Ashlyn Krueger

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Ashlyn Krueger
Ashlyn Krueger (2023 DC Open) 01 (cropped).jpg
Krueger at the 2023 Washington Open
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Dallas, Texas [1]
Born (2004-05-07) May 7, 2004 (age 20)
Springfield, Missouri [1]
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Coach Michael Joyce (2021-)
Prize moneyUS$1,958,353
Singles
Career record146–106
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 40 (10 February 2025)
Current rankingNo. 40 (10 February 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2024, 2025)
French Open 1R (2024)
Wimbledon 1R (2024)
US Open 3R (2024)
Doubles
Career record64–51
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 62 (August 12, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 69 (February 10, 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2024, 2025)
French Open 1R (2024)
Wimbledon 1R (2023, 2024)
US Open 2R (2021, 2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open 2R (2023, 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 0–1
Last updated on: February 10, 2025.

Ashlyn Krueger (born May 7, 2004) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 40, achieved on February 10, 2025, and a doubles ranking of world No. 62, achieved in August 2024. [2] Krueger has won one singles title and one doubles title on the WTA Tour.

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Career

Juniors

In 2020, Ashlyn Krueger won the Orange Bowl tournament as a wildcard player. [3]

2021: WTA Tour, 1000 and major debuts

Krueger made her WTA 1000 debut in Indian Wells, after receiving a wildcard for the main draw but lost to Tereza Martincova. [4]

Krueger made her WTA Tour main draw doubles debut at the 2021 Silicon Valley Classic, where she received a wildcard, partnering Robin Montgomery. She also received a wildcard on her Grand Slam debut at the 2021 US Open in singles and doubles. [5]

2022-2023: First WTA Tour quarterfinal and title, top 100

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Krueger at the 2023 US Open

Krueger qualified for the main draw of the WTA 1000 in Indian Wells in 2022 [6] and in 2023 after receiving a qualifying wildcard [7] but on both occasions lost to Yulia Putintseva [8] and Jil Teichmann, respectively. [9] She also received wildcards for the main draw at the 2022 [10] and the 2023 Miami Open [11] but lost both first rounds to Wang Qiang [12] and Erika Andreeva, respectively. [13] At the 2022 US Open, Krueger competed thanks to a wildcard for the main draw but lost in the first round to Victoria Azarenka. [14]

She recorded her first top 20 victory over world No. 19, Viktoria Azarenka, at the 2023 Rosmalen Open, getting her revenge for the US Open loss, to reach her first WTA Tour quarterfinal [15] where she lost to Viktória Hrunčáková. [16] Krueger won her first WTA 125 title at the 2023 Veneto Open defeating Tatjana Maria in the final, in three sets. [17]

She won her first WTA 250 title at the 2023 Japan Women's Open without dropping a set, defeating Zhu Lin in the final. [18] As a result, she reached world No. 73, climbing 50 spots on 18 September 2023, becoming the seventh American to make her top 100 debut in 2023 and the first American teenager to crack the top 100 since Gauff as a 15-year-old on 14 October 2019. [19] She qualified for the WTA 1000 China Open but lost in the first round to Ons Jabeur. [20]

2024: Major & two WTA 1000 third rounds

She qualified for the WTA 1000 Qatar Ladies Open and lost to wildcard player Paula Badosa. [21] Following a second round showing as a wildcard at the next WTA 1000, the Dubai Championships, with an upset over world No. 21, Caroline Garcia, she reached the top 70 in the rankings. It was her second career top 25 win and her first main-draw win in a WTA 1000 event. [22] Krueger lost to Karolina Plíšková in three sets. [23]

Playing with Sloane Stephens, Krueger won the doubles at the Charleston Open, winning the final in a deciding tiebreak against Ukrainian sisters Lyudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok. [24]

At the Madrid Open, she reached the third round of a WTA 1000 for the first time defeating Nao Hibino [25] and upsetting 14th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, [26] before losing to qualifier Sara Bejlek. [27] [28]

She made the round of 16 at the Canadian Open as a qualifier, defeating Elisabetta Cocciaretto [29] and 15th seed Leylah Fernandez. [30] Despite missing out on the quarterfinals after a loss to Jessica Pegula, [31] [32] she climbed to a new career-high ranking in the top 65, moving close to 20 positions up in the rankings on 12 August 2024. [33] She defeated former world number one, Naomi Osaka, in qualifying for the Cincinnati Open [34] where she beat 16th seed Donna Vekić in the first round, [35] before losing to Diana Shnaider. [36]

At the US Open, she reached the third round of a major for the first time, defeating Zhang Shuai [37] and upsetting world No. 21, Mirra Andreeva. [38] [39] Krueger lost to 16th seed Liudmila Samsonova in straight sets. [40]

At the Guadalajara Open, she defeated Tatjana Maria, [41] before losing in three sets to fifth seed and eventual champion Magdalena Fręch in three sets. [42]

In November, Krueger made her Billie Jean King Cup debut, partnering Taylor Townsend in a losing effort in the deciding doubles match against Viktória Hrunčáková and Tereza Mihalíková as the U.S. team was eliminated by Slovakia in the first round. [43]

