Lauren Davis

American professional tennis player

Lauren Davis
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceBoca Raton, Florida
Born (1993-10-09) October 9, 1993 (age 30)
Gates Mills, Ohio
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Turned proJanuary 2011
CoachEddie Elliott
Prize moneyUS$ 4,779,256
Singles
Career record366–276 (57.0%)
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 26 (22 May 2017)
Current rankingNo. 125 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2014, 2016, 2018)
French Open2R (2012, 2019, 2023)
Wimbledon3R (2014, 2019)
US Open3R (2022)
Doubles
Career record37–78 (32.2%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 137 (15 January 2018)
Current rankingNo. 486 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2017, 2020)
French Open2R (2013, 2020)
Wimbledon2R (2015, 2023)
US Open2R (2014)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open1R (2014, 2015)
Team competitions
Fed Cup1–2 (33.3%)
Last updated on: 23 January 2024.

Lauren Davis (born October 9, 1993) is an American professional tennis player. Known for her aggressive backhand, speed, and clay-court strength, she has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 26, in May 2017. She has also won eight singles titles on the ITF Women's 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 at the 2009 US Open as a junior

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 wildcard 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, when 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 Yucatán World Cup in Mérida on the hardcourt and made a third-round loss at the 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 a final, 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 event.

While still a junior, Davis won her first professional title on clay at a USTA 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 with a third-round appearance at the 2011 Australian Open.

Professional career

2011: Turning professional

... at the 2011 Australian Open

Davis was awarded a wildcard 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 Tour match in the Miami Open qualifying 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: French Open debut & first major match win

At the Indian Wells Open, she defeated Petra Martić in the first round and then lost to Nadia Petrova in the round of 64. She then lost in the first round of the Miami Open to Vera Dushevina.

Davis made it through the qualifying rounds of the French Open, where she won her first major main-draw 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: Miami Open 3rd round

... at the 2013 French Open

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 Classic title by defeating Alja Tomljanović in the final.[15]

She replaced an injured Victoria Azarenka at the Miami Open, 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: Two Major third rounds & 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 Miami Open, 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 Eastbourne International, where she lost to Madison Keys.

At the Wimbledon Championships, 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: First WTA semifinal

Davis reached the semifinals of the Auckland Open, her greatest success in a WTA tournament at the time, before she lost to Venus Williams.[24] Following the conclusion of the early hardcourt 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 career finals

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

2017: Ascent into top 30 & Fed Cup champion

... and the 2017 Wimbledon Championships

Davis won her first WTA title at the Auckland Open, defeating Ana Konjuh in the final. She also reached the quarterfinals of the Qatar Ladies Open in Doha as a qualifier and the Dubai Tennis Championships.[26] As a result, she achieved a new 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: Third Australian Open third round

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: Wimbledon third round, first top-10 win since 2017

Davis at the 2019 French Open

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 and fifth seed 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 and only the fourth in her career.[36][37] Her run was then ended by Carla Suárez 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 Open, 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]

2020–2021: Limited play during COVID-pandemic, loss of form

In August 2021, Davis entered the main draw at the US Open, where she defeated lucky loser Viktoriya Tomova in the first round in three sets, before losing to sixth seed Bianca Andreescu.

At the Indian Wells Open, she reached also the second round defeating Nuria Parrizas-Diaz, before retiring against 22nd seed compatriot Danielle Collins.

2022: US Open & second Miami Open third rounds, back to top 100

Although she entered the quarterfinals at the Adelaide International 2 and the third round at the Miami Open as a qualifier and rose to No. 82 on 4 April 2022, she dropped out of the top 100 to No. 102, on 9 May 2022. At Wimbledon, she defeated Madison Brengle in the first round, before exiting in three sets to Amanda Anisimova.

At the US Open, she reached the third round for the first time by defeating the 28th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, before losing to the world No. 1, Iga Świątek. As a result, she returned to the top 100, rising close to ten positions in the rankings to No. 94 on 12 September 2022.

2023: Second WTA Tour singles title, back to top 50

Davis began her season at the Auckland Open, where she defeated Tamara Zidanšek before losing to Danka Kovinić in the second round. She then entered the Hobart International ranked No. 84, qualifying for the main draw with wins over Kamilla Rakhimova and Kateryna Baindl. She went on to defeat Sloane Stephens, Ysaline Bonaventure, Wang Xinyu, and Anna Blinkova to reach her first WTA final since Auckland in 2017. She defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the final to claim the second WTA Tour title of her career. She did not drop a set throughout the entire tournament, and became just the fourth qualifier in the tournament's history to lift the trophy.[42] As a result, she returned to the top 60 at world No. 57 on 16 January 2023.[43]

She then faced Kovinić again in her opening match at the Australian Open, winning in three sets before losing to Elise Mertens in the second round. However she rose further to No. 48 in the rankings, on 30 January 2023.

