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'''Deborah Jevans''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (born 20 May 1960) is a British former [[tennis]] player and current sports executive. Jevans is a former junior Wimbledon champion and played in ten Grand Slam singles draws between 1979 and 1983, with her best result being the fourth round of Wimbledon, losing to fifth-seeded [[Virginia Wade]]. In 1978 she reached the quarter finals of the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon with her future husband and Wimbledon referee [[Andrew Jarrett]].
'''Deborah Jevans''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (born 20 May 1960) is a British former [[tennis]] player and current sports executive. Jevans is a former junior Wimbledon champion and played in ten Grand Slam singles draws between 1979 and 1983, with her best result being the fourth round of Wimbledon, losing to fifth-seeded [[Virginia Wade]]. In 1978 she reached the quarter finals of the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon with her future husband and Wimbledon referee [[Andrew Jarrett]].<ref name="BBC"/>


In 1987 Jevans took up a role of director of the Women's Game at the [[International Tennis Federation]].<ref>{{cite web|author1=Matt Slater|title=Sport & gender: Breaking the glass ceiling in sport administration|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/29830142|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=30 October 2014}}</ref> In 2003 Jevans was appointed as director of sports for London 2012. After the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Jevans took over the post of chief executive for the [[2015 Rugby World Cup]].<ref>{{citenews|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/news/9524376/Rugby-World-Cup-2015-team-hire-Debbie-Jevans-London-Olympics-director-of-sport.html|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=5 September 2012|accessdate=7 February 2015|title=Rugby World Cup 2015 team hire Debbie Jevans, London Olympics director of sport|first=Gavin|last=Mairs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Debbie Jevans new boss of 2015 World Cup organisers|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/19496829|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=5 September 2012}}</ref> In 2014 Jevans was top of the list of the 50 most influential women in British sport created by the Guardian.<ref>{{citenews|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/mar/07/debbie-jevans-guardian-top-50-women-sport|title=Debbie Jevans tops Guardian list of most influential women in UK sport|accessdate=6 February 2015|first=Anna|last=Kessel|date=7 March 2014|work=The Guardian}}</ref> Jevans stepped down from her Rugby World Cup role in March 2015 citing personal reasons.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rugby World Cup: Debbie Jevans resigns as boss of 2015 organisers|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/32091423|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=28 March 2015}}</ref> She is a member of the board of the [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club]] (AELTC).<ref>{{cite web|title=The AELTC|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/atoz/about_aeltc.html|website=www.wimbledon.com|publisher=[[AELTC]]}}</ref>
In 1987, at the age of 27, Jevans took up a role of director of the Women's Game at the [[International Tennis Federation]] and in 1991 became general secretary.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|last1=Slater|first1=Matt|title=Sport & gender: Breaking the glass ceiling in sport administration|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/29830142|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=30 October 2014}}</ref> In 2003 Jevans was appointed as director of sports for London 2012. After the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Jevans took over the post of chief executive for the [[2015 Rugby World Cup]].<ref>{{citenews|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/news/9524376/Rugby-World-Cup-2015-team-hire-Debbie-Jevans-London-Olympics-director-of-sport.html|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=5 September 2012|accessdate=7 February 2015|title=Rugby World Cup 2015 team hire Debbie Jevans, London Olympics director of sport|first=Gavin|last=Mairs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Debbie Jevans new boss of 2015 World Cup organisers|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/19496829|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=5 September 2012}}</ref> In 2014 Jevans was top of the list of the 50 most influential women in British sport created by the Guardian.<ref>{{citenews|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/mar/07/debbie-jevans-guardian-top-50-women-sport|title=Debbie Jevans tops Guardian list of most influential women in UK sport|accessdate=6 February 2015|first=Anna|last=Kessel|date=7 March 2014|work=The Guardian}}</ref> Jevans stepped down from her Rugby World Cup role in March 2015 citing personal reasons.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rugby World Cup: Debbie Jevans resigns as boss of 2015 organisers|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/32091423|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=28 March 2015}}</ref> Jevans had reportedly fallen out with members of the RFU and received a £150,000 pay off when she left.<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-3020341/Debbie-Jevans-150-000-pay-RFU-leaving-England-Rugby-2015-role-six-months-World-Cup.html</ref><ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/rugby-world-cup/11505498/Why-Debbie-Jevans-quit-the-truth-behind-fall-out-with-RFU-that-led-to-shock-exit-before-Rugby-World-Cup-starts.html</ref> She is a member of the board of the [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club]] (AELTC).<ref name="BBC"/><ref>{{cite web|title=The AELTC|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/atoz/about_aeltc.html|website=www.wimbledon.com|publisher=[[AELTC]]}}</ref> Jevans is also an Non-Executive Director of the [[English Football League]] having been appointed this role in 2014.<ref name="EFL">{{citenews|url=https://www.efl.com/news/2018/march/debbie-jevans-confidence-the-key-for-women/|publisher=English Football League|title=International Women's Day: Debbie Jevans - “Confidence is key”|date=8 March 2018}}</ref><ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27717006</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/05/debbie-jevans-football-league-2015-rugby-world-cup</ref> When [[Ian Lenagan]] resigned as chairman of the organisation, Jevans was appointed as interim chair in September 2018 until a new chairperson was voted for in 2019.<ref>{{citenews|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11491832/ian-lenagan-steps-down-as-efl-chairman|title=Ian Lenagan steps down as EFL chairman|publisher=Sky Sports|date=6 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{citenews|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/football-league-appoints-first-woman-to-lead-role-t6c27bglw|title=Football League appoints first woman to lead role|last=Ziegler|first=Martyn|date=7 September 2018|publisher=The Times|subscription=yes}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 10:45, 5 January 2019

