Destanee Aiava

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Destanee Aiava
Aiava WMQ19 (15).jpg
Aiava at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships
Full nameDestanee Gabriella Aiava
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Narre Warren, Victoria, Australia
Born (2000-05-10) 10 May 2000 (age 24)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Nicole Kriz
Prize money$887,012
Singles
Career record250–158
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 147 (11 September 2017)
Current rankingNo. 171 (27 January 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2025)
French Open Q1 (2017, 2018, 2024)
Wimbledon Q3 (2017)
US Open 1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record142–88
Career titles14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 133 (5 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 158 (18 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2024)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2017, 2025)
Last updated on: 18 November 2024.

Destanee Gabriella Aiava (born 10 May 2000) is an Australian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 147 in singles, achieved on 11 September 2017, and No. 133 in doubles, achieved on 5 August 2024.

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Aiava has won nine singles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She made her Grand Slam main-draw debut after winning the 2016 U18 Australian Championships, granting her a wildcard into the 2017 Australian Open. She thus became the first player, male or female, born in 2000 or later to participate in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament. [1]

Early life

Aiava was born in Melbourne to a New Zealand father of Samoan descent and a mother from American Samoa. [2] Her mother, Rosie, was a professional kickboxer and rugby player who represented the Australian national rugby team and her father, Mark, was a professional powerlifter. [3] In 2005, at four years of age, Aiava watched Serena Williams win the Australian Open final and was inspired to begin playing tennis. [4]

Junior career

2012–2016

In 2012, at the age of 12, Aiava represented Australia at Roland Garros in the Longines Future Tennis Aces Tournament. Competing against fifteen of the top under-13 female tennis players, Aiava won the tournament and won the right to play alongside Steffi Graf in an exhibition match. [5] The years following, Aiava mainly played on the junior circuit. In 2014, she won the Tecnifibre Tennis Central Championships and NZ ITF Summer Championships in New Zealand as well as Australian International's in Queensland and Victoria. At the age of 14, she won the U18 Canadian world ranking event in Montreal, Quebec.

Professional career

2015–2016

In early 2015, Aiava made her professional debut at the Burnie International, after receiving wildcards in the singles and doubles, where she lost early in both. At the Launceston Tennis International, Aiava won her first professional main-draw match against Lu Jiajing. She also made the quarterfinals of a $15k tournament in Melbourne in April 2015. In March 2016, Aiava made her first career final at a $25k tournament in Canberra. In December 2016, she won the U18 Girls' Australian Championships and earned a wildcard into the 2017 Australian Open. She thus became the first player born in the 21st century to play at a Grand Slam championship. [6]

2017: First titles and major debut

Aiava commenced the year by qualifying for the Brisbane International and her first appearance in a WTA Tour main draw. [7] Aiava defeated Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the first round, [8] before losing to two-time Grand Slam champion and world No. 9, Svetlana Kuznetsova. Aiava made her major debut at the Australian Open as a wildcard, losing in round one to Mona Barthel.

In February, Aiava won the first ITF title of her career, winning the $25k event in Perth by defeating Viktória Kužmová in the final. The following month, she won another $25k title, this time in Mornington, beating Barbora Krejčíková in the final. In April, Aiava was named in the Australia Fed Cup team for the first time. [9] In May, she reached the semifinals of the Open Saint-Gaudens, before losing the first round of qualifying at the French Open. In June, Aiava lost in the final round of Wimbledon qualifying. In September, she reached the second round of qualifying for the US Open before being granted a wildcard into Tournoi de Québec, where she lost in the first round. In October, Aiava reached the final of the Canberra International. In December, she was unable to defend her girls' title, losing to Jaimee Fourlis in a reversal of the result from 2016. [10] The following week, Aiava won the Australian Open Wildcard Playoff. [11] [12]

2018: Third ITF title

Aiava was awarded a wildcard into the Brisbane International [13] where she lost in the first round to another wildcard entry, Ajla Tomljanović. [14]

Aiava also received wildcard for the Australian Open, where she was defeated in the first round by world No. 1 and top seed, Simona Halep. Aiava had two set points in the first set before going off-court to receive a medical time out. She subsequently lost the match in straight sets. [15] Aiava reached the quarterfinals of the Burnie International and Zhuhai Open, before reaching the final of the Clay Court International. [16] In April, she won the title at the Osaka event; her third on the ITF Circuit and first title outside Australia. [17]

In May, she lost in the first round of French Open qualifying.

