Background
Jackson was born in Atlanta, Georgia and attended the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
Jackson was born in Atlanta, Georgia and attended the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
She reached a singles ranking of 45 in the world at the end of 2006. She was announced as the Assistant Coach of the Oklahoma State University Women"s Tennis Team in August 2009. In 2010 and 2011, Jackson coached the USTA collegiate team
In July 2013, Jackson joined the USTA staff in Boca Raton, Florida as a National Coach for Women"s Tennis.
The first was a $10,000 hard-court event in 2003 in Dallas, Texas. The second was a $50,000 hard-court event in 2004 in Tucson, Arizona.
She began her tennis career on the International Tennis Federation Junior Circuit where, in 2003, was ranked in the top 20 in the world in both singles and doubles. She turned professional that same year and competed the next few years on the International Tennis Federation Women"s Circuit.
In 2004, began playing more Women's Tennis Association events and began a full schedule in 2005, when she cracked the top 100 in the world.
In 2006, Jamea had her best year of her career, compiling a 26–22 singles record. The call ended up being wrong, and Harkleroad challenged later in the match, becoming the first person to correctly challenge. Jackson ended up winning in a battle 7–5,6–7(3–7),7–5.
She led the United States Federation Cup team to a victory over Germany that same year.
Jackson reached her first Women's Tennis Association Tour final on June 17, 2006 when she beat both Jelena Janković and Maria Sharapova in Birmingham on grass. However, she was defeated by Vera Zvonareva in the final match of the Dancer Fitzgerald Sample Classic in a tight two-setter.
At the tailend of 2006 and her short 2007 seasons, Jamea suffered a recurring hip injury requiring surgery. In April 2008, after 8 months away from the tour, she came back at a $75,000 International Tennis Federation event in Dothan, Alabama.
She played her final match at the 2008 United States Open, losing to seed Alyona Bondarenko losing 2–6,6–3,6–2.
She officially retired from pro tennis on August 24, 2009 due to her recurring hip injury, as well as her coaching position at Oklahoma State University. Singles Titles (0 Women's Tennis Association, 2 International Tennis Federation)
Singles Finalist (1 Women's Tennis Association, 1 International Tennis Federation)
A = did not participate in the main draw of the tournament. Jamea started playing tennis at age 8.
Her father, Ernest, played in the NFL as cornerback for the New Orleans Saints, the Atlanta Falcons, and the Detroit Lions.
Her mother, Ruby, wrote Flying High: Diary of a Flight Attendant, based on her flight attendant career that lasted over 30 years. She has an older brother, Jarryd Jackson.
Jamea was hired as assistant coach at Oklahoma State University with her real emphasis on mentoring the players, as well as recruiting. In 2014, Jamea graduated from Oklahoma State with a Bachelor of Arts in University Studies and a minor in Psychology.