Education
Stanford University.
Stanford University.
Jordan turned professional in 1979. Her best performance in a Grand Slam singles tournament was runner-up at the 1983 Australian Open, where she lost to Martina Navratilova in straight sets. She was the first player to defeat Chris Evert before the semifinals of a Grand Slam singles tournament.
Jordan defeated Evert 6–1, 7–6 in the third round of Wimbledon in 1983 after Evert had reached at least the semifinals of her first 34 Grand Slam singles tournaments.
In the Wimbledon final on July 6, 1985, Jordan and Elizabeth Smylie teamed to snap the 109-match winning streak of Navratilova and Pam Shriver by defeating them in three sets. Jordan retired in 1991.
Her highest singles rank was world number five in 1984 and her highest doubles rank was world number 6 in 1991. After retiring, Jordan returned to Stanford University and received a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1991.
She was elected vice-president of the Women's Tennis Association in 1992.
She also served as chairperson of the Women's Tennis Association Drug Testing Committee and served on Women's Tennis Association executive, deferred compensation, finance/marketing, and insurance Committees through 1992. Jordan was nicknamed "KJ." Grand Slam finals =: 1 (0 titles, 1 runner–up) = Women"s doubles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runners-up) = Mixed doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner–up) Year-End Championships finals = Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up) Doubles Mixed doubles New Hampshire = tournament not held. A = did not participate in the tournament.