Lauren Davis

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Lauren Davis
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Davis at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceBoca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Born (1993-10-09) October 9, 1993 (age 27)
Gates Mills, Ohio, U.S.
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Turned proJanuary 2011
CoachEddie Elliott
Prize money$3,487,712
Singles
Career record308–226 (57.7%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 26 (22 May 2017)
Current rankingNo. 95 (9 August 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (2014, 2016, 2018)
French Open2R (2012, 2019)
Wimbledon3R (2014, 2019)
US Open2R (2015, 2016, 2019, 2021)
Doubles
Career record35–69 (33.7%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 137 (15 January 2018)
Current rankingNo. 273 (9 August 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2017, 2020)
French Open2R (2013, 2020)
Wimbledon2R (2015)
US Open2R (2014)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US Open1R (2014, 2015)
Team competitions
Fed Cup1–2 (33.3%)
Last updated on: 18 August 2021.

Lauren Davis (born October 9, 1993) is an American professional tennis player. Known for her aggressive backhand, quickness, and clay-court ability, she won her first title on the WTA Tour at the ASB Classic in Auckland and reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 26 in May 2017. Davis has also won eight singles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Early life[]

Davis was born on 9 October 1993 in Gates Mills, Ohio.[1] She began playing tennis at age nine. Upon turning 16, she left her hometown for training at the Evert Tennis Academy.[2] Davis' parents both work in the medical profession. Her mother is a nurse and still resides in Gates Mills, and her father, William Davis, a well known author of “Wheat Belly”, is a cardiologist working in Wisconsin.[3]

Junior career[]

Davis in 2019

Davis reached a career-high ranking of No. 3 as a junior.[4] She made her debut on the ITF Junior Circuit in September 2008 at the age of 14, via wild card at the 2008 US Open, losing to Ajla Tomljanović.[5]

She started 2009 season with a third-round appearance at the Grade-1 tournament in Carson, California, after which she won her first singles junior tournament, a Grade-3 International Grass Court Championships in Philadelphia, where she defeated Brooke Bolender in three sets.[6] By the end of the 2009, she made a quarterfinal appearance at the US Open, won a Grade-1 Yucatan World Cup in Mérida on the Hardcourt and made a third-round loss at the Dunlop Orange Bowl.[5][6]

In 2010, Davis reached one quarterfinal in the first four months, before reaching the final of the Easter Bowl, losing to Krista Hardebeck. She again lost in the final of a tournament, this time in the 51st Trofeo Bonfiglio to Beatrice Capra. In November 2010, she went on an 18-match winning streak, winning the Grade-1 tournaments Yucatán World Cup and the Eddie Herr youth tournament, as well as the Grade-A Orange Bowl tournament.

While still a junior, Davis won her first professional title on clay at a United States Tennis Association tournament in Williamsburg, Virginia in 2010. She then went on a 27-match win streak, and won her second pro title in Puerto Rico.[7] She ended her junior career after a third-round appearance at the 2011 Australian Open.

Professional career[]

2011: Turning professional[]

Davis was awarded a wild card into the Australian Open, where she lost her first Grand Slam appearance against fifth-seeded Samantha Stosur in the first round.[8] She officially turned professional in 2011 and won her first WTA match at the Miami Masters qualifiers by beating Jill Craybas in three sets. She then lost to Anastasiya Yakimova.

In the qualifying for the Charleston Open, Davis lost to Stéphanie Foretz. While waiting to give a post-match interview in a corporate booth, she was knocked unconscious when lighting equipment fell on her head. She suffered a concussion that kept her out of competition for months and left her suffering from occasional migraines for several months after that.[9]

It was a windy day, and a whole big camera just blew onto my head. I didn't do anything physical for a long time. I didn't read anything. The only thing I could do was watch TV, eat and sleep. I had a headache, 24–7, that never went away. — Davis, on her injury[9]

In October 2013, Davis filed a lawsuit against Production Design Associates and High Output, who had been hired by sponsors Dove to provide and install video and lighting equipment for the interview booths.[10] Her complaint stated:

