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Biography
Jaime Kaplan (born October 1, 1961) is an American former professional tennis player.
Biography
Kaplan grew up in Macon, Georgia and remained unbeaten throughout her high school tennis career at Stratford Academy. She started her collegiate career at the University of Georgia, where she won the SEC doubles title in 1981, then played for Florida State University and was their first tennis player to qualify for the NCAA Championships. While at Florida State she was the Metro Conference singles champion in 1983 and also won two Metro doubles titles.
For the remainder of the 1980s, Kaplan competed on the professional tour and featured in the main draw of all four grand slam tournaments as a doubles player. Her best performance came at the 1987 Wimbledon Championships, where she made the round of 16 in the mixed doubles. She had a best doubles ranking of 91 in the world.
ITF finals
| Legend |
|---|
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Doubles: 12 (6–6)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | June 18, 1983 | Flemington, United States | Hard | Lee McGuire | Gigi Fernández Jane Forman | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Runner–up | 1. | August 22, 1983 | Bronx, United States | Hard | Lee McGuire | Kathleen Cummings Robin White | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Runner–up | 2. | October 9, 1983 | Bendigo, Australia | Grass | Dee Ann Hansel | Lisa Dodson Lani Wilcox | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner–up | 3. | January 9, 1984 | San Antonio, United States | Hard | Carol Christian | Elena Eliseenko Svetlana Parkhomenko | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 2. | January 16, 1984 | Delray Beach, United States | Hard | Svetlana Parkhomenko | Carol Christian Jamie Golder | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | October 28, 1984 | Saga, Japan | Hard | Carol Watson | Kris Kinney Donna Rubin | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Runner–up | 4. | November 4, 1984 | Matsuyama, Japan | Hard | Carol Watson | Kris Kinney Donna Rubin | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Winner | 4. | November 12, 1984 | Kuroshio, Japan | Hard | Carol Watson | Li Xinyi Zhong Ni | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner–up | 5. | November 25, 1984 | Kōfu, Japan | Hard | Carol Watson | Kris Kinney Donna Rubin | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Runner–up | 6. | January 14, 1985 | Delray Beach, United States | Hard | Diane Farrell | Elizabeth Ekblom Marianne van der Torre | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 5. | July 15, 1985 | Landskrona, Sweden | Clay | Jill Hetherington | Louise Field Janine Thompson | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | January 25, 1987 | San Antonio, United States | Hard | Jennifer Goodling | Heather Crowe Kim Steinmetz | 6–4, 6–4 |