# Jenny Byrne

Jenny Margaret Byrne (born 25 February 1967) is a former tennis player from Australia who turned professional in 1987 and retired from the tour in 1997. Her career-high world rankings were world No. 45 in singles (in 1989) and world No. 27 in doubles (in 1988).
Byrne finished runner-up in the mixed-doubles competition at Wimbledon in 1989, partnering Mark Kratzmann. In 1992, she won the Women's Tennis Association's 'Comeback Player of the Year' award. As a junior player, Byrne won the girls' singles title at the Australian Open and finished runner-up in the girls' singles at Wimbledon in 1985.

## Grand Slam tournament finals
### Mixed doubles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | Jul 1989 | Wimbledon, England | Grass | Mark Kratzmann | Jana Novotná Jim Pugh | 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 |

## WTA career finals
### Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend :
| Grand Slam | 0 |
| Tier I | 0 |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV & V | 0 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | Mar 1989 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Manuela Maleeva | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Jun 1992 | Birmingham, England | Grass | Brenda Schultz | 2–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 9 (2 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend :
| Grand Slam | 0 |
| Tier I | 0 |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV & V | 0 |
Titles by surface :
| Hard | 0 |
| Clay | 0 |
| Grass | 0 |
| Carpet | 0 |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | May 1986 | Lugano, Switzerland | Clay | Janine Thompson | Elise Burgin Betsy Nagelsen | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Jan 1987 | Sydney, Australia | Clay | Janine Thompson | Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 1. | Oct 1987 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard (i) | Michelle Jaggard-Lai | Beverly Bowes Hu Na | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3. | May 1988 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Janine Thompson | Jana Novotná Catherine Suire | 3–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4. | May 1988 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Janine Thompson | Nicole Bradtke Manon Bollegraf | 5–7, 7–6$^{(13–11)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 2. | Oct 1988 | Nashville, United States | Hard | Janine Thompson | Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank | 7–5, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5. | Jan 1994 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Rachel McQuillan | Laura Golarsa Natalia Medvedeva | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 6. | Jan 1994 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | Rachel McQuillan | Linda Wild Chanda Rubin | 5–7, 6–4, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$ |
| Loss | 7. | Feb 1994 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Julie Richardson | Patricia Hy-Boulais Mercedes Paz | 4–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |

## ITF finals

* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles (4–1)

| Result | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1. | 14 October 1984 | Wyong, Australia | Grass | Michelle Parun | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 2. | 25 August 1991 | Tarakan, Indonesia | Hard | Tanya Soemarno | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1. | 10 November 1991 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Louise Field | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | 17 November 1991 | Bendigo, Australia | Hard | Kristin Godridge | 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | 8 December 1991 | Perth, Australia | Hard | Kate McDonald | 6–2, 6–4 |

### Doubles (3–1)

| Result | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 21 October 1983 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | Amanda Tobin | Nerida Gregory Bernadette Randall | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 1. | 31 October 1983 | Tamworth, Australia | Hard | Amanda Tobin | Debbie Mills Chris Newton | 5–7, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 2. | 7 October 1991 | Matsuyama, Japan | Hard | Paulette Moreno | Jennifer Saret Yi Jing-Qian | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 3. | 4 December 1995 | Port Pirie, Australia | Hard | Catherine Barclay | Mareze Joubert Joanne Limmer | 6–1, 6–3 |