2025: First WTA 500 final, top 50

Krueger started her 2025 season at the Brisbane International, where she defeated Moyuka Uchijima, [44] sixth seed Anna Kalinskaya [45] and Suzan Lamens to reach her first WTA Tour quarterfinal since 2023. [46] [47] She lost in the last eight to qualifier Polina Kudermetova. [48] The following week, Krueger gained entry into the Adelaide International as a lucky loser, and reached the quarterfinals, overcoming Marta Kostyuk [49] and fifth seed Paula Badosa. [50] She retired due to a thigh injury while trailing by a set and a break in her last eight match against top seed Jessica Pegula. [51] Despite losing to wildcard entrant Ajla Tomljanović in the first round at the Australian Open, [52] Krueger moved to a career-high of world No. 50 on 27 January 2025. [53]

At the Abu Dhabi Open in February, she made it through to her first WTA 500 final with wins over McCartney Kessler, [54] third seed Daria Kasatkina, [55] eighth seed Leylah Fernandez [56] and Linda Nosková. [57] [58] [59] [60] She lost the final to Belinda Bencic in three sets. [61]

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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, Hopman Cup, United Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records. [62]

Singles

Current through the 2023 Guadalajara Open.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA Q2 1R 1R 0 / 20–20%
French Open AA Q3 1R 0 / 10–10%
Wimbledon AA Q2 1R 0 / 10–10%
US Open 1R 1R 1R 3R 0 / 42–433%
Win–loss0–10–10–12–40–10 / 82–820%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open [a] NTIANTI 1R 0 / 10–10%
Dubai [a] ANTIA 2R 0 / 11–150%
Indian Wells Open 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 40–40%
Miami Open A 1R 1R 1R 0 / 30–30%
Madrid Open AAA 3R 0 / 12–167%
Italian Open AAA 1R 0 / 10–10%
Canadian Open AA Q2 3R 0 / 12–167%
Cincinnati Open AAA 2R 0 / 11–150%
Guadalajara Open NHAANTI0 / 00–0 – 
China Open NH 1R 3R 0 / 22–250%
Wuhan Open NH 1R 0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0–10–20–38–100 / 168–1633%
Career statistics
2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin %
Tournaments249233Career total: 41
Titles0010Career total: 1
Finals0010Career total: 1
Hard win–loss0–20–45–50 / 125–1131%
Clay win–loss0–00–00–00 / 00–0 – 
Grass win–loss0–00–02–10 / 12–167%
Overall win–loss0–20–48–815–235–30 / 4128–4041%
Win %0%0%50%39%63%Career total: 41%
Year–end ranking5361788165$649,367

Doubles

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–1)
WTA 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Sep 2023 Japan Women's Open WTA 250Hard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Lin 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Loss1–1 Feb 2025 Abu Dhabi Open, UAEWTA 500Hard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic 6–4, 1–6, 1–6

Doubles: 1 (title)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (1–0)
WTA 250 (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Apr 2024 Charleston Open, USWTA 500Clay Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmyla Kichenok
Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok 		1–6, 6–3, [10–7]

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (title)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Jun 2023 Veneto Open, ItalyGrass Flag of Germany.svg Tatjana Maria 3–6, 6–4, 7–5

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Oct 2022 Abierto Tampico, MexicoHard Flag of the United States.svg Elizabeth Mandlik Flag of Slovakia.svg Tereza Mihalíková
Flag of Indonesia.svg Aldila Sutjiadi 		5–7, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals

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

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (1–1)
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1May 2022ITF Sarasota, United StatesW25Clay Flag of the United States.svg Elizabeth Halbauer 5–7, 2–6
Win1–1 Jul 2022 Evansville Classic, USW60Hard Flag of the United States.svg Sachia Vickery 6–3, 7–5
Loss1–2Apr 2023Charlottesville Open, USW60Clay Flag of the United States.svg Emma Navarro 1–6, 1–6

Doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–2)
$60,000 tournaments (2–1)
$15,000 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (0–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jun 2019ITF Orlando, US15,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Kimmi Hance Flag of the United States.svg Allura Zamarripa
Flag of the United States.svg Maribella Zamarripa 		3–6, 1–6
Loss0–2Sep 2019ITF Lubbock, US15,000Hard Flag of Japan.svg Shiori Fukuda Flag of Mexico.svg María Portillo Ramírez
Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Sewing 		2–6, 4–6
Win1–2 Mar 2022 Arcadia Pro Open, USW60Hard Flag of the United States.svg Robin Montgomery Flag of Mexico.svg Giuliana Olmos
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harriet Dart 		w/o
Loss1–3 Jul 2022 Evansville Classic, USW60Hard Flag of the United States.svg Kylie Collins Flag of the United States.svg Kolie Allen
Flag of the United States.svg Ava Markham 		6–3, 1–6, [3–10]
Win2–3Feb 2023 ITF Orlando Pro, USW60Hard Flag of the United States.svg Robin Montgomery Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arianne Hartono
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eva Vedder 		7–5, 6–1
Loss2–4Apr 2023 ITF Charleston Pro, USW100Clay Flag of the United States.svg Robin Montgomery Flag of the United States.svg Sophie Chang
Flag of the United States.svg Angela Kulikov 		3–6, 4–6
Loss2–5May 2023 Bonita Springs Championship, USW100Clay Flag of the United States.svg Robin Montgomery Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Loeb
Flag of the United States.svg Makenna Jones 		7–5, 4–6, [2–10]

Junior Grand Slam tournament final

Doubles: 1 (title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2021 US Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Robin Montgomery Flag of the United States.svg Reese Brantmeier
Flag of the United States.svg Elvina Kalieva 		5–7, 6–3, [10–4]

Notes

  1. 1 2 The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies 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.

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