Former Shoreline resident represents US at World Team Tennis Championships in Croatia

Joyce Jones, tennis champion

Former Shoreline resident Joyce Jones will represent the United States at the 32nd ITF Super Seniors World Team Tennis Championships. The nation’s top men and women tennis players in age groups 60 to 80 will compete against teams from over 30 counties. The Championships will be held in Croatia September 10-15. Up to 1,000 athletes are expected to participate.

Previously, Jones represented the United States on the Althea Gibson Cup Team held in Melbourne Australia and won the 2012 National Grass and Hard Court Championships Doubles Championships with teammate Lucille Kyvallos.

Jones is a very accomplished badminton and pickleball player. She was featured in Sports Illustrated Faces for her badminton achievements. She has played in ten National Senior Olympics and has won a title in each. Jones has won 314 National, International and Senior Olympic World badminton titles over 30 years. She has been ranked #1 in the country in tennis doubles, badminton and pickleball in her division. She was inducted in the Badminton Hall Of Fame in 2000.

Jones live in Bothell, with husband Don, and is a member of Ronald United Methodist Church, Shoreline.