{{short description|Australian tennis player (born 2006)}} {{Infobox tennis biography |name = Hayden Jones |image = |caption = |fullname = |country = Australia |residence = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|8|30|df=y}} |birth_place = Gold Coast, Queensland<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/player-profiles/hayden-jones|website=tennis.com.au|accessdate=16 January 2025|title= Tennis Australia Player Profiles - Hayden Jones}}</ref> |height = 1.75 m |weight = |turnedpro = |plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |college = |coach = |careerprizemoney = US$ 64,966 |singlesrecord = 0–0 <small>(at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)</small> |singlestitles = 0 |highestsinglesranking = No. 929 (17 November 2025) |currentsinglesranking = No. 929 (17 November 2025) <!-- |AustralianOpenjuniorresult = QF (2024) |FrenchOpenresult = |Wimbledonresult = |Wimbledonjuniorresult = 2R (2024) |USOpenjuniorresult = 2R (2023) --> |doublesrecord = 0–0 <small>(at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)</small> |doublestitles = 0 |highestdoublesranking = No. 602 (3 February 2025) |currentdoublesranking = No. 904 (10 November 2025) <!-- |AustralianOpenDoublesjuniorresult = 2R (2024) |FrenchOpenDoublesjuniorresult = |WimbledonDoublesjuniorresult = 1R (2024) |USOpenDoublesjuniorresult = SF (2023) --> |AustralianOpenMixedresult = 1R (2025) |updated = 17 November 2025 }}
'''Hayden Jones''' (born 30 August 2006) is an Australian tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 929, achieved on 17 November 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 602, achieved on 3 February 2025.
He made his debut in a major at the 2025 Australian Open, playing mixed doubles alongside his sister, Emerson.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hayden Jones|accessdate=8 September 2023|website=atp|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/hayden-jones/j0d5/overview}}</ref> Jones reached an ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 8 on 20 May 2024.
==Early life== Jones attended Coomera Anglican College throughout upbringing.<ref>{{cite web |last1=O’Brien |first1=Connor |title=Kim Birrell returns to Coomera Anglican College as Fed Cup semi-final tie in Brisbane looms |url=https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/sport/local-sport/kim-birrell-returns-to-coomera-anglican-college-as-fed-cup-semifinal-tie-in-brisbane-looms/news-story/0ff4751dc352a5cf59a6218cbd9713ce |website=Gold Coast Bulletin |access-date=3 June 2024 |date=28 March 2019}}</ref> His mother, Loretta, is an Olympic silver medallist triathlete and his father, Brad, is a former Australian rules footballer who narrowly missed out on a professional AFL career when he trialled with the Brisbane Bears in 1994.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brad Jones |url=https://www.aflq.com.au/brad-jones/ |website=AFL Queensland |access-date=13 November 2024 }}</ref> Jones previously trained at the National Tennis Academy in Queensland<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-30/tennis-australia-national-academy-queensland-top-100-ranking/102161846|website=Abc.net.au|accessdate=6 January 2024|title= Inside Tennis Australia's plan to make the nation the most successful in the world|first=Brittney|last=Kleyn|date=29 March 2023}}</ref> and currently trains at the KDV Tennis Academy on the Gold Coast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/player-profiles/hayden-jones|website=tennis.com.au|accessdate=16 January 2025|title= Tennis Australia Player Profiles - Hayden Jones}}</ref>
==Career== He reached the semi-finals of the 2023 US Open boys' doubles with his partner Alexander Razeghi, their run including a win over Henry Searle and Tomasz Berkieta.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2023/09/06/jones-advances-to-boys-doubles-quarterfinals-at-us-open-2023|website=tennis.com|accessdate=8 September 2023|title= JONES ADVANCES TO BOYS’ DOUBLES QUARTERFINALS AT US OPEN 2023|date=6 September 2023|first=Leigh|last=Rogers}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2023/09/07/jones-secures-semifinal-spot-at-us-open-2023|website=tennis.com.au|accessdate=8 September 2023|title=JONES SECURES SEMIFINAL SPOT AT US OPEN 2023 |date=7 September 2023}}</ref>
Jones received a wildcard into the men's qualifying draw for the 2024 Australian Open in January 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2024/01/05/leading-aussie-teens-among-australian-open-2024-qualifying-wildcards|website=Tennis.com.au|accessdate=6 January 2024|title= LEADING AUSSIE TEENS AMONG AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2024 QUALIFYING WILDCARDS|date=5 January 2024|first=Leigh|last=Rogers}}</ref> Competing in the Boys' singles event, he won his first round match against American Jagger Leach,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/australian-open/capacity-crowd-crams-outside-court-to-watch-the-son-of-former-aussie-legend-lleyton-hewitt-at-melbourne-park/news-story/29d56e275acec7184353186b10c4f600|website=Foxsports.com.au|accessdate=21 January 2024|title= Hollywood or Court 3? ‘Son of gun’ Hewitt shines as starstudded box enjoys Aus Open debut|date=21 January 2024}}</ref> and he reached the quarterfinals with a three set win over Tomasz Berkieta.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/relishing-home-favourite-tag-jones-siblings-reach-australian-open-junior-quarter-finals/|website=ITF|accessdate=24 January 2024|title=KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES: SIBLINGS REACH AO QUARTER-FINALS|first=Richard|last=Llewellyn Evans|date=24 January 2024}}</ref>
After winning back-to-back singles titles in Thailand in March 2024 he moved to a career-high junior world ranking of No.11.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2024/03/13/hayden-jones-verging-on-worlds-top-10-in-junior-rankings|website=Tennis.com|accessdate=24 March 2024|title= HAYDEN JONES VERGING ON WORLD’S TOP 10 IN JUNIOR RANKINGS|date=13 March 2024|first=Leigh|last=Rogers}}</ref>
He received a wildcard into qualifying for the 2025 Australian Open in the Men's singles.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://ausopen.com/articles/news/australian-open-qualifying-wildcards-announced|website=ausopen.com|accessdate=6 January 2025|title= Australian Open qualifying wildcards announced|first=Leigh|last=Rogers|date=6 January 2024}}</ref> He made his grand slam debut in the mixed doubles at that championship playing alongside his sister, Emerson Jones. They lost in straight sets in the first round to experienced pair Hsieh Su-Wei and Jan Zielinski.<ref>{{cite web|website=Eurosport|date=17 January 2025|accessdate=17 January 2025|url= https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/australian-open-mixed-doubles/2025/live-hayden-jones-emerson-jones-hsieh-su-wei-jan-zielinski_mtc1576674/live.shtml|title= HAYDEN JONES / EMERSON JONES - HSIEH SU-WEI / JAN ZIELINSKI}}</ref>
==Personal life== From the Gold Coast, his mother Loretta Harrop won a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in the Triathlon. His father, Brad Jones, played Australian Rules Football for Mount Gravatt Football Club and won the Grogan Medal in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2022/10/14/hayden-jones-a-rising-star-of-australian-tennis|website=Tennis.com.au|accessdate=8 September 2023|title= HAYDEN JONES: A RISING STAR OF AUSTRALIAN TENNIS|date=14 October 2022}}</ref> His sister Emerson Jones is also a junior tennis player.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tennis.com.au/news/2023/06/23/emerson-jones-a-rising-star-of-australian-tennis|website=Tennis.com.au|accessdate=6 January 2024|title= EMERSON JONES: A RISING STAR OF AUSTRALIAN TENNIS|date=23 June 2023|first=Leigh|last=Rogers}}</ref>
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