{{short description|Australian tennis player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Jenny Dimond | image = | fullname = | country_represented = {{AUS}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|11|13|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | plays = | careerprizemoney = | singlesrecord = | singlestitles = | highestsinglesranking = | AustralianOpenresult = 2R (1974) | FrenchOpenresult = 1R (1976) | Wimbledonresult = 4R (1975) | USOpenresult = 1R (1975) | doublesrecord = | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = QF (1975) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1975) | WimbledonMixedresult = 1R (1974) }} '''Jenny Dimond''' (born 13 November 1955) is an Australian former professional tennis player.
Dimond comes from a sporting family in the Illawarra, associated more with New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL). She is the daughter of rugby league international Bobby Dimond, who played for Western Suburbs.<ref name="Sun-Herald">{{cite news |title=Jenny's 'torture' pays off |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/124514847/ |work=The Sun-Herald |date=29 June 1975}}</ref> Her uncle Peter also played for Australia and Western Suburbs, while her cousin Craig played in the NSWRL, mostly for Cronulla.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gandon |first1=Mike |title=Dimond's sparkling career makes for legendary read |url=https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/611012/dimonds-sparkling-career-makes-for-legendary-read/ |work=Illawarra Mercury |date=27 November 2008 |language=en}}</ref>
While competing on the professional tour in the 1970s, Dimond featured in all four grand slam tournaments. She was a junior doubles champion at the 1973 Australian Open with Dianne Fromholtz and teamed up with her again to make the quarter-finals of the women's doubles at the 1975 Australian Open. In singles, she reached the fourth round of the 1975 Wimbledon Championships, playing as a qualifier. She lost her fourth round match to past champion Evonne Goolagong Cawley.<ref name="Sun-Herald"/>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dimond, Jenny}} Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:Australian female tennis players Category:Tennis players from New South Wales Category:Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Category:Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles Category:Sportswomen from New South Wales Category:20th-century Australian sportswomen