While plaintiff was waiting to be interviewed, a piece of lighting and video equipment selected, provided and installed by defendants fell and struck plaintiff in the head, knocking her unconscious. [Plaintiff] continues to suffer from serious, severe and painful head trauma and injuries including a concussion, post-concussion syndrome with its resulting emotional effects, and severe and long-term headaches. Plaintiff has required expensive and long term medical treatment including multiple emergency room visits, evaluation and treatment by specialists, diagnostic tests such as CT scans and MRI, prescription medications, and other treatments and will continue to require medical care in the future.[11]

She sought actual and punitive damages for negligence and gross negligence.[12]

2012[]

In the BNP Paribas Open, she defeated Petra Martić in the first round and then lost to Nadia Petrova in the round of 64. Davis lost in the first round of the Sony Ericsson Open to Vera Dushevina.

Davis made it through the qualifying rounds of the French Open, where she won her first main-draw Grand Slam match against 30th seed Mona Barthel, in straight sets.[13] In the second round, she lost to compatriot Christina McHale, in straight sets.[14]

2013[]

Davis reached her second career quarterfinal at the Hobart International, where she lost to Sloane Stephens. In February, she won the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Dow Corning Tennis Classic title by defeating Alja Tomljanović in the final.[15] She replaced an injured Victoria Azarenka at the Miami Masters, where she defeated Madison Keys in the second round. In the third round, she faced Alizé Cornet and lost in three sets. During the match, Davis was stung on the buttocks by a wasp in the third set. Though it caused her significant pain, Davis refused to blame her loss on it. The overwhelming heat affected Davis and Cornet as both players left the court in wheelchairs.[16][17][18]

Davis then reached the quarterfinals of the Monterrey Open, where she lost to the eventual champion, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. She was knocked out in the first round of the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. Her furthest advance for the remainder of the year was a quarterfinal appearance at the Bell Challenge in September, where she lost to Lucie Šafářová.[19]

2014: Top 50[]

At the Australian Open, Davis beat Julia Görges to advance to the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. There, she was defeated by Eugenie Bouchard. At the Indian Wells Open, Davis defeated world No. 4, Victoria Azarenka, in the second round, marking her first victory over a top-10 player and a Grand Slam champion.[20] She then defeated Varvara Lepchenko, but withdrew in the fourth round due to illness. At the Sony Open in Miami, she won her first-round match against Zhang Shuai, but lost in the second round to Ana Ivanovic.[21] Following an early exit at the French Open, she advanced to the quarterfinals of the Aegon International, where she lost to Madison Keys.

At Wimbledon, Davis upset Flavia Pennetta in straight sets and advanced to the third round of the tournament for the first time. She ended the year ranked world No. 57.[22][23]

2015[]

Davis reached the semifinals of the ASB Classic in Auckland, her greatest success in a WTA tournament at the time, where she lost to Venus Williams.[24] Following the conclusion of the early hard-court season, she entered the Family Circle Cup in Charleston. Playing on clay, one of her best surfaces,[3] she avenged her loss to Eugenie Bouchard at the previous year's Australian Open, defeating her in straight sets. She then advanced to the third round against Mona Barthel, who retired from the match while down a set. Davis exited the tournament in the quarterfinals.[24]

2016: First two WTA finals[]

Davis reached her first WTA final at the Washington Open, where she was runner-up against Yanina Wickmayer. She reached her second career final at the Coupe Banque Nationale in September, and was runner-up to Océane Dodin.[25]

2017: Ascent into top 30, Auckland title[]

Davis won her first WTA title at the Auckland Open, defeating Ana Konjuh in the final. She also reached the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open in Doha and the Dubai Tennis Championships.[26] As a result, she achieved a new WTA career-high of 37. Steve Tignor of Tennis.com noted, "Lauren Davis is playing the tennis of her life."[27]

She reached the fourth round of the Indian Wells Open, equalling her result in 2014.[26] She was also part of the United States team that reached the Fed Cup final with a victory over the Czech Republic.[28]

