Jamea Jackson

Infobox Tennis player
playername= Jamea Jackson


Jamea Jackson at the 2007 Acura Classic.
country= flag|United States
residence= Bradenton, Florida, U.S.
datebirth= birth date and age|1986|9|7
placebirth= Atlanta, Georgia
height= 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
weight= 51 kg (113 lb)
turnedpro= 2003
plays= Right (two-handed backhand)
careerprizemoney= US$435,681
singlesrecord= 120–86
singlestitles= 0 WTA, 2 ITF titles
highestsinglesranking= No. 45 (November 13, 2006)
AustralianOpenresult= 2r (2006)
FrenchOpenresult= 2r (2006)
Wimbledonresult= 2r (2005, '06)
USOpenresult= 2r (2006)
doublesrecord= 7–23
doublestitles= 0 WTA, 0 ITF titles
highestdoublesranking= No. 266 (October 30, 2006)
updated= August 25, 2008

Jamea Jackson (born September 7, 1986), is a female American tennis player. She reached a singles ranking of 45 in the world at the end of 2006.

Jackson was born in Atlanta, Georgia and attended the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

Tennis career

She has won two ITF Women's Circuit singles titles. The first was in 2003 in Dallas, Texas, and the second was in 2004 in Tucson, Arizona.

Jackson is the first tennis player ever to use the instant replay system in a tour level match, challenging a call in her first round win at the 2006 Nasdaq 100 Open in Miami, against compatriot Ashley Harkleroad. She led the United States Fed Cup team to a victory over Germany on April 23, 2006. She won both her matches to notch the win for the U.S. Jackson reached her first WTA Tour final on June 17, 2006 when she beat Maria Sharapova in Birmingham on grass. However, she was defeated by Vera Zvonareva in the final match of the DFS Classic.

WTA Tour singles finals

* 2006: Birmingham (lost to Vera Zvonareva 6–7(12) 6–7(5))

Personal

Jamea's father, Ernest, played in the NFL as cornerback for the New Orleans Saints, the Atlanta Falcons, and the Detroit Lions.

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