Jessica Roland-Pratt Explained

Jessica Roland-Pratt
Fullname:Jessica Julia Roland-Rosario
Birth Date:1 June 1982
Birth Place:Hollywood, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 6 in
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$11,667
Highestsinglesranking:No. 635 (December 19, 2011)
Doublestitles:3 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 585 (June 18, 2012)

Jessica Julia Roland-Pratt (born June 1, 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Puerto Rico.

Biography

Born in Hollywood, California, Roland is a graduate of Hollywood High School, where she was a two-time Los Angeles City singles champion. She is of Puerto Rican descent on her mother's side, which she chose to represent in international competition, making her first Fed Cup appearance in 2000.[1]

From 2000 to 2004 she attended Texas A&M on a tennis scholarship, earning All-American honors in her senior year.[2]

Roland, a right-handed player, continued to play Fed Cup tennis for Puerto Rico until 2010 and finished with 26 ties to her name, for a 16/18 overall win–loss record. At the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games she partnered Monica Puig in the women's doubles and at the 2011 Pan American Games she was a quarter-finalist in the women's singles competition.[3]

During her professional career, she won three $10,000 ITF doubles titles and played her last tournament in 2012.

She was previously known as Jessica Roland-Rosario.[4]

Jessica Roland Pratt is now the Owner and Executive Director of The Tennis Place - Fit Fun Tennis Community Programs with a mission to bring organized tennis programming to public parks for all to enjoy.

ITF finals

Singles (0–3)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.August 1, 2004St. Joseph, United StatesHard Nicole Melch4–6, 3–6
Runner-up2.June 19, 2011Coatzacoalcos, MexicoHard Noel Scott1–6, 1–6
Runner-up3.June 26, 2011Zacatecas, MexicoHard Ana Sofía Sánchez2–6, 6–1, 3–6

Doubles (3–0)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.August 1, 2004St. Joseph, United StatesHard Kelly Schmandt Arpi Kojian
Nicole Melch
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(2)
Winner2.June 13, 2011Coatzacoalcos, MexicoHard Yawna Allen
Whitney Jones
6–1, 6–0
Winner3.July 31, 2011St. Joseph, United StatesHard Yawna Allen Paulina Bigos
Erin Clark
2–6, 6–2, [10–5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Roland Embraces Hollywood. December 16, 1999. Los Angeles Times. 18 August 2018.
  2. News: Stancu Represents Texas A&M on ITA All-America Team. June 5, 2014. KAGS-LD. 18 August 2018.
  3. News: Sorprende Roland. October 19, 2011. El Nuevo Día. Spanish. 18 August 2018.
  4. News: Turning His Passion Into A Career. April 6, 2017. Mountain News. 18 August 2018.