[2] Her mother, Loretta Harrop, is an Olympic silver medallist triathlete and her father, Brad Jones, is a former Australian rules footballer who won the 1999 Grogan Medal in the Queensland State League,[3] and narrowly missed out on a professional AFL career when he trialled with the Brisbane Bears in 1994.

Her 2023 season included appearance in all four junior Grand Slam tournaments as well as two J300 and one J500 titles in the United States, Korea and Japan which allowed her to rise up the rankings and claim a top 10 spot leading into 2024.

[13] At the age of 14, Jones began her professional career when she received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of the Hobart International in January 2023, but lost in the first round to Tereza Martincová.

[15] In October 2023, she qualified for the main draw of the City of Playford Tennis International, where she defeated Gabriella Da Silva-Fick in the first round before losing to Seone Mendez in the second.

[16][17] The following month, she received a wildcard into the main draw of the Burnie International II, where she defeated Tina Nadine Smith in the first round before losing to fifth seed Wei Sijia in the second.

Still only 16, Jones won her biggest title to date in November 2024, claiming the W75 NSW Perpetual Open by defeating fellow Australian teenager Taylah Preston, ranked 162 at the time, 6-4, 7-6 in the final.