Debbie Jevans
Full nameDeborah Jevans
Country (sports) Great Britain
Born (1960-05-20) 20 May 1960 (age 64)
London, England
Turned pro1976
Retired1983
Singles
Career record17–31
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1981)
Wimbledon4R (1979)
US Open2R (1982)
Doubles
Career record16–42
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (1981)
Wimbledon3R (1979)
US Open3R (1980)

Deborah Jevans CBE (born 20 May 1960) is a British former tennis player and current sports executive. Jevans is a former junior Wimbledon champion and played in ten Grand Slam singles draws between 1979 and 1983, with her best result being the fourth round of Wimbledon, losing to fifth-seeded Virginia Wade. In 1978 she reached the quarter finals of the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon with her future husband and Wimbledon referee Andrew Jarrett.[1]

In 1987, at the age of 27, Jevans took up a role of director of the Women's Game at the International Tennis Federation and in 1991 became general secretary.[1] In 2003 Jevans was appointed as director of sports for London 2012. After the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Jevans took over the post of chief executive for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[2][3] In 2014 Jevans was top of the list of the 50 most influential women in British sport created by the Guardian.[4] Jevans stepped down from her Rugby World Cup role in March 2015 citing personal reasons.[5] Jevans had reportedly fallen out with members of the RFU and received a £150,000 pay off when she left.[6][7] She is a member of the board of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC).[1][8] Jevans is also an Non-Executive Director of the English Football League having been appointed this role in 2014.[9][10][11] When Ian Lenagan resigned as chairman of the organisation, Jevans was appointed as interim chair in September 2018 until a new chairperson was voted for in 2019.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ a b c Slater, Matt (30 October 2014). "Sport & gender: Breaking the glass ceiling in sport administration". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ Mairs, Gavin (5 September 2012). "Rugby World Cup 2015 team hire Debbie Jevans, London Olympics director of sport". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Debbie Jevans new boss of 2015 World Cup organisers". BBC Sport. 5 September 2012.
  4. ^ Kessel, Anna (7 March 2014). "Debbie Jevans tops Guardian list of most influential women in UK sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Rugby World Cup: Debbie Jevans resigns as boss of 2015 organisers". BBC Sport. 28 March 2015.
  6. ^ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-3020341/Debbie-Jevans-150-000-pay-RFU-leaving-England-Rugby-2015-role-six-months-World-Cup.html
  7. ^ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/rugby-world-cup/11505498/Why-Debbie-Jevans-quit-the-truth-behind-fall-out-with-RFU-that-led-to-shock-exit-before-Rugby-World-Cup-starts.html
  8. ^ "The AELTC". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
  9. ^ "International Women's Day: Debbie Jevans - "Confidence is key"". English Football League. 8 March 2018.
  10. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27717006
  11. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/05/debbie-jevans-football-league-2015-rugby-world-cup
  12. ^ "Ian Lenagan steps down as EFL chairman". Sky Sports. 6 September 2018.
  13. ^ Ziegler, Martyn (7 September 2018). "Football League appoints first woman to lead role". The Times. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
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