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.[44][45] On offense, Davis hits deep ground strokes to move opponents backward, often setting up her backhand as a finishing shot.[46][47] While playing on hardcourts, she will usually draw opponents forward and attempt cross-court winners, or send serves wide and hit backhands down the line.[44]

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.[46] 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.[48] 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".[49]

In a 2015 article, WTATennis.com noted Davis's "speed and court coverage", while the BBC recognized her for "whizzing round the court."[22][44] Following her victory at the Auckland Open 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."[50] During Davis's final junior year, Mary Joe Fernández commended her "speed, quickness, competitiveness and heart."[51]

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,[52] 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".[53] 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."[53] Davis has named hardcourt as her other favorite surface.[3]

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (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, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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.[54]

Singles

Current through the 2023 Guadalajara Open.

Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R A 1R 3R 2R 3R 1R 3R Q1 2R 1R 1R 2R 0 / 11 9–11 45%
French Open A A 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 2R 1R 1R A 2R 0 / 10 3–10 23%
Wimbledon A A A 1R 3R 2R Q2 1R Q1 3R NH 2R 2R 1R 0 / 8 7–8 47%
US Open A 1R Q2 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R Q1 2R 1R 2R 3R 2R 0 / 11 7–11 39%
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 3–3 3–4 0 / 40 26–40 39%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup[a] A A A A 1R PO A W A A A[b] A A 1 / 2 0–2 0%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[c] A A A A A A A QF A A A A A 2R 0 / 2 4–2 67%
Indian Wells Open A 1R 2R 1R 4R[d] 2R 2R 4R 1R 2R NH 2R Q1 A 0 / 10 11–9 55%
Miami Open Q1 Q2 Q1 3R 2R 1R Q1 1R 1R A NH 1R 3R A 0 / 7 4–7 36%
Madrid Open A A A Q1 1R Q2 A 2R A A NH A Q1 1R 0 / 3 1–3 33%
Italian Open A A A Q2 1R Q2 A 2R A A Q1 A 2R 1R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Canadian Open A A Q2 2R 1R Q1 A 1R A A NH A Q2 1R 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Cincinnati Open A A Q1 2R 1R 1R Q1 1R Q1 1R Q1 Q2 Q1 Q1 0 / 5 1–5 17%
Guadalajara Open NH 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[e] 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 A 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 1–1 4–5 5–6 1–4 1–1 9–9 0–2 1–4 0–0 1–2 3–3 1–5 0 / 44 27–43 39%
Career statistics
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 0 3 6 17 20 21 9 23 6 12 9 16 17 17 Career total: 176
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Career total: 2
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Career total: 4
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 5–9 6–8 10–8 2 / 111 96–108 47%
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 4–5 4–5 0 / 38 24–40 38%
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 3–4 0–3 0 / 27 21–27 44%
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 12–16 13–17 14–16 2 / 176 141–175 45%
Win (%)  –  0% 40% 43% 53% 37% 63% 47% 25% 43% 36% 43% 43% 47% Career total: 45%
Year–end ranking 437 319 94 72 57 87 62 50 252 62 74 88 86 70 $4,779,256

Doubles

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L
Australian Open A A A 1R 1R A 2R 1R A 2R 1R A A 0 / 6 2–6
French Open A A 2R 1R 1R A 1R A A 2R 1R A A 0 / 6 2–6
Wimbledon A A A 1R 2R A 1R A A NH 1R 1R 2R 0 / 6 2–6
US Open 1R A 1R 2R A A 1R A 1R A 1R A 1R 0 / 7 1–7
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–4 1–3 0–0 1–4 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–4 0–1 1–2 0 / 25 7–25

WTA career finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2016 Washington Open, United States International[f] 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
Win 2–2 Jan 2023 Hobart International, Australia WTA 250 Hard Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7–6(7–0), 6–2

WTA Challenger 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 (2–1)
$75/80,000 tournaments (0–2)
$50,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (2–1)
$10,000 tournaments (3–1)
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 Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States 25,000 Hard United States Julia Boserup 0–6, 3–6
Loss 5–3 Sep 2012 ITF Albuquerque, United States 75,000[g] Hard United States Maria Sanchez 1–6, 1–6
Win 6–3 Sep 2012 Las Vegas Open, United States 50,000[h] Hard United States Shelby Rogers 6–7(5), 6–2, 6–2
Win 7–3 Feb 2013 Midland Tennis Classic, United States 100,000 Hard (i) Croatia Ajla Tomljanović 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(2)
Loss 7–4 Oct 2016 ITF 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 ITF Bonita Springs, United States 100,000 Clay United States Ann Li 7–5, 7–5

Fed Cup performance

Singles (0–2)

Edition Round Date Location Surface Against Opponent W–L Result
2015 WG PO 18 Apr 2015 Brindisi (ITA) Clay Italy Italy Sara Errani L 1–6, 2–6
2017 WG SF 23 Apr 2017 Tampa (USA) Clay Czech Republic Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová L 2–6, 5–7

