Jaime Kaplan

Jaime Kaplan (born October 1, 1961) is an American former professional tennis player.[1]

Jaime Kaplan
Country (sports) United States
Born (1961-10-01) October 1, 1961
Prize money$47,256
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 308 (March 14, 1988)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 91 (July 20, 1987)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open1R (1988)
French Open1R (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988)
Wimbledon2R (1985, 1986)
US Open2R (1987)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open2R (1987, 1988)
Wimbledon3R (1987)

Biography

Kaplan grew up in Macon, Georgia and remained unbeaten throughout her high school tennis career at Stratford Academy. She started her collegiate career at the University of Georgia, where she won the SEC doubles title in 1981, then played for Florida State University and was their first tennis player to qualify for the NCAA Championships. While at Florida State she was the Metro Conference singles champion in 1983 and also won two Metro doubles titles.[2]

For the remainder of the 1980s, Kaplan competed on the professional tour and featured in the main draw of all four grand slam tournaments as a doubles player. Her best performance came at the 1987 Wimbledon Championships, where she made the round of 16 in the mixed doubles.[3] She had a best doubles ranking of 91 in the world.

ITF finals
Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Doubles: 12 (6–6)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. June 18, 1983 Flemington, United States Hard Lee McGuire Gigi Fernández
Jane Forman		 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Runner–up 1. August 22, 1983 Bronx, United States Hard Lee McGuire Kathleen Cummings
Robin White		 4–6, 5–7
Runner–up 2. October 9, 1983 Bendigo, Australia Grass Deeann Hansel Lisa Dodson
Lani Wilcox		 7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Runner–up 3. January 9, 1984 San Antonio, United States Hard Carol Christian Elena Eliseenko
Svetlana Parkhomenko		 1–6, 1–6
Winner 2. January 16, 1984 Delray Beach, United States Hard Svetlana Parkhomenko Carol Christian
Jamie Golder		 6–3, 6–1
Winner 3. October 28, 1984 Saga, Japan Hard Carol Watson Kris Kinney
Donna Rubin		 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Runner–up 4. November 4, 1984 Matsuyama, Japan Hard Carol Watson Kris Kinney
Donna Rubin		 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner 4. November 12, 1984 Kuroshio, Japan Hard Carol Watson Li Xinyi
Zhong Ni		 7–5, 6–3
Runner–up 5. November 25, 1984 Kōfu, Japan Hard Carol Watson Kris Kinney
Donna Rubin		 5–7, 3–6
Runner–up 6. January 14, 1985 Delray Beach, United States Hard Diane Farrell Elizabeth Ekblom
Marianne van der Torre		 3–6, 5–7
Winner 5. July 15, 1985 Landskrona, Sweden Clay Jill Hetherington Louise Field
Janine Thompson		 7–5, 6–2
Winner 6. January 25, 1987 San Antonio, United States Hard Jennifer Goodling Heather Crowe
Kim Steinmetz		 6–4, 6–4

References
  1. "She was a tennis ace. Now she's a grand marshal". macon.com. February 21, 2017.
  2. Allen, Montezz (January 17, 2020). "Jaime Kaplan to be inducted in Southern Tennis Hall of Fame". 41NBC News.
  3. "Local tennis icon Jaime Kaplan now fighting new foe: leukemia". macon.com. May 3, 2010.
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