Playing her first red clay-court tournament of the year, she easily advanced to the quarterfinals of the Morocco Open in Rabat, winning each of her victories in straight sets before dropping a three-set match to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.[26] In May, she reached a new career-best ranking of world No. 26. However, she lost in the first round of all four Grand Slam tournaments in 2017, including defeats to fellow Americans Varvara Lepchenko at Wimbledon and Sofia Kenin at the US Open, and by the end of the year her singles ranking had dropped to 48.[3]

2018[]

To start the year, Davis was unable to defend her title at the Auckland Open after losing to compatriot Sachia Vickery in the first round. Nonetheless, she put together an excellent tournament at the Australian Open, matching her career-best result at a Grand Slam event after not winning a match at any of the four majors the previous year. In the third round, she pushed world No. 1, Simona Halep, to a nearly four-hour match, losing 13–15 in the third set and tying the tournament record for most games played in a match at 48.[29][30]

2019[]

In May, Davis beat Ann Li to win the inaugural ITF FineMark Championship event at Bonita Springs.[31] In doing so, she qualified as a wildcard for the French Open,[32] where she beat Kristýna Plíšková in straight sets in the first round[33] before losing in three sets to Johanna Konta.[34]

At Wimbledon, Davis lost in the final round of qualifying to Kristie Ahn, but entered the main draw as a lucky loser. She beat Kateryna Kozlova in the first round, in straight sets. In the second, she defeated the defending champion, Angelique Kerber, in three sets.[35] Davis recovered from an injury break after losing the first set and ended the match with 45 winners to Kerber's 15, winning 12 of the last 15 games to claim her first top-10 victory since 2017.[36][37] Her run was then ended by Carla Suarez Navarro in the third round.

Davis advanced to the quarterfinals of the Washington Open, where she lost to the eventual champion, Jessica Pegula.[38] At the Cincinnati Masters, Venus Williams snapped a four match losing-streak by defeating Davis in the first round.[39] At the US Open, Davis beat Johanna Larsson in straight sets[40] but was eliminated in the second round by Ashleigh Barty.[41]

Playing style[]

Davis at the 2015 French Open; red clay is considered one of her best surfaces

Davis is primarily known for her backhand, quickness, and clay-court abilities.[3]

While analyzing Davis's game, Mike Whalley of the BBC labeled her backhand "a big weapon," while E.J. Crawford of US Open.org described it as "terrific", likening her style to that of Amanda Coetzer.[42][43] On offense, Davis hits deep ground strokes to move opponents backward, often setting up her backhand as a finishing shot.[44][45] While playing on hard courts, she will usually draw opponents forward and attempt cross-court winners, or send serves wide and hit backhands down the line.[42]

Davis is also noted for her backhand defense. At the 2015 Family Circle Cup, she returned a 102-mph serve from Eugenie Bouchard with a backhand winner.[44] During their 2014 meeting, Victoria Azarenka repeatedly lost points while attacking Davis's backhand up the middle of the court—including on match point—allowing Davis to create angles.[46] While discussing Davis in an interview, Christina McHale noted, "You don't get free points with her very often", and described her backhand as "very tough".[47]

In a 2015 article, WTATennis.com noted Davis's "speed and court coverage", while the BBC recognized her for "whizzing round the court."[22][42] Following her title victory at the ASB Classic in 2017, Michael Burgess of The New Zealand Herald declared "only David Ferrer and Michael Chang are comparable to her ability to make an opponent play another shot."[48] During Davis's final junior year, Mary Joe Fernández commended her "speed, quickness, competitiveness and heart."[49]

Her first professional title came on clay at a USTA tournament in 2010.[7] In contrast to some of her American peers, who have been perceived as being uncomfortable on the surface,[50] Davis is recognized for her skill on slow courts. Following her second-round win at the 2015 Family Circle Cup, WTATennis.com labeled her performance "a clay-court masterclass."[51] While discussing the surface, Davis noted, "I think clay really works for me, because I'm pretty fast. I can slide really well and I can make a lot of balls, so it really works for me."[51] Davis has named hard-court as her other favorite surface.[3]

Performance timelines[]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS P NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[52]

Singles[]

Current after the 2021 US Open.

Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R A 1R 3R 2R 3R 1R 3R Q1 2R 1R 0 / 9 8–9 47%
French Open A A 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 2R 1R 1R 0 / 9 2–9 20%
Wimbledon A A A 1R 3R 2R Q2 1R Q1 3R NH 2R 0 / 6 6–6 50%
US Open A 1R Q2 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R Q1 2R 1R 2R 0 / 9 4–9 31%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–4 4–4 3–4 3–3 0–4 2–1 4–3 1–3 2–4 0 / 33 20–33 38%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup[n 1] Absent PO A W Absent 1 / 2 0–2 0%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[n 2] A A A A A A A QF A A A A 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Indian Wells Open A 1R 2R 1R 4R 2R 2R 4R 1R 2R NH 0 / 9 10–9 53%
Miami Open Q1 Q2 Q1 3R 2R 1R Q1 1R 1R A NH 1R 0 / 6 2–6 29%
Madrid Open A A A Q1 1R Q2 A 2R A A NH A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Italian Open A A A Q2 1R Q2 A 2R A A Q1 A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Canadian Open A A Q2 2R 1R Q1 A 1R A A NH A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Cincinnati Open A A Q1 2R 1R 1R Q1 1R Q1 1R Q1 Q2 0 / 5 1–5 17%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[n 3] A A A A Q1 1R A 2R A 1R NH 0 / 3 1–3 25%
China Open A A A 2R 2R Q2 A 1R A 1R NH 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Career statistics
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 0 3 6 17 20 21 9 23 6 12 9 15 Career total: 141
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Career total: 3
Hard Win–Loss 0–0 0–3 3–4 11–12 13–11 7–14 15–6 14–13 2–5 5–8 5–7 4–8 1 / 93 79–91 46%
Clay Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 2–5 3–4 0–2 4–6 0–1 2–2 0–2 3–4 0 / 28 16–30 35%
Grass Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 6–3 3–4 0–1 2–4 0–0 2–2 0–0 4–3 0 / 20 18–20 47%
Overall Win–Loss 0–0 0–3 4–6 13–17 21–19 13–22 15–9 20–23 2–6 9–12 5–9 11–15 1 / 141 113–141 44%
Win (%)  –  0% 40% 43% 53% 37% 63% 47% 25% 43% 36% 42% Career total: 44%
Year-end ranking 437 319 94 72 57 87 62 50 252 62 74 $3,243,744

Doubles[]

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L
Australian Open A A A 1R 1R A 2R 1R A 2R 1R 0 / 6 2–6
French Open A A 2R 1R 1R A 1R A A 2R 1R 0 / 6 2–6
Wimbledon A A A 1R 2R A 1R A A NH 1R 0 / 4 1–4
US Open 1R A 1R 2R A A 1R A 1R A 0 / 5 1–5
Win–Loss 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–4 1–3 0–0 1–4 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–3 0 / 21 6–21

Notes

  1. ^ Formerly knows as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
  3. ^ In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open.

WTA career finals[]

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)[]

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2016 Citi Open, United States International Hard Belgium Yanina Wickmayer 4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2016 Tournoi de Québec, Canada International Carpet (i) France Océane Dodin 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 Jan 2017 Auckland Open, New Zealand International Hard Croatia Ana Konjuh 6–3, 6–1

WTA 125K series finals[]

Singles: 1 (runner-up)[]

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2018 Houston Challenger, United States Hard China Peng Shuai 6–1, 5–7, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals[]

