Jillian Alexander-Brower (2 April 1968 - 25 October 2004) was a Canadian professional

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player. Alexander was Jamaican by birth, but raised in

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from the age of nine. She played college tennis for the

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and won the 1991 NCAA Division I doubles championship with

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. On the professional tour she reached a career best singles ranking of 303 in the world and had a best doubles ranking of 243. She made several appearance at her home

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tournament, the Canadian Open, then in 1991 partnered college teammate Nicole Arendt in the main draw of the US Open. Following her tennis career she remained in Florida and died of

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in 2004 at the age of 36.

ITF finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

Doubles: 6 (3–3)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Jillian 1968 births 2004 deaths Canadian female tennis players Florida Gators women's tennis players Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica Sportspeople from Oakville, Ontario Jamaican emigrants to Canada