Jenny Byrne


Jenny Byrne is a former professional tennis player from Australia who turned professional in 1987 and retired from the tour in 1997. Her career-high world rankings were World No. 45 in singles and World No. 27 in doubles. Her career prize money totalled US$515,140.
Byrne finished runner-up in the Mixed Doubles competition at Wimbledon in 1989, partnering Mark Kratzmann. In 1992, she won the Women's Tennis Association's 'Comeback Player of the Year' award. As a junior player, Byrne won the Girls' Singles title at the Australian Open and finished runner-up in the Girls' Singles at Wimbledon in 1985.

WTA finals

Singles 1

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.14 June 1992Birmingham, EnglandGrass Brenda Schultz2–6, 2–6

Doubles 3

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in FinalScore in Final
Runner-up1.9 January 1994Brisbane, AustraliaHard Rachel McQuillan Laura Golarsa
Natalia Medvedeva
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up2.15 January 1994Hobart, AustraliaHard Rachel McQuillan Linda Wild
Chanda Rubin
5–7, 6–4, 6–7
Runner-up3.6 February 1994Auckland, New ZealandHard Julie Richardson Patricia Hy-Boulais
Mercedes Paz
4–6, 6–7

Mixed doubles 1

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.1989Wimbledon, EnglandGrass Mark Kratzmann Jana Novotná
Jim Pugh
4–6, 7–5, 4–6