Singles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner–ups)[]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000/$80,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2010 ITF Mount Pleasant, United States 10,000 Clay Slovenia Petra Rampre 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2010 ITF Williamsburg, United States 10,000 Clay Latvia Līga Dekmeijere 6–0, 6–0
Win 2–1 Oct 2010 ITF Bayamón, Puerto Rico 25,000 Hard United States Madison Keys 7–6(5), 6–4
Win 3–1 Jun 2011 ITF Buffalo, United States 10,000 Clay United States Nicole Gibbs 5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Win 4–1 Jul 2011 ITF Atlanta, United States 10,000 Hard United States Alexis King 1–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win 5–1 Jan 2012 ITF Plantation, United States 25,000 Clay United States Gail Brodsky 6–4, 6–1
Loss 5–2 Jan 2012 ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States 25,000 Hard United States Julia Boserup 0–6, 3–6
Loss 5–3 Sep 2012 Albuquerque Championships, United States 75,000 Hard United States Maria Sanchez 1–6, 1–6
Win 6–3 Sep 2012 Las Vegas Open, United States 50,000 Hard United States Shelby Rogers 6–7(5), 6–2, 6–2
Win 7–3 Feb 2013 Dow Classic Midland, United States 100,000 Hard (i) Croatia Ajla Tomljanović 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(2)
Loss 7–4 Oct 2016 Internationaux de Poitiers, France 100,000 Hard (i) France Océane Dodin 4–6, 2–6
Loss 7–5 Apr 2019 Dothan Pro Classic, United States 80,000 Clay Slovakia Kristína Kučová 6–3, 6–7(9), 2–6
Win 8–5 May 2019 FineMark Pro Championship, United States 100,000 Clay United States Ann Li 7–5, 7–5

Head-to-head record[]

Record against top ten players[]

Main draw results only; correct to 3 September 2021.

