Alexa Glatch

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Alexa Glatch
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Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Delray Beach, Florida
Born (1989-09-10) September 10, 1989 (age 35)
Newport Beach, California
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2005
Retired2024
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 825,740
Singles
Career record327–260
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 102 (August 3, 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q3 (2015)
French Open 2R (2009, 2012)
Wimbledon 1R (2009, 2011, 2013)
US Open 2R (2005)
Doubles
Career record115–109
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 98 (October 5, 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (2009)
US Open 3R (2009)
Last updated on: June 23, 2024.

Alexa Glatch (born September 10, 1989) is an American former tennis player.

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Junior career

She started playing tennis at the age of five. As a junior player, she won the prestigious Easter Bowl title in the Girls-14s and Girls-18s divisions and the Orange Bowl in the Girls-16s division in 2004. She achieved a world junior ranking of No. 5 in 2005, advancing to the 2005 US Open finals in both singles and doubles. She lost the singles final to junior, and future senior world No. 1, Victoria Azarenka. She represented the United States in numerous international competitions including Junior Fed Cup.

Professional career

Glatch turned professional in 2005 and in that year reached the semifinals of the Forest Hills Tennis Classic and the second round of the US Open. She was in an accident in November 2005; her injuries included a broken right wrist and left elbow. It took her eight months until she could start regularly playing competitive tennis again.

In 2007, she won the Southlake $25k USTA Pro Circuit event for her second career pro title and reached the quarterfinals of the Washington, D.C. $75k USTA Pro Circuit event. She was a finalist at the French Open junior doubles with partner Sorana Cîrstea of Romania. She also reached the quarterfinals of three $50k events. In 2008, Glatch reached the quarterfinals of the Dothan $75k USTA Pro Circuit event, was a finalist at the Carson $50k event, and was the singles champion at both the Toronto and Saguenay $50k events. She was one of three American women to make the 2008 US Open as a qualifier. She also had two semifinal finishes in doubles and won the doubles title at the $50k San Diego Pro Circuit tournament.

Glatch reached the third round of the 2009 Indian Wells Open as a wildcard; one of her wins was against world No. 29, Carla Suárez Navarro. At the 2009 Miami Open, Alexa advanced to the second round before losing to No. 1 seed, Serena Williams, 2–6, 3–6. She made her Fed Cup debut in April in the semifinals against the Czech Republic. As a rookie, she was dubbed the MVP for keeping the US alive by pulling off upset wins in both of her singles matches against No. 29, Iveta Benešová, and future world No. 2, Petra Kvitová, in straight sets.

In May 2009, Glatch made her French Open debut by defeating 14th-seeded clay-court specialist Flavia Pennetta in the first round.

Glatch lost in the first round of the 2009 US Open to defending champion Serena Williams. In women's doubles, Glatch played with fellow American Carly Gullickson and advanced to the round of 16.

In March 2012, she began working with Australian coach Sarah Stone, who is the former coach of 2011 US Open champion Samantha Stosur.

At the 2012 French Open, she won three matches and beat two seeds to qualify for the main draw. She defeated Anna Tatishvili to advance to the second round where she lost to 18th-seeded Flavia Pennetta.

In July 2012, she reached the second round of the Carlsbad Open, losing to former world No. 3, Nadia Petrova, 4–6 3–6. [1]

In October 2012, Glatch won two back-to-back grass-court tournaments in Japan.

Following an appearance at Wimbledon in 2013, Glatch took 15 months off to deal with injuries. She had wrist and hip surgeries and went through extensive rehabilitation. Upon her return to competitive tennis in October 2014, she won the doubles event at the $50k Macon Pro Circuit event.

In 2015, Glatch used her protected singles ranking to enter the 2015 Australian Open qualifying, where she defeated No. 3 seed and world No. 110, Lourdes Dominguez-Lino, and advanced to the final round of qualifying. In March/April, Glatch continued her post-injury, rapid rise up the rankings by winning the $25k Iripuato Mexico and the $50k Osprey Florida event (as a wildcard) defeating top seeded world No. 44, Madison Brengle, in the final. She continued her good form by qualifying for the 2015 French Open, and subsequently added a tenth ITF Circuit title by winning the $25k Gatineau event in Canada without dropping a set.

The ITIA listed her as a retired player on 31 May 2024. [2]

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.
Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 W–L
Australian Open AAAAA Q1 AAA Q1 A Q3 Q1 AAAAA0–0
French Open AAAAA 2R Q1 A 2R AA 1R A Q1 AAAA2–3
Wimbledon AAAAA 1R A 1R Q3 1R A Q1 AAAAAA0–3
US Open Q2 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R Q1 Q1 Q3 AA Q1 A Q2 AAAA1–5
Year-end ranking3622255412661651363011511194046391378035745813222912983–11

Personal life

Alexa graduated from Laurel Springs High School. She was accepted to UCLA but opted not to attend. Some of her favorite tennis players include Steffi Graf and Roger Federer. After many years with Nike and time with ASICS, she now endorses Roche sportswear, Babolat rackets, and SOS Rehydrate sports drinks.

