Jill Hetherington

Jill Hetherington-Hultquist

Country (sports)	Canada
Born	October 27, 1964 Brampton, Ontario
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1983
Retired	1997
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	University of Florida
Prize money	US$798,040
Singles
Career record	95–113
Career titles	1 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 64 (February 29, 1988)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (1989)
French Open	Q1 (1984, 1985)
Wimbledon	1R (1988, 1989, 1991)
US Open	3R (1988)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (1984, 1988)
Doubles
Career record	351–223
Career titles	14 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 6 (March 27, 1989)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	F (1989)
French Open	3R (1984, 1992)
Wimbledon	SF (1986)
US Open	F (1988)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	QF (1988, 1996)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1993, 1996)
French Open	F (1995)
Wimbledon	QF (1991)
US Open	SF (1992, 1994)

Jill Hetherington-Hultquist (born October 27, 1964) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. She played college tennis for the University of Florida, and was women's tennis head coach at the University of Washington until May 2014.^[1]

Early years

Hetherington was born in Brampton, Ontario in 1964.

College career

She attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she played for coach Andy Brandi's Florida Gators women's tennis team from 1984 to 1987. While playing for the Gators, she won four straight Southeastern Conference (SEC) singles championships, three as the team's No. 2 singles player, and once as the No. 1 singles player. She also won three consecutive SEC doubles championships from 1985 to 1987. Hultquist was recognized as a four-time first-team All-SEC selection and received four All-American honors.^[2] She was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1999.^[3]

Professional career

After turning professional, she won one singles title and fourteen doubles titles on the WTA Tour during her career. Her best Grand Slam results were reaching the women's doubles final at the 1988 US Open and the 1989 Australian Open, and the mixed doubles final at the 1995 French Open.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1988	US Open	Hard	Patty Fendick	Gigi Fernández Robin White	6–4, 6–1
Loss	1989	Australian Open	Hard	Patty Fendick	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	3–6, 6–3, 6–2

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1995	French Open	Clay	John-Laffnie de Jager	Larisa Savchenko Neiland Todd Woodbridge	7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–4)

WTA Tour Finals

Singles (1-0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	7 February 1988	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Katrina Adams	6–1, 6–1

