Jill Hetherington

Jill Hetherington-Hultquist

Country (sports)	Canada
Born	October 27, 1964 Brampton, Ontario
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1983
Retired	1997
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	University of Florida
Prize money	US$798,040
Singles
Career record	95–113
Career titles	1 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 64 (February 29, 1988)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (1989)
French Open	Q1 (1984, 1985)
Wimbledon	1R (1988, 1989, 1991)
US Open	3R (1988)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1984, 1988)
Doubles
Career record	351–223
Career titles	14 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 6 (March 27, 1989)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	F (1989)
French Open	3R (1984, 1992)
Wimbledon	SF (1986)
US Open	F (1988)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	QF (1988, 1996)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1993, 1996)
French Open	F (1995)
Wimbledon	QF (1991)
US Open	SF (1992, 1994)

Jill Hetherington-Hultquist (born October 27, 1964) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She played college tennis for the University of Florida, and was women's tennis head coach at the University of Washington until May 2014.^[1]

Early years

Hetherington was born in Brampton, Ontario in 1964.

College career

She attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she played for coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team from 1984 to 1987. While playing for the Gators, she won four straight Southeastern Conference (SEC) singles championships, three as the team's No. 2 singles player, and once as the No. 1 singles player. She also won three consecutive SEC doubles championships from 1985 to 1987. Hultquist was recognized as a four-time first-team All-SEC selection and received four All-American honors.^[2] She was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1999.^[3]

Professional career

After turning professional, she won one singles title and fourteen doubles titles on the WTA Tour during her career. Her best Grand Slam results were reaching the women's doubles final at the 1988 US Open and the 1989 Australian Open, and the mixed doubles final at the 1995 French Open.

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runners-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1988	US Open	Patty Fendick	Gigi Fernández Robin White	6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	1989	Australian Open	Patty Fendick	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	3–6, 6–3, 6–2

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1995	French Open	John-Laffnie de Jager	Larisa Savchenko Neiland Todd Woodbridge	7–6^(10–8), 7–6^(7–4)

WTA Tour titles (15)

Singles (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	February 7, 1988	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Katrina Adams	6–1, 6–1

Doubles (14)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0)
Tier II (2)
Tier III (2)
Tier IV & V (10)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	July 15, 1984	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Hard	Helene Pelletier	Penny Mager Kylie Copeland	6–3, 2–6, 7–6^(9–7)
2.	January 31, 1988	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Patty Fendick	Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor	6–2, 6–1
3.	February 7, 1988	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Patty Fendick	Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson	6–3, 6–3
4.	August 7, 1988	San Diego, U.S.	Hard	Patty Fendick	Betsy Nagelsen Dinky Van Rensburg	7–6^(12–10), 6–4
5.	August 14, 1988	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Patty Fendick	Gigi Fernández Robin White	7–6^(7–2), 5–7, 6–4
6.	October 16, 1988	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Hard	Patty Fendick	Gigi Fernández Robin White	6–4, 6–2
7.	February 5, 1989	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Patty Fendick	Elizabeth Smylie Janine Thompson	6–4, 6–4
8.	February 26, 1989	Oakland, California, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Patty Fendick	Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva	7–5, 3–6, 6–2
9.	April 23, 1989	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Elizabeth Smylie	Ann Hendricksson Beth Herr	6–1, 6–3
10.	April 22, 1990	Singapore	Hard	Jo Durie	Pas Paradis-Mangon Catherine Suire	6–4, 6–1
11.	April 21, 1991	Houston, U.S.	Clay	Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel	Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernández	6–1, 2–6, 6–1
12.	August 4, 1991	San Diego, U.S.	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel	Gigi Fernández Nathalie Tauziat	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
13.	February 5, 1995	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Elna Reinach	Laura Golarsa Caroline Vis	7–6^(7–5), 6–2
14.	November 19, 1995	Pattaya, Thailand	Hard	Kristine Kunce	Kristin Godridge Nana Miyagi	2–6, 6–4, 6–3

See also

• Florida Gators
• List of Florida Gators tennis players
• List of University of Florida alumni
• List of University of Florida Olympians
• Washington Huskies

References

1. Jill Hultquist steps down as women's tennis coach
2. http://www.gatorzone.com/tennis/women/media/2005/pdf/45.pdf
3. F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 19, 2014.

External links

• Jill Hetherington at the Women's Tennis Association
• Jill Hetherington at the International Tennis Federation
• Jill Hetherington at the Fed Cup
  
• Profile at SLAM Sports
• GoHuskies.com Profile