Whitney Osuigwe
Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | Bradenton, Florida | April 17, 2002
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] |
Turned pro | 2017 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Desmond Osuigwe |
Prize money | US$ 610,068 |
Singles | |
Career record | 83–66 (55.7%) |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 105 (August 12, 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 216 (May 31, 2021) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2019, 2021) |
French Open | Q2 (2019) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2019, 2021) |
US Open | 1R (2018, 2019, 2020) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 33–25 (56.9%) |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 215 (May 17, 2021) |
Current ranking | No. 215 (May 17, 2021) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
US Open | 2R (2019) |
French Open Junior | QF (2017) |
Wimbledon Junior | F (2017) |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
US Open | 1R (2018) |
Last updated on: June 7, 2021. |
Whitney Osuigwe (/əˈsɪɡweɪ/ ə-SIG-way;[2] born April 17, 2002) is an American tennis player.
In 2017, Osuigwe was the ITF Junior World Champion.[3] She won the juniors 2017 French Open to become the first American to win the girls' singles event in Paris in 28 years.
Personal life[]
Osuigwe has been playing tennis at the IMG Academy since age six, where her father Desmond has been a teacher at the academy since 1997 and acts as her primary coach. Desmond is from Lagos in Nigeria and played professional tennis events at the ITF Futures level before coming to the United States to attend college. Whitney has an older brother named Deandre who is a college basketball player and a younger sister named Victoria who also plays tennis.[4][5]
Junior career[]
In June 2017, Osuigwe climbed to No. 2 in the junior rankings by dominating the clay-court events in the previous six months. She started by reaching the semifinals at the Orange Bowl in December, and then won two Grade-1 clay-court tournaments in back-to-back weeks in February. Osuigwe capped off her dominance in this part of the season by winning the 2017 Junior French Open over fellow American Claire Liu. In doing so, she became the first American to win the girls' event since Jennifer Capriati in 1989, the fifth American champion overall, and the ninth youngest winner of the event at under 15 years and 2 months. This was also only the second time the final was contested between two Americans, with the other occurring in 1980.[6]
Osuigwe would go on to finish the season as the No.-1-ranked junior in the world, for which she was named the combined 2017 ITF Junior World Champion. Furthermore, she then won the Orange Bowl before the year came to a close.
On August 12, 2018, Osuigwe won the USTA Girls 18s National Championships which earned her a wildcard entry into the main draw of the US Open.[7]
Professional career[]
Osuigwe made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2018 Miami Open, losing to her fellow wildcard and junior rival Claire Liu.
In January 2019, Osuigwe played alongside David Ferrer on the Spain team in the 2019 Hopman Cup, replacing Garbiñe Muguruza who was out due to injury. Osuigwe played only the mixed-doubles match, losing to the French team which consisted of Lucas Pouille and Alizé Cornet. In March, she entered the Miami Open main draw as a wildcard, winning her first-round match against fellow wildcard Mari Osaka, the sister of Naomi Osaka.[8]
Performance timeline[]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
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.[9]
Singles[]
Current through 2022 Australian Open.
Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
French Open | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | NH | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
US Open | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
WTA 1000 | |||||||||
Miami Open | A | 1R | 2R | NH | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
Career statistics | |||||||||
Year-end ranking | 1120 | 226 | 132 | 160 | 247 | $610,068 |
ITF Circuit finals[]
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2018 | ITF Wesley Chapel, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Francesca Di Lorenzo | 2–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 2018 | ITF Tyler, United States | 80,000 | Hard | Beatriz Haddad Maia | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2–1 | Apr 2019 | ITF Charlottesville, United States | 80,000 | Clay | Madison Brengle | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–2 | May 2019 | ITF Tyler, United States | 100,000 | Clay | Taylor Townsend | 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2018 | ITF Orlando, United States | 15,000 | Clay | Caty McNally | Dia Evtimova Ilona Kremen |
6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Apr 2018 | ITF Jackson, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Sanaz Marand | Gaia Sanesi Chanel Simmonds |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–1 | Apr 2018 | ITF Charlottesville, United States | 80,000 | Clay | Ashley Kratzer | Sophie Chang Alexandra Mueller |
6–3, 4–6, [7–10] |
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2018 | ITF Ashland, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Sanaz Marand | Jovana Jakšić Renata Zarazúa |