Doubles (1–0)

Edition Round Date Location Surface Partnering Against Opponents W–L Result
2014 WG QF 9 Feb 2014 Cleveland (USA) Hard (i) Madison Keys Italy Italy Nastassja Burnett
Alice Matteucci
W 6–2, 6–3

WTA Tour career earnings

as of December 2021

Year Grand Slam
titles
WTA
titles
Total
titles
Earnings ($) Money list rank
2013 0 0 0 273,966 97
2014 0 0 0 474,760 57
2015 0 0 0 371,260 81
2016 0 0 0 307,694 101
2017 0 1 1 574,662 58
2018 0 0 0 192,431 164
2019 0 0 0 505,849 83
2020 0 0 0 273,983 93
2021 0 0 0 486,174 85
Career 0 1 1 3,646,182 165

Head-to-head records

Record against top ten players

Davis's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.[55]

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
Poland Iga Świątek 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2022 US 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
Spain Paula Badosa 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (2–6, 6–7(3–7)) at 2021 French Open
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (4–6, 6–4, 4–6) at 2021 Melbourne 3
China Li Na 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (6–4, 1–6, 1–6) at 2013 Cincinnati
Estonia Anett Kontaveit 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 Lost (6–1, 0–6, 0–6) at 2021 Cleveland
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 0–2 0% 0–2 Lost (5–7, 1–6) at 2022 Miami
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 0–2 0% 0–2 Lost (0–6, 1–6) at 2023 Dubai
Number 3 ranked players
United States Sloane Stephens 4–3 57% 4–2 0–1 Lost (6–1, 3–6, 1–6) at 2023 Cleveland
United States Jessica Pegula 2–4 33% 2–3 0–1 Lost (2–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6) at 2023 Wimbledon
United States Cori Gauff 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (2–6, 6–7(2–7)) at 2021 Charleston
Russia Nadia Petrova 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2012 Indian Wells
Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2022 Rome
Greece Maria Sakkari 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (5–7, 4–6) at 2017 Charleston
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
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
France Caroline Garcia 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 Lost (3–6, 6–7(3–7)) at 2022 Nottingham
Switzerland Belinda Bencic 0–3 0% 0–3 Lost (1–6, 4–6) at 2023 Washington
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
Canada Eugenie Bouchard 2–2 50% 1–2 1–0 Won (6–1, 6–2) at 2019 Washington
Italy Sara Errani 2–3 40% 0–2 1–1 1–0 Won (7–5, 7–5) at 2022 Parma
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 2–3 40% 1–1 1–1 0–1 Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2022 Guadalajara
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 1–2 33% 0–2 1–0 Lost (6–4, 6–7(6–8), 2–6) at 2016 Linz
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2013 Quebec
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
Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (2–6, 5–7) at 2017 Fed Cup
Number 7 ranked players
Italy Roberta Vinci 1–0 100% 1–0 Won (6–2, 6–3) at 2017 Doha
United States Madison Keys 2–5 29% 2–1 0–1 0–3 Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2022 Eastbourne
France Marion Bartoli 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (0–6, 3–6) at 2013 Toronto
United States Danielle Collins 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (1–6, ret.) at 2021 Indian Wells
Number 8 ranked players
Russia Ekaterina Makarova 1–3 25% 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
Germany Julia Görges 2–1 67% 2–0 0–1 Won (6–1, 6–4) at 2017 Indian Wells
United States CoCo Vandeweghe 2–1 67% 1–0 1–1 Lost (6–3, 3–6, 3–6) at 2022 Charleston
Number 10 ranked players
Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia 0–2 0% 0–2 Lost (3–6, 3–6) at 2019 Australian Open Q.
France Kristina Mladenovic 0–3 0% 0–1 0–2 Lost (3–6, 6–1, 6–7(1–7)) at 2017 Madrid
Total 34–96 26% 22–64
(26%)
7–17
(29%)
5–14
(26%)
0–1
(0%)
current after 2023 Cleveland

Top 10 wins

# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score LDR
2014
1. Belarus Victoria Azarenka No. 4 Indian Wells Open, United States Hard 2R 6–0, 7–6(7–2) No. 66
2015
2. Canada Eugenie Bouchard No. 7 Charleston Open, United States Clay 2R 6–3, 6–1 No. 66
2017
3. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska No. 10 Eastbourne International, UK Grass 2R 7–6(7–1), 6–1 No. 29
2019
4. Germany Angelique Kerber No. 5 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass 2R 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 No. 95
2021
5. United States Sofia Kenin No. 4 Charleston Open, United States Clay 3R 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 No. 79

Notes

  1. ^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. ^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. ^ 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 to 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 Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  4. ^ Withdrew during the tournament. Not counted as a loss.
  5. ^ In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  6. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
  7. ^ The $75,000 tournaments were reclassified as $80,000 in 2017.
  8. ^ The $50,000 tournaments were reclassified as $60,000 in 2017.

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