Doubles (14-20)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	15 July 1984	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Hard	Hélène Pelletier	Penny Mager Kylie Copeland	6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7)
Runner-up	1.	7 December 1987	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Christiane Jolissaint	Mercedes Paz Gabriela Sabatini	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	7 December 1987	Guarujá, Brazil	Hard	Mercedes Paz	Katrina Adams Cheryl Jones	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Winner	2.	31 January 1988	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Patty Fendick	Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor	6–2, 6–1
Winner	3.	7 February 1988	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Patty Fendick	Belinda Cordwell Julie Richardson	6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	3.	31 July 1988	Aptos, United States	Hard	Patty Fendick	Ronni Reis Lise Gregory	3–6, 4–6
Winner	4.	7 August 1988	San Diego, United States	Hard	Patty Fendick	Betsy Nagelsen Dinky Van Rensburg	7–6(10), 6–4
Winner	5.	14 August 1988	Los Angeles, United States	Hard	Patty Fendick	Gigi Fernández Robin White	7–6(2), 5–7, 6–4
Runner-up	4.	29 August 1988	US Open	Hard	Patty Fendick	Gigi Fernández Robin White	4–6, 1–6
Winner	6.	16 October 1988	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Hard	Patty Fendick	Gigi Fernández Robin White	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	5.	2 January 1989	Brisbane, Australia	Hard	Patty Fendick	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	7–6(4), 1–6, 2–6
Runner-up	6.	16 January 1989	Australian Open	Hard	Patty Fendick	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Winner	7.	5 February 1989	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Patty Fendick	Elizabeth Smylie Janine Thompson	6–4, 6–4
Winner	8.	20 February 1989	California, United States	Carpet (i)	Patty Fendick	Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva	7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Runner-up	7.	27 February 1989	San Antonio, United States	Hard	Patty Fendick	Katrina Adams Pam Shriver	6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Winner	9.	23 April 1989	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Elizabeth Smylie	Ann Hendricksson Beth Herr	6–1, 6–3
Runner-up	8.	29 January 1990	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Robin White	Natalia Medvedeva Leila Meskhi	6-3, 3-6, 6-7
Winner	10.	22 April 1990	Singapore	Hard	Jo Durie	Pascale Paradis Catherine Suire	6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	9.	5 November 1990	Indianapolis, United States	Hard (i)	Katrina Adams	Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath	1–6, 1–6
Runner-up	10.	18 February 1991	Oklahoma City, United States	Hard (i)	Katrina Adams	Meredith McGrath Anne Smith	2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	11.	31 March 1991	San Antonio, United States	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi	Patty Fendick Monica Seles	6–7(2), 2–6
Winner	11.	21 April 1991	Houston, United States	Clay	Kathy Rinaldi	Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernández	6–1, 2–6, 6–1
Winner	12.	4 August 1991	San Diego, United States	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi	Gigi Fernández Nathalie Tauziat	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Runner-up	12.	6 October 1991	Leipzig, Germany	Carpet (i)	Kathy Rinaldi	Manon Bollegraf Isabelle Demongeot	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	13.	2 February 1992	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi	Rosalyn Fairbank Raffaella Reggi	6–1, 1–6, 5–7
Runner-up	14.	1 March 1992	Indian Wells, United States	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Stephanie Rehe	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	15.	22 March 1992	Miami, United States	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi	Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	5–7, 7–5, 3–6
Runner-up	16.	19 April 1992	Houston, United States	Clay	Kathy Rinaldi	Patty Fendick Gigi Fernández	5–7, 4–6
Runner-up	17.	7 February 1993	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi	Isabelle Demongeot Elna Reinach	2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	18.	21 March 1993	Miami, United States	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi	Larisa Neiland Jana Novotná	2–6, 5–7
Runner-up	19.	23 May 1993	Strasbourg, France	Clay	Kathy Rinaldi	Shaun Stafford Andrea Temesvári	7–6(5), 3–6, 4–6
Winner	13.	5 February 1995	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Elna Reinach	Laura Golarsa Caroline Vis	7–6(5), 6–2
Winner	14.	19 November 1995	Pattaya, Thailand	Hard	Kristine Kunce	Kristin Godridge Nana Miyagi	2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	20.	1 January 1996	Auckland, Australia	Hard	Kristine Kunce	Els Callens Julie Halard-Decugis	1–6, 0–6

ITF Finals

Singles (1–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	20 April 1992	Baltimore, United States	Hard	Carol Christian	6-1, 6-4

Doubles (6–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	1 July 1983	Pennsylvania, United States	Hard	Germaine Ohaco	Lisa Kearney-Vitalis Debbie Robb	7–6, 6–4
Winner	2.	15 July 1985	Landskrona, Sweden	Clay	Jaime Kaplan	Louise Field Janine Thompson	7–5, 6–2
Winner	3.	28 September 1987	Bethesda, United States	Hard	Ingelise Driehuis	Dena Levy Jane Thomas	6–1, 6–3
Runner-up	4.	24 September 1990	Chicago, United States	Hard	Mary-Lou Daniels	Katrina Adams Lynn Nabors	4–6, 4–6
Winner	5.	14 October 1990	Salisbury, United States	Hard	Penny Barg	Dierdre Herman Lisa Raymond	6–3, 6–1
Winner	6.	20 October 1996	Hayward, United States	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi	Annabel Ellwood Mercedes Paz	7–5, 6–2
Winner	7.	27 October 1996	Houston, United States	Hard	Kathy Rinaldi	Shannan McCarthy Meilen Tu	6–1, 6–3

See also

• Florida Gators
• List of Florida Gators tennis players
• List of University of Florida alumni
• List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members
• List of University of Florida Olympians
• Washington Huskies

References

External links

• Jill Hetherington at the Women's Tennis Association
• Jill Hetherington at the International Tennis Federation
• Jill Hetherington at the Billie Jean King Cup
• Profile at SLAM Sports
• GoHuskies.com Profile

Awards
Preceded by Judith Wiesner	Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award 1992	Succeeded by Nicole Arendt