Grace Min

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Grace Min
Min RGQ22 (22) (52130040250).jpg
Min in the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Lake Nona, Florida
Born (1994-05-06) May 6, 1994 (age 30)
Atlanta, Georgia
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2008
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 936,313
Singles
Career record373–292
Career titles12 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 97 (March 2, 2015)
Current rankingNo. 484 (August 26, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2015)
French Open 1R (2013, 2014, 2018)
Wimbledon Q3 (2013)
US Open 1R (2013, 2014)
Doubles
Career record36–51
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 308 (September 17, 2012)
Current rankingNo. 1073 (August 26, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open 1R (2012)
Last updated on: August 29, 2024.

Grace Min (born May 6, 1994) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 97, achieved on 2 March 2015, and she peaked at No. 308 in the doubles rankings, on 17 September 2012. Min won the 2011 US Open girls' singles title. [1] She also won the 2011 Wimbledon girls' doubles title with Eugenie Bouchard.

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Tennis career

2006–07

Her first tournament was the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships, an under-14 tournament at the Bollettieri Sports Academy. Aged 12 and seeded tenth, Grace received a bye into the second round, where she was defeated by Nataliya Pintusova, 6–3, 6–4. Her next tournament was the Prince Cup in Miami, Florida. In the first round, she defeated tenth seed Melina Ferrero, for her first victory of the year. She then fell to qualifier Laurie Gingras in the second round, in straight sets. Her final tournament of the year was the Junior Orange Bowl in Coral Gables, Florida. In the first round, she crushed German Sarah Ott 6–1, 6–0, and backed it up by another straight-sets victory over qualifier Yuki Kristina Chiang, 6–1, 6–2. Next, she defeated Donna Vekić 6–0, 6–1, but was defeated by Chanelle van Nguyen, 6–3, 6–1 in the fourth round.

The first tournament of the year was an under-14 tournament in Bolton, England, but Grace lost in the second round to ninth seed Nastja Kolar, 6–2, 6–3. She then headed to Tarbes, France, where she was awarded a wildcard for the qualifying draw of the Petits As. She qualified for the tournament, defeating Eugenie Prince, Manon Peral and Marine Even all in straight sets to qualify. She reached the semifinals of the tournament before her unexpected run was cut short by top-seeded Anna Orlik, in two sets. Her success in the tournament greatly improved her ranking.

Grace then played the USTA National Open and the Easter Bowl, losing in the first round of the former and the quarterfinals of the latter. She then headed to Waco, Texas for the ITF Spring Circuit, where she lost in the third round to tenth-seed Hsu Chieh-yu, 1–6, 3–6.

She won the USTA National Open in Marietta, Georgia, defeating compatriot Carolyn Chupa, Amelia Martinez and top seed Courtney Griffith to reach the quarterfinals, where she overcame Alina Jerjomina, in three sets. In the semifinals, she played another tough match against Rachel Kahan, eventually prevailing 6–2, 2–6, 6–3. In the final, she defeated Elizabeth Begley 6–0, 6–1. She then won the Peach State Classic in Norcross, Georgia without dropping a set.

She then played the U.S. Junior Grass Court Championships in Philadelphia, losing in the first round. Following this loss, she headed to Georgia to play the under-18 USTA National Open in Stone Mountain, losing in the quarterfinals. Grace rebounded, winning two titles back to back, the National Claycourt Championships in Plantation, Florida and the National Hardcourt Championships in Peachtree City, Georgia. These were the last tournaments Grace won that year. From August to December, she played five under-18 tournaments, two under-16 tournaments and one under-14 event, her best result being a quarterfinals appearance at the Dunlop Orange Bowl.

2008–11

Grace started the year at the Eastbourne International where she defeated Morven McCuloch, Patricia Martins, Léolia Jeanjean and second seed Irina Khromacheva to reach the final, where she was defeated by Polina Leykina, 6–2, 6–2. Her next tournament was Les Petits As, where she lost in the third round to Jessica Ren, and was unable to defend her points from the previous year. She then fell in the first round of the USTA National Open to eventual champion, Danielle Collins, in straight sets. She also suffered two more first round exit at the USTA International Spring Championships and the Easter Bowl ITF.