2019

Aiava began the season at the Brisbane International where she qualified for the main draw with victories over Vania King, Mandy Minella and Christina McHale. She then defeated Kristina Mladenovic in the first round, before falling to second seed Naomi Osaka. Aiava received her third Australian Open wildcard entry, losing to 17th seed Madison Keys. She then won the Clay Court International title on March 24 by defeating world No. 289, Risa Ozaki. [18]

Canberra - 24 March 2019: Destanee Aiava (right) after winning the Clay Court International final against Risa Ozaki. ACT Clay Court International-1 finals-24 March 2019.jpg
Canberra – 24 March 2019: Destanee Aiava (right) after winning the Clay Court International final against Risa Ozaki.

2022

In January 2022, Aiava lost in the first round of the Australian Open qualifying. [20]

2024: US Open debut

Ranked No. 180, she qualified for the main draw of the 2024 US Open making her debut at this major with wins over Gergana Topalova, fourth seed Mai Hontama and Ana Konjuh. [21] She lost in the first round to fourth seed Elena Rybakina. [22]

2025: First win at a major

Aiava defeated Eva Lys in the final qualifying round at the Australian Open to make it into the main-draw. [23] She then claimed her first Grand Slam tournament win by defeating Greet Minnen in a match which went to a deciding set tiebreak. [24] [25] Aiava lost in the second round to 10th seed Danielle Collins in another three set match. [26]

Grand Slam performance timelines

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.

Singles

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SRW–L
Australian Open Q1 1R 1R 1R Q3 1R Q1 Q2 Q3 2R 0 / 51–5
French Open A Q1 Q1 AAAAA Q1 0 / 00–0
Wimbledon A Q3 A Q1 NH Q1 AA Q2 0 / 00–0
US Open A Q2 Q1 Q1 AAAA 1R 0 / 10–1
Win–loss0–00–10–10–10–00–10–00–00–11–10 / 60–6

Doubles

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–L
Australian Open 1R A 1R 1R 1R AA 2R 0 / 51–5
French Open AAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
Wimbledon AAANHAAAA0 / 00–0
US Open AAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–10–00–10–10–10–00–01–10 / 51–5

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 20 (10 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments (0–2)
W40/50 tournaments (1–0)
W25/35 tournaments (9–6)
W15 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–8)
Clay (2–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1May 2016ITF Canberra, AustraliaW25Clay Flag of Japan.svg Eri Hozumi 3–6, 6–3, 6–7( )
Loss0–2Sep 2016ITF Tweed Heads, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lizette Cabrera 3–6, 7–5, 2–6
Win1–2Feb 2017ITF Perth, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Slovakia.svg Viktória Kužmová 6–1, 6–1
Win2–2Mar 2017ITF Mornington, AustraliaW25Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková 6–2, 4-6, 6-2
Loss2–3Nov 2017 Canberra International, AustraliaW60Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Rogowska 1–6, 2–6
Loss2–4Mar 2018 Clay Court International, AustraliaW60Clay Flag of Slovenia.svg Dalila Jakupović 4–6, 4–6
Win3–4Apr 2018ITF Osaka, JapanW25Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rebecca Marino 6–3, 7–6(2)
Loss3–5Sep 2018ITF Cairns, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Astra Sharma 6–0, 6–7(5), 1–6
Win4–5Mar 2019Clay Court International, AustraliaW25Clay Flag of Japan.svg Risa Ozaki 6–2, 6–2
Loss4–6Feb 2020 Launceston International, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of the United States.svg Asia Muhammad 4–6, 3–6
Loss4–7Feb 2020ITF Perth, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis 4–6, 6–7(4)
Loss4–8Jul 2022ITF Caloundra, AustraliaW15Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Talia Gibson 6–7(4), 4–6
Loss4–9Jul 2022ITF Caloundra, AustraliaW15Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Talia Gibson4–6, 2–3 ret.
Loss4–10Sep 2022ITF Darwin, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexandra Bozovic 1–6, 4–6
Win5–10Nov 2022ITF Traralgon, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lizette Cabrera6–3, 6–7(4), 6–4
Win6–10Aug 2023ITF Aldershot, United KingdomW25Hard Flag of the Philippines.svg Alex Eala 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win7–10Sep 2023ITF Cairns, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lizette Cabreraw/o
Win8–10Nov 2023 Sydney Challenger, AustraliaW60Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Astra Sharma6–3, 6–4
Win9–10Oct 2024ITF Cairns, AustraliaW35Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Win10–10Nov 2024 Brisbane QTC Tennis International, AustraliaW50Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lizette Cabrera7–6(4), 4–6, 6–3

