Claire Liu

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Claire Liu
Claire Liu (2023 US Open) 14 (cropped).jpg
Liu at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Thousand Oaks, California
Born (2000-05-25) May 25, 2000 (age 23)
Thousand Oaks
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$2,035,470
Singles
Career record217–158 (57.9%)
Career titles1 WTA Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 52 (January 30, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 111 (March 4, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2023)
French Open 2R (2023)
Wimbledon 2R (2018, 2021, 2022)
US Open 2R (2018)
Doubles
Career record27–27 (50.0%)
Career titles1 WTA Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 257 (January 30, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 301 (March 4, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2023)
US Open 1R (2017, 2021, 2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open 1R (2015)
Last updated on: March 6, 2024.
(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, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records. [14]

Singles

Current through the 2023 Tunis Open.

Claire Liu
Simplified Chinese 刘婧文
Traditional Chinese 劉婧文
Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAA Q1 A Q2 1R 2R 0 / 21–233%
French Open AAA Q2 Q1 A Q2 1R 2R 0 / 21–233%
Wimbledon AAA 2R Q1 NH 2R 2R 1R 0 / 43–443%
US Open Q3 A 1R 2R A 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 61–614%
Win–loss0–00–00–12–20–00–11–21–42–40 / 146–1430%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open [lower-alpha 1] AAAAAAA Q2 A0 / 00–0  
Dubai [lower-alpha 1] AAAAAAAA 1R 0 / 10–10%
Indian Wells Open AA Q1 1R Q1 NH 1R 2R 2R 0 / 42–433%
Miami Open A Q1 A 2R ANH Q1 Q1 3R 0 / 23–260%
Madrid Open AAAAANHAA 1R 0 / 10–10%
Italian Open AAAAAAAA 2R 0 / 11–150%
Canadian Open AAAAANHA 1R A0 / 10–10%
Cincinnati Open AAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0  
Guadalajara Open NHAA0 / 00–0  
Wuhan Open AAA Q1 ANH0 / 00–0  
China Open AAAAANH Q2 0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–01–20–00–00–11–24–50 / 106–1038%
Career statistics
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SRW–LWin%
Tournaments00270151520Career total: 50
Titles000000000Career total: 0
Finals000000010Career total: 1
Hard win–loss0–00–00–22–40–00–11–38–109–130 / 3320–3338%
Clay win–loss0–00–00–02–20–00–01–15–35–50 / 1113–1154%
Grass win–loss0–00–00–01–10–00–01–11–20–20 / 63–633%
Overall win–loss0–00–00–25–70–00–13–514–1514–200 / 5036–5042%
Year-end ranking566670263138333222946094$1,916,181

Doubles

Current through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament 2017 2018 ... 2021 2022 2023 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAA 2R 0 / 11–150%
French Open AAAAA0 / 00–0  
Wimbledon AAAAA0 / 00–0  
US Open 1R A 1R 1R 0 / 30–30%
Win–loss0–10–00–10–11–10 / 41–420%
Career statistics
Tournaments11211Career total: 6
Overall Win-loss0–10–11–10–11–10 / 62–529%
Year-end ranking [lower-alpha 2] 933629467403

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 May 2022 Rabat Grand Prix, MoroccoWTA 250Clay Flag of Italy.svg Martina Trevisan 2–6, 1–6

WTA Challenger finals

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

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 May 2022 Clarins Open Paris, FranceClay Flag of Brazil.svg Beatriz Haddad Maia 6–3, 6–4
Loss1–1 Aug 2023 Chicago Challenger, United StatesHard Flag of Bulgaria.svg Viktoriya Tomova 1–6, 4–6

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

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Jun 2022 Veneto Open, ItalyGrass Flag of the United States.svg Madison Brengle Flag placeholder.svg Vitalia Diatchenko
Flag of Georgia.svg Oksana Kalashnikova
6–4, 6–3
Loss1–1 Aug 2023 Golden Gate Open,
United States
Hard Flag of the United States.svg Hailey Baptiste Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jodie Burrage
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Gadecki
6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), [8–10]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–1)
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (3–3)
$10,000 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–4)
Clay (6–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Mar 2015ITF Orlando, United States10,000Clay Flag of Hungary.svg Fanny Stollár 6–1, 6–3
Win2–0May 2017ITF Naples, United States25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Collins 6–3, 6–1
Win3–0May 2017ITF Caserta, Italy25,000Clay Flag of Spain.svg Paula Badosa 6–3, 6–3
Win4–0Oct 2019ITF Florence, United States25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Peyton Stearns 6–1, 6–2
Loss4–1Jan 2020ITF Malibu, United States25,000Hard Flag of Argentina.svg Nadia Podoroska 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Loss4–2 Feb 2020 Kentucky Open, United States100,000Hard (i) Flag of Belarus.svg Olga Govortsova 4–6, 4–6
Loss4–3Feb 2021ITF Boca Raton, United States25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Varvara Lepchenko 6–3, 4–6, 0–6
Loss4–4Mar 2021ITF Newport Beach, United States25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Lao 2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win5–4Apr 2021Charlottesville Open, United States60,000Clay Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Xinyu 3–6, 6–4, 4–1 ret.
Win6–4May 2021 ITF Charleston Pro, United States100,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Madison Brengle 6–2, 7–66

Doubles: 1 (title)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Aug 2019 Landisville Tennis Challenge,
United States
60,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Vania King Flag of the United States.svg Hayley Carter
Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Loeb
4–6, 6–2, [10–5]

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Girls' singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 2017 French Open Clay Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Osuigwe 4–6, 7–6(5), 3–6
Win 2017 Wimbledon Grass Flag of the United States.svg Ann Li 6–2, 5–7, 6–2

Girls' doubles: 1 (title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2016 Wimbledon Grass Flag of the United States.svg Usue Maitane Arconada Flag of Georgia.svg Mariam Bolkvadze
Flag of the United States.svg Caty McNally
6–2, 6–3

Head-to-head records

Record against top 10 players

ResultW–LOpponentRankEventSurfaceRdScoreRankH2H
2018
Loss0–1 Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber No. 10 Wimbledon Championships, UKGrass2R6–3, 2–6, 4–6No. 237
2022
Loss0–2 Flag of Spain.svg Paula Badosa No. 3 Charleston Open, United StatesClay (g)3R6–3, 6–7(8–10), 1–6No. 89
Win1–2 Flag of Tunisia.svg Ons Jabeur No. 2 Jasmin Open, TunisiaHardQF6–3, 4–6, 6–4No. 73
2023
Loss1–3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic No. 10 Australian Open, AustraliaHard2R6–7(3–7), 3–6No. 62
Loss1–4 Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek No. 1 Indian Wells Open, United StatesHard2R0–6, 1–6No. 56
Loss1–5 Flag of Poland.svg Iga ŚwiątekNo. 1 French Open, FranceClay2R4–6, 0–6No. 102
Loss1–6 Flag of Poland.svg Iga ŚwiątekNo. 1 Poland Open, PolandHard2R2–6, 2–6No. 78
Loss1–7 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula No. 4 Korea Open, South KoreaHardQF6–4, 3–6, 0–6No. 98
2024
Loss1–8 Flag of the United States.svg Coco Gauff No. 3 ASB Classic, New ZealandHard1R4–6, 2–6No. 95

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 until 2024. 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.
  2. 2016: WTA ranking-838,
    ... 2019: WTA ranking-472,
    2020: WTA ranking-462.

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