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**Andrew Jarrett**
Country (sports)	GBR
Residence	Staffordshire
Born	9 January 1958 (age 66); Belper, Derbyshire, England
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	13–38
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 140 (1978)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1978, 1981)
Wimbledon	2R (1980, 1983)
Doubles
Career record	40–46
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	85 (1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1978)
Wimbledon	3R (1983)
US Open	2R (1980)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	QF (1978)

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Andrew Jarrett (born 9 January 1958) is a former professional tennis player from the United Kingdom.

Jarrett was educated at Millfield from 1969 to 1975.^[1] He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won one doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 85 in 1983.

Jarrett was made tournament referee at Wimbledon in 2006 after the retirement of Alan Mills.^[2] He held this title until the 2019 Wimbledon Finals after holding the post for 14 years.

For a time, Jarrett was married to former player Debbie Jevans, with whom he played Mixed Doubles at Wimbledon on occasion.

Career finals[edit]

Doubles (1 title, 5 runner-ups)[edit]

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jan 1979	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Jonathan Smith	Bernard Mitton Kim Warwick	3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Mar 1979	Nancy, France	Hard (i)	Robin Drysdale	Klaus Eberhard Karl Meiler	6–4, 6–7, 3–6
Loss	0–3	Sep 1980	Bournemouth, England	Clay	Jonathan Smith	Eddie Edwards Craig Edwards	3–6, 7–6, 6–8
Loss	0–4	Nov 1981	Paris Indoor, France	Hard (i)	Jonathan Smith	Ilie Năstase Yannick Noah	4–6, 4–6
Loss	0–5	Jan 1982	Adelaide-2, Australia	Grass	Jonathan Smith	Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick	5–7, 6–4, 6–7
Win	1–5	Jan 1982	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Jonathan Smith	Larry Stefanki Robert Van't Hof	7–5, 7–6

References[edit]

^ Davies, John, ed. (2012). "Distinguished Old Millfieldians". Old Millfieldian Society Chronicle: 13. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
^ "Centre Court: Our Andrew takes charge". BBC. 20 June 2005.

External links[edit]

Andrew Jarrett at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Andrew Jarrett at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] Davies, John, ed. (2012). "Distinguished Old Millfieldians". Old Millfieldian Society Chronicle: 13. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

[2] "Centre Court: Our Andrew takes charge". BBC. 20 June 2005.

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-'''Andrew Jarrett''' (born 9 January 1958 in [[Belper, Derbyshire]], [[England]]), is a former professional [[tennis]] player from the [[United Kingdom]].
+'''Andrew Jarrett''' (born 9 January 1958) is a former professional [[tennis]] player from the United Kingdom.
-Jarrett enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles.  During his career he won 1 doubles title.  He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 85 in 1983.
+Jarrett was educated at [[Millfield]] from 1969 to 1975.<ref>{{cite journal |editor1-last=Davies |editor1-first=John |title=Distinguished Old Millfieldians |journal=Old Millfieldian Society Chronicle |date=2012 |page=13 |url=https://issuu.com/strattons/docs/millfield_chronicle_2012 |access-date=21 July 2023}}</ref> He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won one doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 85 in 1983.
-Jarrett is now a referee, and was made Tournament Referee at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] in 2006, after the retirement of [[Alan Mills (tennis)|Alan Mills]].<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/content/articles/2005/06/20/sport_tennis_andrew_jarrett_feature.shtml</ref>
+Jarrett was made tournament referee at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] in 2006 after the retirement of [[Alan Mills (tennis)|Alan Mills]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Centre Court: Our Andrew takes charge|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/content/articles/2005/06/20/sport_tennis_andrew_jarrett_feature.shtml|website=BBC|date=20 June 2005}}</ref> He held this title until the [[2019 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2019 Wimbledon Finals]] after holding the post for 14 years.
+For a time, Jarrett was married to former player [[Debbie Jevans]], with whom he played Mixed Doubles at Wimbledon on occasion.
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+==References==
-<references/>
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*{{ATP|id=J030|name=Andrew Jarrett}}
+* {{ATP}}
+* {{ITF}}
-*{{ITF male profile|number=10002145|name=Andrew Jarrett}}
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-[[Category:British male tennis players]]
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+[[Category:British male tennis players]]
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+[[Category:Tennis players from Derbyshire]]
+[[Category:People educated at Millfield]]
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