[1] Born and raised in North Carolina, Jackson trained out of Hendersonville before relocating to Tampa, Florida.

[1] He won the boys' doubles title at the 1992 US Open (with Eric Taino) and was a world number one ranked junior doubles player.

[2] Jackson competed mostly in satellite tournaments and reached a best singles world ranking of 602.

In 1994, he was featured in the men's singles qualifying for the US Open.

Retiring in 1999, he now coaches tennis in Seattle.