Sacha Hughes (née Jones; born 8 November 1990) is the current New Zealand Fed Cup captain, appointed May 2019.
[citation needed] In 2014, Jones retired from professional tennis citing a succession of injuries including three stress fractures in her ribs.
In 2016, she co-founded a website called RealYou, with her friend Stephanie Hughes, which seeks to encourage young women to grow their inner confidence, and offers personal support for the challenges that teenagers experience.
At a tournament in Darwin, Jones won her second title of the year, recording a win over former top-10 player Alicia Molik who was working on a comeback.
Jones featured in the 2011 Auckland Open as a wildcard draw in which she was defeated in two tight sets by third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round.
She qualified for the Hobart International and won her first round at the WTA event- beating Kristina Barrois in straight sets.
At the Australian Open, Sacha partnered compatriot Bojana Bobusic to enter the women's doubles draw where the pair beat Līga Dekmeijere and Maria Kondratieva in the first round.
She recorded mixed results for most of 2012 including a three set win over Eugenie Bouchard to secure her spot in the French Open.
At the Gastein Ladies, Jones won her second WTA Tour main-draw match, defeating Yuliya Beygelzimer in round one.
[3] Jones made her Grand Slam singles debut at the Australian Open; she was beaten in the first round by Kristýna Plíšková.