Debbie Jevans

Debbie Jevans
Full name Deborah Jevans-Jarrett
Country (sports)  Great Britain
Born (1960-05-20) 20 May 1960
London, England
Turned pro 1976
Retired 1983
Singles
Career record 17–31
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open 2R (1981)
Wimbledon 4R (1979)
US Open 2R (1982)
Doubles
Career record 16–42
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open Last 16 (1981)
Wimbledon Last 16 (1979)
US Open Last 16 (1980)

Deborah Jevans CBE (born 20 May 1960) is a British former tennis player. Jevans is a former junior Wimbledon champion and played in ten Grand Slam singles draws between 1979 and 1983, with her best result being the fourth round of Wimbledon, losing to Virginia Wade. In 1978 she reached the quarter finals of the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon with her future husband and Wimbledon referee Andrew Jarrett. In 1987 Jevans took up a role of director of the Women's Game at the International Tennis Federation.[1] In 2003 Jevans was appointed as director of sports for London 2012. After the Olympic and Paralympic Games Jevans took over the post of chief executive for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[2][3] In 2014 Jevans was top of the list of the 50 most influential women in British sport created by the Guardian.[4] Jevans stepped down from her Rugby World Cup role in March 2015 citing personal reasons.[5]

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