Doubles: 25 (14 titles, 11 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (1–0)
W80 tournaments (0–1)
W60/75 tournaments (3–5)
W40/50 tournaments (1–0)
W25/35 tournaments (9–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (13–8)
Clay (1–3)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 2018ITF Nonthaburi, ThailandW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Naiktha Bains Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Xinyu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Xiyu 		5–7, 7–5, [4–10]
Loss0–2Nov 2018 Canberra International, AustraliaW60Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Naiktha Bains Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellen Perez
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arina Rodionova 		7–6(5), 3–6, [7–10]
Loss0–3Mar 2019 Clay Court International, AustraliaW25Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellen Perez Flag of Australia (converted).svg Naiktha Bains
Flag of Slovakia.svg Tereza Mihalikova 		6–4, 2–6, [4–10]
Loss0–4 Apr 2019 Dothan Pro Classic, United StatesW80Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Astra Sharma Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Dolehide
Flag of the United States.svg Usue Maitane Arconada 		6–7(5), 4–6
Win1–4 Sep 2019 Darwin International, AustraliaW60Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lizette Cabrera Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alison Bai
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jaimee Fourlis 		6–4, 2–6, [10–3]
Win2–4Oct 2019 ITF Brisbane International, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naiktha Bains Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alison Bai
Flag of New Zealand.svg Paige Hourigan 		6–3, 6–3
Win3–4June 2021ITF Madrid, SpainW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Gadecki Flag of Japan.svg Mana Ayukawa
Flag of South Korea.svg Han Na-lae 		6–3, 6–3
Loss3–5Oct 2022ITF Cairns, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa Mays Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naiktha Bains
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexandra Bozovic 		4–6, 4–6
Win4–5 Nov 2022 Sydney Challenger, AustraliaW60Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa Mays Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexandra Osborne
Flag of Indonesia.svg Jessy Rompies 		5–7, 6–3, [10–6]
Win5–5Nov 2022ITF Traralgon, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of New Zealand.svg Katherine Westbury Flag of India.svg Ankita Raina
Flag of Indonesia.svg Priska Madelyn Nugroho 		6–1, 4–6, [10–5]
Win6–5Feb 2023 Burnie International, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naiktha Bains Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lily Fairclough
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Gadecki		7–5, 6–3
Loss6–6Mar 2023Clay Court International, AustraliaW60Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Gadecki Flag of Japan.svg Erina Hayashi
Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Naito 		6–7(2), 5-7
Loss6–7June 2023 ITF Madrid Open, SpainW60Hard Flag of Turkey.svg Berfu Cengiz Flag of the United States.svg Makenna Jones
Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Loeb 		4–6, 7–5, [6–10]
Win7–7Jul 2023ITF Foxhills, UKW25Hard Flag of India.svg Rutuja Bhosale Flag of Australia (converted).svg Talia Gibson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Petra Hule 		6-2, 6-3
Win8–7Aug 2023ITF Aldershot, UKW25Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sarah Beth Grey Flag of Japan.svg Erina Hayashi
Flag of Japan.svg Saki Imamura 		6-4, 6-3
Win9–7Sep 2023ITF Perth, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Matsuda
Flag of Japan.svg Naho Sato 		6-1, 6-4
Win10–7Sep 2023ITF Perth, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis Flag of Australia (converted).svg Talia Gibson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Taylah Preston 		6-3, 7–6(3)
Win11–7Oct 2023ITF Cairns, AustraliaW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Taylah Preston Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roisin Gilheany
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Smith 		7-6(5), 7-5
Win12–7 Oct 2023 Sydney Challenger, AustraliaW60Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis Flag of Japan.svg Kyōka Okamura
Flag of Japan.svg Ayano Shimizu 		6–0, 6–0
Loss12–8 Nov 2023 ITF Brisbane International, AustraliaW60Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis Flag of Australia (converted).svg Talia Gibson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Priscilla Hon 		6–4, 5–7, [5–10]
Loss12–9Feb 2024ITF Traralgon, AustraliaW35Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tenika McGiffin Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Naito
Flag of Japan.svg Naho Sato		1–6, 3–6
Win13–9 May 2024 Open Villa de Madrid, SpainW100Clay Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Christofi Flag of Venezuela.svg Andrea Gámiz
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eva Vedder 		6–3, 2–6, [10–5]
Loss13–10Oct 2024ITF Cairns, AustraliaW35Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexandra Bozovic Flag of Australia (converted).svg Petra Hule
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alana Parnaby 		6–3, 2–6, [2–10]
Loss13–11Oct 2024 2024 NSW Open, AustraliaW75Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lizette Cabrera
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Taylah Preston		1–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Win14–11Nov 2024 Brisbane QTC Tennis International, AustraliaW50Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maddison Inglis Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Naito
Flag of India.svg Ankita Raina		6–3, 6–4

Top 10 wins

#PlayerRankTournamentSurfaceRdScoreDAR
2019
1. Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka No. 10 Rosmalen Championships, NetherlandsGrass1R7–6(3), 1–6, 6–4No. 214

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