3–6, 7–5, [4–10] |
Loss | 2–3 | Feb 2020 | ITF Kentucky, United States | 100,000 | Hard (i) | Hailey Baptiste | Catherine Harrison Quinn Gleason |
5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 3–3 | Jan 2022 | ITF Orlando, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Hailey Baptiste | Angela Kulikov Rianna Valdes |
7–6(9–7), 7–5 |
ITF Junior Circuit[]
Junior Grand Slam finals[]
Singles: 1 (1 title)[]
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2017 | French Open | Clay | Claire Liu | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 |
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)[]
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2017 | Wimbledon | Grass | Caty McNally | Olga Danilović Kaja Juvan |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2018 | Wimbledon | Grass | Caty McNally | Wang Xinyu Wang Xiyu |
2–6, 1–6 |
ITF Junior finals[]
Singles: 10 (7 titles, 3 runner–ups)[]
Legend |
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Grade A (2–2) |
Grade 1 (4–0) |
Grade 4 (1–1) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2015 | ITF Plantation, United States | Grade 4 | Clay | Carson Branstine | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | May 2016 | ITF Plantation, United States | Grade 4 | Clay | Carson Branstine | 6–3, 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Feb 2017 | ITF Asunción, Paraguay | Grade 1 | Clay | Draginja Vukovic | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 3–1 | Feb 2017 | ITF Criciúma, Brazil | Grade 1 | Clay | Emily Appleton | 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 4–1 | Jun 2017 | French Open | Grade A | Clay | Claire Liu | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 |
Win | 5–1 | Oct 2017 | ITF Tulsa, United States | Grade 1 | Hard | Natasha Subhash | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–2 | Oct 2017 | ITF Osaka, Japan | Grade A | Hard | Wang Xinyu | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5–3 | Nov 2017 | ITF Mexico City, Mexico | Grade A | Clay | Alexa Noel | 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–3 | Dec 2017 | ITF Bradenton, United States | Grade 1 | Clay | Clara Burel | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
Win | 7–3 | Dec 2017 | ITF Plantation, United States | Grade A | Clay | Margaryta Bilokin | 6–1, 6–2 |
Doubles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups)[]
Legend |
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Grade A (1–3) |
Grade 1 (3–1) |
Grade 4 (0–1) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2016 | ITF Plantation, United States | Grade 4 | Clay | Alexa Noel | Alana Smith Peyton Stearns |
2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2017 | ITF Criciúma, Brazil | Grade 1 | Clay | Hailey Baptiste | Elysia Bolton Vanessa Ong |
6–4, 4–6, [5–10] |
Win | 1–2 | Apr 2017 | ITF Indian Wells, United States | Grade 1 | Hard | Caty McNally | Taylor Johnson Ann Li |
6–3, 7–6(10–8) |
Win | 2–2 | May 2017 | ITF Milan, Italy | Grade A | Clay | Caty McNally | Cho I-hsuan Ayumi Miyamoto |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 2–3 | Jul 2017 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grade A | Grass | Caty McNally | Olga Danilović Kaja Juvan |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Nov 2017 | ITF Mexico City, Mexico | Grade A | Clay | Ellie Douglas | Dalayna Hewitt Peyton Stearns |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3–4 | Dec 2017 | ITF Bradenton, United States | Grade 1 | Clay | Caty McNally | Thasaporn Naklo Naho Sato |
6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 4–4 | Jul 2018 | ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom | Grade 1 | Grass | Caty McNally | Clara Tauson Wang Xinyu |
7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7) |
Loss | 4–5 | Jul 2018 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grade A | Grass | Caty McNally | Wang Xinyu Wang Xiyu |
2–6, 1–6 |
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "French Open junior champ Whitney Osuigwe eyes bigger things". ESPN. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ RacquetComedy (December 28, 2017). "FULL INTERVIEW: Whitney Osuigwe & Caty McNally". YouTube. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100291615
- ^ "Bradenton teen reaches French Open girls final". Bradenton Herald. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- ^ "The Journey - Osuigwe Family". IMG Academy. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ^ "American Whitney Osuigwe wins girls' title at French Open". Excelle Sports. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ^ http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/sd-sp-usta-girls-tennis-0813-story.html[bare URL]
- ^ Rothenberg, Ben (March 21, 2019). "The Osakas' Brief Sister Act at the Miami Open". New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ "Whitney Osuigwe [USA] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
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External links[]
- 2002 births
- Living people
- American female tennis players
- African-American female tennis players
- Sportspeople from Bradenton, Florida
- French Open junior champions
- American sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- Tennis people from Florida
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American women