Ayan Broomfield

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Ayan Broomfield
Broomfield at US Open 2022.jpg
Broomfield spectating at 2022 US Open
Country (sports)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1997-08-13) 13 August 1997 (age 27)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College Clemson Tigers
UCLA Bruins
Prize money US$10,057
Singles
Career record35–37
Career titles0 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 680 (April 27, 2015)
Doubles
Career record15–20
Career titles0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 467 (May 4, 2015)
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
Canada Summer Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Sherbrooke Doubles
Last updated on: November 20, 2017.

Ayan Broomfield is a Canadian tennis player.

Early life and education

Ayan Broomfield was born in Toronto, Ontario Canada on August 13, 1997. [1] [ citation needed ]

Contents

She was a member of the Clemson Tigers and UCLA Bruins college athletic teams.[ citation needed ]

Career

Broomfield has won two doubles title on the ITF tour in her career. On April 27, 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 680. On May 4, 2015, she peaked at world number 467 in the doubles rankings.[ citation needed ]

Broomfield made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Coupe Banque Nationale, having received a wildcard with Maria Patrascu into the doubles tournament. [2] She decided to follow the college route and was part of the Clemson University tennis team from January 2016 to May 2017. [3]

On May 25, 2019, playing for the UCLA Bruins, she and teammate Gabby Andrews won the doubles event at the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship, defeating Kate Fahey and Brienne Minor of the Michigan Wolverines. [4]

In film

A short documentary titled Ayan Broomfield Tennis Story premiered on Amazon Prime Video on July 22, 2019.[ citation needed ]

Broomfield was body double for select scenes of Venus Williams matches on the 2021 biographical film King Richard . [5]

Personal life

Her partner is men's tennis player Frances Tiafoe.

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–0)
$75,000 / $80,000 tournaments (0–0)
$50,000 / $60,000 tournaments (0–0)
$25,000 tournaments (0–0)
$10,000 / $15,000 tournaments (2–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jun 2014 Victoria, Canada10,000Hard (i) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maria Patrascu Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Khristina Blajkevitch
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wendy Qi-wen Zhang
5–7, 6–4, [10–8]
Win2–0Feb 2015 Petit-Bourg, France10,000Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marie-Alexandre Leduc Flag of Bolivia.svg María Fernanda Álvarez
Flag of Brazil.svg Laura Pigossi
2–6, 6–4, [10–8]

References

  1. https://playersbio.com/ayan-broomfield-parents/
  2. "Doubles main draw" (PDF). WTATennis.com. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  3. "Broomfield to join Tigers in January". ClemsonTigers.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  4. "Andrews, Broomfield Close Careers With NCAA Title". uclabruins.com. May 25, 2019.
  5. La tenista Marcela Zacarías, de la pista al cine en 'El método Williams': "Fue increíble hacer de Arantxa" - Andrés García, Marca, 27 January 2022