Jolene Watanabe
Full nameJolene Watanabe-Glitz
Country (sports) United States
Born(1968-08-31)August 31, 1968
DiedJune 22, 2019(2019-06-22) (aged 50)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record319–270
Highest rankingNo. 72 (February 03, 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1996, 1997)
French Open3R (1995)
Wimbledon2R (1994, 1996)
US Open2R (1995)
Doubles
Career record103–120
Highest rankingNo. 142 (April 15, 1996)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1996)

Jolene Watanabe (August 31, 1968 – June 22, 2019) was an American international tennis player. She competed in the Australian Open 6 times, from 1994 to 2000. Jolene also competed in the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open making the second round in each of these tournaments. She obtained a career high singles ranking of 72 in 1997 and included a win over Jennifer Capriati. Jolene previously coached at the Van Der Meer Tennis Academy and most recently coached at Smith Stearns Tennis Academy serving as the Assistant Director. She coached numerous top players during her coaching career. As a junior Jolene played for the Southern California section. She attended the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) for her D1 collegiate tennis.[1] She died from cancer of the appendix on June 22, 2019, on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.[2]

References

  1. Jolene Watanabe Archived 2011-01-30 at the Wayback Machine at australianopen.com
  2. "Jolene Watanabe remembered for impact on UNLV tennis". 25 June 2019.


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