Jill Davis (born June 23, 1960) is an American former professional

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player.

Biography

Davis grew up in

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and was initially a competitive swimmer, before taking up tennis around the age of 12. She received a scholarship to play tennis for

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in Texas, leaving after her freshman year to turn professional. At the 1982 US Open she played a second round match against

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, which she lost in straight sets, but managed to take the top seed to a tiebreak in the first set. Davis also featured in the main draws of the

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and

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during her career. This included the

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, where she lost a close second round match to

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, 9–11 in the third set. She won the Australian Open juniors, and her first professional tournament as an amateur, the Western Australian Open. She retired from tennis at the age of 28 and later worked as a paramedic. She then graduated from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Jill 1960 births Living people American female tennis players SMU Mustangs women's tennis players Tennis players from Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Quakertown, Pennsylvania 20th-century American sportswomen