# Jessica Kirkland

Jessica Kirkland (born November 10, 1987) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. In her career, Kirkland won a total of four ITF titles, of which three were in singles and one in doubles. As a junior, she was runner-up in singles at the 2004 US Open and was ranked No. 1 junior in the world in 2005. Her highest ranking on the WTA Tour was world No. 151 in March 2005.

## Career

Kirkland started playing tennis at the age of four. In 2004 Kirkland won the Girls'18-and-under singles title at the Orange Bowl held at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida after a straight sets win in the final against Alla Kudryavtseva. Kirkland's career highlight was reaching the fourth round of the Tier I Pacific Life Open at Indian Wells in March 2005, beating No. 22 seeded Marion Bartoli in straight sets en route. Her biggest ITF title came when she won the singles of the $50,000 event at Carson, California, in June 2007.

## Junior Grand Slam finals
### Girls' singles: 1 (1 runner–up)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 2004 | US Open | Hard | Michaëlla Krajicek | 1–6, 1–6 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 4 (3 title, 1 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $80,000 tournaments
* $60,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $15,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–1)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2004 | ITF Poza Rica, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | Frederica Piedade | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2004 | ITF Coatzacoalcos, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | Laura Pous Tió | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jan 2006 | ITF Waikoloa, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Lilia Osterloh | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jun 2007 | ITF Carson, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Lauren Albanese | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–2 |

### Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $80,000 tournaments
* $60,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $15,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (1–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | May 2006 | ITF Indian Harbor Beach, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Edina Gallovits-Hall | Maria Fernanda Alves Stéphanie Dubois | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2007 | ITF Putignano, Italy | 25,000 | Hard | Carmen Klaschka | Andreja Klepač Monica Niculescu | 2–6, 5–7 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

### Singles

| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | – |
| WTA 1000 ||||||||
| Indian Wells | 1R | A | 4R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% |
| Miami Open | A | Q2 | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% |