In May, Grace played her first professional tournament at a $25k event in Raleigh, North Carolina. She crushed Sianna Simmons in the first round of qualifying 6–2, 6–1 but was eliminated from the tournament by Hsu Chieh-yu in the second round. She then lost in the second round of the USTA National Open in Norcross, Georgia.

Grace then qualified for her first ITF women's main draw at a $10k event in Sumter, South Carolina. In the first round, she crushed fellow qualifier Eugenie Bouchard 6–0, 6–3 but lost to fifth seed Anna Wishink, in the second round.

Grace played two more $10k events in the United States, losing during the qualifying of both. She then won her first title of the year at the under 18 USTA National Open in her hometown, dropping only one set in the tournament. Grace then lost in the quarterfinals of the under 18 National Clay Court Championships and the second round of the US International Hardcort Championships.

Grace was then awarded a wildcard for the junior US Open, her first Grand Slam championship. However, she was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Heather Watson, 7–5, 6–0. Following this loss, she headed to Lexington for the Under-18 Kentucky International Junior Tennis Derby, where she qualified for the main draw, but was eliminated in the first round by Michaela Boev, 6–2, 6–0. She then fell in the third round of the USTA ITF Junior Circuit – Georgia in Atlanta to Elizabeth Begley, in two sets.

Grace then received a wildcard for the main draw of a $50k event in Lawrenceville, Georgia. In the first round, she overcame countrymaid Julia Cohen in three sets. However, she was crushed by sixth seed Angela Haynes, 6–0, 6–1 in the second round. With these professional tournaments, she established her first WTA ranking. She lost in the second round of an under-18 tournament in South Carolina, before reaching a final in Florida. She then fell in the first round of the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships as a wildcard to sixth seed Yana Buchina of Russia, in a three-setter. Grace's final tournament of the year was the Dunlop Orange Bowl, where she managed to defend her points by reaching the quarterfinals.

2012–15

In 2012, she won her first ITF Circuit title at $25k Innisbrook, Florida in January, as a qualifier, she won seven matches in a row, defeating Catalina Castaño, Lauren Davis and Gail Brodsky.

Grace reached another final at $25k Clearwater, Florida in March, where she defeated world No. 65, Anastasiya Yakimova, in the quarterfinals but lost the final to Garbiñe Muguruza.

She won her second ITF Circuit title at the $50k Indian Harbour Beach, Florida defeating top-seed and world No. 97, Irina Falconi, in the first round, Krista Hardebeck 2–6, 7–5, 6–1 in the semifinals, and defeated Maria Sanchez, 6–4, 7–6.

At the 2014 French Open, Grace was 20th seed in the women's singles qualifying draw and won three matches to enter the main competition. In the first round, she lost to Garbiñe Muguruza, in straight sets.

Grace during the 2015 Wimbledon women's singles qualifying Grace Min 3, 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying - Diliff.jpg
Grace during the 2015 Wimbledon women's singles qualifying

In January 2015, Min entered the Auckland Open and Hobart International tournaments but lost in the qualifying first round in both. Then also in January at the Australian Open, she was unseeded playing in the women's singles main draw for the first time and lost to 14th seed Sara Errani, 1–6, 0–6.

On 3 February 2015, Min was ranked in the top 100 in singles for the first time at No. 100, making her the 14th highest ranked American player.

