Jacqueline Trail Harang is a retired American professional tennis player. Trail had a prolific junior tennis career and played on the professional tour from 1997 to 2003. She retired due to injury in 2003.
Junior career
Trail began playing tennis at the age of 4. At 7 years old, she won the first sanctioned United States Tennis Association sanctioned tournament that she entered. In 1992, at the age of 12, Trail was ranked #1 in Kentucky in the Girls 12s, Girls 14s, Girls 16s, Girls 18s and Women's Open divisions. In 1993, Trail won the Kentucky State High SchoolTennis Championship as a 7th grader. She repeated the following year as an 8th grader. Trail won seven national junior titles, second all-time only behind Tracy Austin when Trail turned professional at age 16. Her national junior titles are:
1997 Girls 18s Hardcourts
1997 Girls 18s Claycourts
1996 Girls 18s Indoors, Singles and Doubles
1996 Girls 16s Hardcourts
1995 Girls 16s Hardcourts
1995 Girls 18s Indoors
In 1996, Trail won the Girls 16s USTA National Sportsmanship Award. That year, Trail became the only player in history to win the USTA National Championships, USTA National Sportsmanship Award, and attain the #1 national ranking all in the same year. In 1997, Trail was ranked #1 in the Girls 18s in the nation, ranked #6 in the ITF world junior rankings, represented the United States in the Connolly Continental Cup, was a member of the USTA's Team USA, and was the recipient of the Maureen Connolly Brinker Award. Trail advanced to the semifinals of Junior U.S. Open, defeating Justine Henin in straights sets in the quarterfinals. Later that year, Trail signed with Octagon sports agency and turned professional.
Professional career
Trail moved up the world rankings rapidly in 1997. She finished her rookie year on tour ranked #339 and advanced to the 2nd Round of the US Open. In 1998, she again advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open, narrowly losing to Wimbledon Champion Conchita Martínez. Trail finished the year ranked #198. By mid-1999, Trail had risen to #166 in the world. However, Trail suffered a foot injury near the end of the 1999 season. In 2000, Trail played on and off while she received medical attention to her foot injury. She finished the 2000 campaign ranked #339 in the world. Trail continued to play on tour the following few years through her increasing number of injuries. After winning her third career professional title in 2003, Trail retired from professional tennis.