Player Record W% Hard Clay Grass Carpet Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Germany Angelique Kerber 1–1 50% 0–1 – 1–0 – Won (2–6, 6–2, 6–1) at 2019 Wimbledon
Belarus Victoria Azarenka 1–2 33% 1–2 – – – Lost (2–6, 6–7(4–7)) at 2015 Wuhan
Australia Ashleigh Barty 0–1 0% 0–1 – – – Lost (2–6, 6–7(2–7)) at 2019 US Open
Japan Naomi Osaka 0–1 0% – – 0–1 – Lost (1–6, 6–2, 6–7(4–7)) at 2017 Birmingham
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 0–1 0% – 0–1 – – Lost (1–6, 1–6) at 2017 Rome
Russia Maria Sharapova 0–1 0% 0–1 – – – Lost (1–6, 7–6(7–5), 0–6) at 2016 Australian Open
Romania Simona Halep 0–2 0% 0–2 – – – Lost (6–4, 4–6, 13–15) at 2018 Australian Open
Serbia Ana Ivanovic 0–2 0% 0–1 – 0–1 – Lost (1–6, 1–6) at 2014 Birmingham
Serbia Jelena Janković 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 – – Lost (7–6(7–5), 0–6, 4–6) at 2015 Indian Wells
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 0–2 0% 0–1 – 0–1 – Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2019 Indian Wells
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 0–3 0% 0–3 – – – Lost (1–6, 6–4, 4–6) at 2020 Auckland
United States Venus Williams 0–4 0% 0–4 – – – Lost (5–7, 2–6) at 2019 Cincinnati
Number 2 ranked players
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 1–0 100% 1–0 – – – Won (3–6, 7–5, 7–5) at 2013 Toronto
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 1–1 50% – – 1–1 – Won (7–6(7–1), 6–1) at 2017 Eastbourne
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 0–1 0% 0–1 – – – Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2016 Luxembourg
China Li Na 0–1 0% 0–1 – – – Lost (6–4, 1–6, 1–6) at 2013 Cincinnati
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 0–1 0% 0–1 – – – Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2017 Washington
Number 3 ranked players
United States Sloane Stephens 2–2 50% 2–1 – 0–1 – Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2015 Wimbledon
Russia Nadia Petrova 0–1 0% 0–1 – – – Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2012 Indian Wells
Ukraine Elina Svitolina 0–5 0% 0–5 – – – Lost (2–6, 6–7(6–8)) at 2020 Australian Open
Number 4 ranked players
United States Sofia Kenin 2–1 67% 1–1 1–0 – – Won (4–6, 6–3, 6–4) at 2021 Charleston
Netherlands Kiki Bertens 1–1 50% 1–1 – – – Won (7–6(7–3), 6–4) at 2017 Auckland
United Kingdom Johanna Konta 1–3 25% 0–2 1–1 – – Lost (3–6, 6–1, 3–6) at 2019 French Open
France Caroline Garcia 0–1 0% 0–1 – – – Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2015 Hong Kong
Canada Bianca Andreescu 0–1 0% 0–1 – – – Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2021 US Open
Italy Francesca Schiavone 0–1 0% – 0–1 – – Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2017 Strasbourg
Switzerland Belinda Bencic 0–2 0% 0–2 – – – Lost (3–6, 6–3, 3–6) at 2016 Indian Wells
Australia Samantha Stosur 0–4 0% 0–3 0–1 – – Lost (6–3, 3–6, 3–6) at 2018 Indian Wells
Number 5 ranked players
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 1–0 100% – – 1–0 – Won (6–3, 6–3) at 2014 Eastbourne
Canada Eugenie Bouchard 2–2 50% 1–2 1–0 – – Won (6–1, 6–2) at 2019 Washington
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 1–2 33% 1–0 0–1 0–1 – Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2021 Birmingham
Italy Sara Errani 1–3 25% 0–2 0–1 1–0 – Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2015 Fed Cup
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 0–2 0% – – 0–1 0–1 Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2013 Quebec City
Number 6 ranked players
Italy Flavia Pennetta 1–0 100% – – 1–0 – Won (6–4, 7–6(7–4)) at 2014 Wimbledon
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 1–3 25% 0–2 1–0 0–1 – Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2019 Wimbledon
Number 7 ranked players
Italy Roberta Vinci 1–0 100% 1–0 – – – Won (6–2, 6–3) at 2017 Doha
United States Madison Keys 2–4 33% 2–1 0–1 0–2 – Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2021 Wimbledon
France Marion Bartoli 0–1 0% 0–1 – – – Lost (0–6, 3–6) at 2013 Toronto
Number 8 ranked players
Russia Ekaterina Makarova 1–3 40% 1–3 – – – Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2017 Wuhan
Number 9 ranked players
Germany Andrea Petkovic 3–0 100% 3–0 – – – Won (4–6, 6–0, 6–0) at 2018 Australian Open
United States CoCo Vandeweghe 2–0 100% 1–0 1–0 – – Won (7–6(7–3), 6–4) at 2021 Charleston
Germany Julia Görges 2–1 67% 2–0 0–1 – – Won (6–1, 6–4) at 2017 Indian Wells
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková 0–1 0% 0–1 – – – Lost (4–6, 6–4, 4–6) at 2021 Melbourne 3
Number 10 ranked players
France Kristina Mladenovic 0–3 0% 0–1 0–2 – – Lost (3–6, 6–1, 6–7(1–7)) at 2017 Madrid
Total 28–73 28% 18–50 5–11 5–10 0–1

Top 10 wins[]

# Player Rank Event Surface Round Score
2014
1. Belarus Victoria Azarenka No. 4 Indian Wells Open, United States Hard 2nd Round 6–0, 7–6(7–2)
2015
2. Canada Eugenie Bouchard No. 7 Charleston Open, United States Clay 2nd Round 6–3, 6–1
2017
3. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska No. 10 Eastbourne International, UK Grass 2nd Round 7–6(7–1), 6–1
2019
4. Germany Angelique Kerber No. 5 Wimbledon, UK Grass 2nd Round 2–6, 6–2, 6–1
2021
5. United States Sofia Kenin No. 4 Charleston Open, United States Clay 3rd Round 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

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Canada Gabriela Dabrowski 		Orange Bowl Girls' Singles Champion
Category: 18 and under
2010 		Succeeded by
Estonia Anett Kontaveit
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