2023: Guadalajara debut

She made her debut at the WTA 1000 in Guadalajara, after qualifying for the main draw where she lost to Anhelina Kalinina. [2]

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 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 Q1 1R AAAAA Q2 Q1 A0 / 10–1
French Open A 1R 1R Q2 Q3 Q1 1R AA Q2 Q2 A0 / 30–3
Wimbledon Q1 Q3 Q2 Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 ANH Q1 Q1 A0 / 00–0
US Open Q1 1R 1R Q1 Q2 Q2 Q1 AA Q1 AA0 / 20–2
Win–loss0–00–20–20–10–00–00–10–00–00–00–00–00 / 60–6
Career statistics
Tournaments37652410040Career total: 32
Hard win–loss0–20–31–20–20–11–10–00–00–02–10–00 / 124–12
Clay win–loss0–01–45–41–30–10–20–10–00–01–30–00 / 188–18
Grass win–loss0–10–00–00–00–00–10–00–00–00–00–00 / 20–2
Overall win–loss0–31–76–61–50–21–40–10–00–03–40–00 / 3212–32
Year-end ranking177151103213135213254273247169368282$673,843

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 23 (12 titles, 11 runner–ups)

Legend
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (4–7)
Clay (8–4)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Oct 2011ITF Rock Hill, United States25,000Hard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Romina Oprandi 7–5, 6–1
Win1–1Jan 2012 Innisbrook Open, US25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Gail Brodsky 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss1–2Mar 2012ITF Clearwater, US25,000Hard Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza 0–6, 1–6
Win2–2 Apr 2012 ITF Indian Harbour Beach, US50,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Maria Sanchez 6–4, 7–6(4)
Win3–2May 2012ITF Raleigh, US25,000Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tamaryn Hendler 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win4–2Mar 2014ITF Palm Harbor, US25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Gibbs 7–5, 6–0
Win5–2 Apr 2014 Dothan Pro Classic, US50,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Victoria Duval 6–3, 6–1
Loss5–3 Oct 2014 Tennis Classic of Macon, US50,000Hard Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko 4–6, 5–7
Win6–3Oct 2015ITF Florence, US25,000Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Paula Cristina Gonçalves 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(2)
Loss6–4Mar 2016ITF Orlando, US10,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Katerina Stewart 4–6, 3–6
Win7–4Apr 2016ITF Jackson, US25,000Clay Flag of Spain.svg Paula Badosa 1–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win8–4Apr 2016ITF Pelham, US25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Bernarda Pera 6–4, 6–4
Loss8–5 Apr 2016 Charlottesville Open, US50,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Townsend 5–7, 1–6
Loss8–6 Jul 2016 Sacramento Challenger, US50,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Kenin 6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Loss8–7 Nov 2016 Waco Showdown, US50,000Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Beatriz Haddad Maia 2–6, 6–3, 1–6
Win9–7 Aug 2017 Lexington Challenger, US60,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Kenin6–4, 6–1
Loss9–8Jan 2018ITF Daytona Beach, US25,000Clay Flag of Ukraine.svg Anhelina Kalinina 6–1, 5–7, 0–6
Win10–8Jun 2018ITF Bethany Beach, US25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Katerina Stewart6–2, 6–2
Win11–8Jul 2019ITF Evansville, US25,000Hard Flag of Israel.svg Deniz Khazaniuk 7–6(6), 4–6, 7–5
Loss11–9 Oct 2019 ITF Charleston Pro, US60,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Dolehide 2–6, 7–6(5), 0–6
Win12–9Sep 2020 Přerov Cup, Czech Republic25,000Clay Flag of Spain.svg Georgina García Pérez 6–3, 0–6, 7–5
Loss12–10 Jan 2021 Georgia's Rome Open, US60,000Hard (i) Flag of Spain.svg Irene Burillo Escorihuela 6–1, 6–7(4), 1–6
Loss12–11 Oct 2023 Georgia's Rome Open, US60,000Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg McCartney Kessler 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 2009ITF Cleveland,
United States
10,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Hampton Flag of the United States.svg Taraka Bertrand
Flag of the United States.svg Elizabeth Lumpkin
6–1, 6–2
Loss1–1 Sep 2011 Albuquerque
Championships
, US
75,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Melanie Oudin Flag of the United States.svg Alexa Glatch
Flag of the United States.svg Asia Muhammed
6–4, 3–6, [2–10]

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References

  1. Min wins U.S. Open Girls' Singles Title Archived 2012-07-16 at archive.today
  2. "Guadalajara Open Akron: Kalinina through to second round". September 17, 2023.