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75/80,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 17 (10 titles, 7 runner–ups)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jun 2004ITF Hamilton, Canada25,000Clay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stéphanie Dubois 1–6, 5–7
Win1–1Jun 2006ITF Fort Worth, United States10,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Hampton 6–4, 6–1
Loss1–2Jun 2006ITF Edmond, United States10,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Riza Zalameda 4–6, 1–6
Win2–2Jul 2007ITF Southlake, US25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Sunitha Rao 6–2, 7–5
Loss2–3May 2008 Carson Challenger, US50,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Mashona Washington 5–7, 4–6
Win3–3Oct 2008 Toronto Challenger, Canada50,000Hard (i) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stéphanie Dubois 6–4, 6–3
Win4–3Oct 2008 Challenger de Saguenay, Canada50,000Hard (i) Flag of Italy.svg Alberta Brianti 6–3, 6–1
Win5–3Jan 2009ITF Laguna Niguel, US25,000Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Chanelle Scheepers 6–1, 6–0
Loss5–4May 2011Carson Challenger, US50,000Hard Flag of Italy.svg Camila Giorgi 6–7(4), 1–6
Loss5–5 Oct 2011 Las Vegas Open, US50,000Hard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Romina Oprandi 7–6(2), 3–6, 6–7(4)
Win6–5Oct 2012ITF Makinohara, Japan25,000Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Monique Adamczak 6–3, 6–4
Win7–5Oct 2012ITF Hamamatsu, Japan25,000Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Monique Adamczak6–2, 6–3
Win8–5Mar 2015ITF Irapuato, Mexico25,000Hard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová 6–2, 7–5
Win9–5 Apr 2015 Osprey Challenger, US50,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Madison Brengle 6–3, 6–7, 6–2
Win10–5Jul 2015ITF Gatineau, Canada25,000Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bianca Andreescu 6–4, 6–3
Loss10–6Jun 2019ITF Denver, US25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Usue Maitane Arconada 4–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss10–7 Nov 2019 Pro Challenge Tyler, US80,000Hard Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mandy Minella 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 13 (9 titles, 4 runner–ups)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jun 2006ITF Edmond, US10,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Weinhold Flag of the United States.svg Elizabeth Kaufman
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsey Nelson
6–4, 6–4
Win2–0Nov 2008ITF San Diego, US50,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Christina Fusano Flag of the United States.svg Angela Haynes
Flag of the United States.svg Mashona Washington
6–3, 6–2
Win3–0Jun 2009 Nottingham Trophy, UK75,000Grass Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Daniilidou
Flag of Japan.svg Rika Fujiwara
6–3, 2–6, [10–7]
Win4–0Apr 2011ITF Osprey, US25,000Clay Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Foretz Flag of Argentina.svg María Irigoyen
Flag of Japan.svg Erika Sema
4–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss4–1May 2011 ITF Indian Harbour Beach, US50,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Christina Fusano Flag of Ukraine.svg Alyona Sotnikova
Flag of Slovakia.svg Lenka Wienerová
4–6, 3–6
Win5–1Sep 2011ITF Albuquerque, US75,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Asia Muhammad Flag of the United States.svg Grace Min
Flag of the United States.svg Melanie Oudin
4–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Win6–1Oct 2011 Las Vegas Open, US50,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Mashona Washington Flag of the United States.svg Varvara Lepchenko
Flag of the United States.svg Melanie Oudin
6–4, 6–2
Loss6–2Oct 2012ITF Hamamatsu, Japan25,000Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Monique Adamczak Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama
Flag of Japan.svg Miki Miyamura
6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Win7–2Oct 2014Classic of Macon, US50,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Madison Brengle Flag of the United States.svg Anna Tatishvili
Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Weinhold
6–0, 7–5
Loss7–3Nov 2014 John Newcombe Challenge, US50,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Bernarda Pera Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Duque
Flag of Paraguay.svg Verónica Cepede Royg
0–6, 3–6
Win8–3Aug 2021 Landisville Challenge, US100,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Hanna Chang Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Samantha Murray Sharan
Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Savinykh
7–6(3), 3–6, [11–9]
Loss8–4Oct 2022ITF Redding, US25,000Hard Flag of Indonesia.svg Aldila Sutjiadi Flag of the United States.svg Rasheeda McAdoo
Flag of Ukraine.svg Hanna Poznikhirenko
6–7(3), 5–7
Win9–4 May 2023 ITF Bethany Beach, US25,000Clay Flag of Ukraine.svg Hanna Poznikhirenko Flag of the United States.svg Victoria Osuigwe
Flag of South Africa.svg Gabriella Broadfoot
7–5, 7–5

References

  1. "Bartoli Outlasts King, Chan's Ninth & Biggest" . Retrieved July 22, 2012.
  2. "ITIA - Retired Players List". ITIA. Retrieved July 6, 2024.