Jennifer Elie

Jennifer Elie (born September 22, 1986) is an American former professional tennis player.

Jennifer Elie

Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1986-09-22) September 22, 1986 (age 38) New York City
Turned pro	2003
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$196,631
Singles
Career record	407–375
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 219 (June 19, 2017)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2017)
US Open	Q1 (2015)
Doubles
Career record	125–200
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 237 (May 20, 2013)

She has career-high WTA rankings of 219 in singles, achieved June 2017, and 237 in doubles, set in May 2013.^[1] Elie has won two singles titles and six doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.^[2]

Jennifer was sponsored by several companies throughout her career, including Loriet Sports, a NY-born premium activewear brand.^[3]

Career

She made her main-draw debut on the WTA Tour at the 2012 Texas Open, partnering Asia Muhammad to reach the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament. The same year, she partnered Sesil Karatantcheva at the Bell Challenge; they lost their match of the first round.

During her career, she was coached by her father, Kerner Elie, and (so in her ITF profile) she preferred clay courts.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner–ups)

Legend $80,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (2–6) Clay (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2007	ITF Mazatlán, Mexico	10,000	Hard	Maria Fernanda Alves	1–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Sep 2008	ITF Chihuahua, Mexico	10,000	Clay	Zuzana Zemenová	2–6, 2–6
Loss	0–3	Jul 2009	ITF Atlanta, United States	10,000	Hard	Irina Falconi	0–6, 4–6
Win	1–3	Apr 2012	ITF Caracas, Venezuela	10,000	Hard	Lauren Albanese	6–1, 6–2
Win	2–3	Apr 2012	ITF Caracas, Venezuela	10,000	Hard	Maria Andrea Cardenas	6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Loss	2–4	Jun 2016	ITF Baton Rouge, United States	25,000	Hard	Valeria Solovyeva	7–5, 3–6, 0–6
Loss	2–5	Nov 2016	ITF Nashville, United States	25,000	Hard	Gabriela Dabrowski	6–7(6), 4–6
Loss	2–6	Feb 2019	ITF Port Pirie, Australia	15,000	Hard	Lulu Sun	2–6, 3–6
Loss	2–7	Feb 2019	ITF Perth, Australia	15,000	Hard	Lulu Sun	6–7(1), 3–6

Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (6–3) Clay (0–2) Grass (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	July 9, 2004	ITF Sidi Fredj, Algeria	Clay	Michaela Johansson	Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram Shelley Stephens	3–6, 1–6
Winner	1.	May 5, 2007	ITF Los Mochis, Mexico	Hard	Maria Fernanda Alves	Danielle Brown Emily Webley-Smith	6–3, 6–0
Winner	2.	July 22, 2007	ITF Wichita, United States	Hard	Jelena Pandžić	Anna Egorova Madina Rakhim	6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Winner	3.	June 8, 2008	ITF Hilton Head, United States	Hard	Nadja Gilchrist	Carolina Salge Keri Wong	6–1, 0–6, [10–5]
Runner-up	2.	March 29, 2009	ITF Metepec, Mexico	Hard	Maria Fernanda Alves	Dominika Dieskova Kateřina Kramperová	1–6, 6–7(5)
Winner	4.	April 21, 2012	ITF Caracas, Venezuela	Hard	Maria Andrea Cardenas	Luicelena Perez Karina Venditti	6–3, 4–6, [10–3]
Winner	5.	February 27, 2015	ITF Clare, Australia	Hard	Jessica Moore	Mana Ayukawa Kotomi Takahata	6–3, 7–5
Runner-up	3.	October 10, 2015	ITF Cairns, Australia	Hard	Asia Muhammad	Jessica Moore Storm Sanders	0–6, 3–6
Runner-up	4.	September 25, 2017	ITF Brisbane International, Australia	Hard	Erika Sema	Naiktha Bains Abigail Tere-Apisah	4–6, 1–6
Winner	6.	February 23, 2019	ITF Perth, Australia	Hard	Irina Ramialison	Haine Ogata Aiko Yoshitomi	7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	5.	June 29, 2019	ITF Shreveport, United States	Clay	Alexandra Osborne	Vladica Babić Hsu Chieh-yu	2–6, 0–6