's No.1 player, won national team title in undefeated season of 1996; played freshman and sophomore years at University of Texas, helping them win national title in 1993; only woman to be member of national championship team with two different schools; named All-American at Florida and Florida's Female Athlete of the Year in 1994-95; Named Tennis Magazine/Rolex College Player of the Year in 1996.
- In juniors, ranked No.8 in the US 18s in 1992; finalist at USTA Girls 18 National Clay Courts in 1991; earned all-state honors in high school tennis; National Sportsmanship Award from the USTA.