Jill Hetherington

Jill Hetherington-Hultquist
Country (sports)	Canada
Born	October 27, 1964; Brampton, Ontario
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1983
Retired	1997
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	University of Florida
Prize money	US$798,040
Singles
Career record	95–113
Career titles	1 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 64 (February 29, 1988)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (1989)
French Open	Q1 (1984, 1985)
Wimbledon	1R (1988, 1989, 1991)
US Open	3R (1988)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1984, 1988)
Doubles
Career record	351–223
Career titles	14 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 6 (March 27, 1989)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	F (1989)
French Open	3R (1984, 1992)
Wimbledon	SF (1986)
US Open	F (1988)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	QF (1988, 1996)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1993, 1996)
French Open	F (1995)
Wimbledon	QF (1991)
US Open	SF (1992, 1994)

Jill Hetherington-Hultquist (born October 27, 1964) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She played college tennis for the University of Florida, and was women's tennis head coach at the University of Washington until May 2014.[1]

Early years

Hetherington was born in Brampton, Ontario in 1964.

College career

She attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she played for coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team from 1984 to 1987. While playing for the Gators, she won four straight Southeastern Conference (SEC) singles championships, three as the team's No. 2 singles player, and once as the No. 1 singles player. She also won three consecutive SEC doubles championships from 1985 to 1987. Hultquist was recognized as a four-time first-team All-SEC selection and received four All-American honors.[2] She was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1999.[3]

Professional career

After turning professional, she won one singles title and fourteen doubles titles on the WTA Tour during her career. Her best Grand Slam results were reaching the women's doubles final at the 1988 US Open and the 1989 Australian Open, and the mixed doubles final at the 1995 French Open.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1988	US Open	Hard	Patty Fendick	Gigi Fernández Robin White	6–4, 6–1
Loss	1989	Australian Open	Hard	Patty Fendick	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	3–6, 6–3, 6–2

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1995	French Open	Clay	John-Laffnie de Jager	Larisa Savchenko Neiland Todd Woodbridge	7–6^(10–8), 7–6^(7–4)

WTA Tour titles

Singles (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	February 7, 1988	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Katrina Adams	6–1, 6–1

Doubles (14)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (2)
Tier III (2)
Tier IV & V (10)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	July 15, 1984	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Hard	Hélène Pelletier	Penny Mager Kylie Copeland	6–3, 2–6, 7–6^(9–7)
2.	January 31, 1988	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Patty Fendick	Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor	6–2, 6–1
3.	February 7, 1988	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Patty Fendick	Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson	6–3, 6–3
4.	August 7, 1988	San Diego, U.S.	Hard	Patty Fendick	Betsy Nagelsen Dinky Van Rensburg	7–6^(12–10), 6–4
5.	August 14, 1988	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Patty Fendick	Gigi Fernández Robin White	7–6^(7–2), 5–7, 6–4
6.	October 16, 1988	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Hard	Patty Fendick	Gigi Fernández Robin White	6–4, 6–2
7.	February 5, 1989	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Patty Fendick	Elizabeth Smylie Janine Thompson	6–4, 6–4
8.	February 26, 1989	Oakland, California, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Patty Fendick	Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva	7–5, 3–6, 6–2
9.	April 23, 1989	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Elizabeth Smylie	Ann Hendricksson Beth Herr	6–1, 6–3
10.	April 22, 1990	Singapore	Hard	Jo Durie	Pascale Paradis Catherine Suire	6–4, 6–1
11.	April 21, 1991	Houston, U.S.	Clay	Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel	Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernández	6–1, 2–6, 6–1
12.	August 4, 1991	San Diego, U.S.	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel	Gigi Fernández Nathalie Tauziat	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
13.	February 5, 1995	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Elna Reinach	Laura Golarsa Caroline Vis	7–6^(7–5), 6–2
14.	November 19, 1995	Pattaya, Thailand	Hard	Kristine Kunce	Kristin Godridge Nana Miyagi	2–6, 6–4, 6–3

References

Jill Hultquist steps down as women's tennis coach
http://www.gatorzone.com/tennis/women/media/2005/pdf/45.pdf
F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 19, 2014.

External links

Jill Hetherington at the Women's Tennis Association
Jill Hetherington at the International Tennis Federation
Jill Hetherington at the Fed Cup
Profile at SLAM Sports
GoHuskies.com Profile

Awards
Preceded by Judith Wiesner	Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award 1992	Succeeded by Nicole Arendt

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[1] Jill Hultquist steps down as women's tennis coach

[2] ttp://www.gatorzone.com/tennis/women/media/2005/pdf/45.pdf

[3] F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 19, 2014.