Jamie Hampton

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Jamie Hampton
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Hampton at the 2013 French Open
Full nameJamie Lee Hampton
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Auburn, Alabama, U.S.
Born (1990-01-08) January 8, 1990 (age 34)
Frankfurt, West Germany
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Turned proSeptember 2009
RetiredMay 2020
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,017,477
Singles
Career record184–113
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 24 (July 29, 2013)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (2013)
French Open 4R (2013)
Wimbledon 2R (2012)
US Open 3R (2013)
Doubles
Career record47–40
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 74 (May 21, 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 2R (2010)

Jamie Lee Hampton (born January 8, 1990) is a former American professional tennis player. In July 2013, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 24. Due to many injuries, she needed to stop playing in 2014, and officially retired in 2020.

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Early life

Hampton was born in Frankfurt, West Germany, because her father, a career US Army officer, was stationed in Germany at the time. Her mother is from South Korea. Soon after, the family moved to the United States. She lived in Enterprise, Alabama, until she was 13; then, she moved to Auburn, Alabama and trained with tennis coach Geoff Waring in Montgomery, Alabama. [1] Before graduating from Auburn High School in 2008, Hampton twice won the USTA Girls’ 18s doubles title. [2] Hampton turned pro in 2009, playing her first US Open in 2010. [3]

Professional career

2012

After qualifying for the Auckland Open, Hampton fell in the first round to Monica Niculescu. As a qualifier, she advanced to the second round of the Australian Open with a win over Mandy Minella. She was then beaten by the eventual finalist, Maria Sharapova. Next, Hampton played in Memphis International where she beat defending champion Magdaléna Rybáriková in the first round but then fell to Vera Dushevina.

She then received a wildcard into the Indian Wells Open where she made it into the fourth round before having to retire due to cramping against Agnieszka Radwańska, having defeated former champion Jelena Janković in the second round en route. Hampton had to go through qualifying to play in the Miami Open, and then lost in the first round to Polona Hercog, whom she had beaten earlier at Indian Wells. Her next tournament was the Charleston Cup. She beat compatriot Sloane Stephens but then lost to US Open champion Samantha Stosur in the second round.

While struggling with back injuries during the clay court season, Hampton lost in qualifying at the Italian Open and Internationaux de Strasbourg. She was forced to retire in the first round of the French Open against Arantxa Rus due to an injury. After withdrawing from the Aegon Classic, Hampton upset 27th seed Daniela Hantuchová in the first round of Wimbledon. In the second round, she lost to Heather Watson.

Next up for Hampton was the US Open, where she lost in the first round to Marion Bartoli. Her next tournament was the Korea Open where she went through qualifying. She then advanced to the second round but was beaten by Ekaterina Makarova. The next week, Hampton played in the Pan Pacific Open. After advancing to the third round with wins over Caroline Garcia and Kaia Kanepi, she fell short to Agnieszka Radwańska.

Her last tournament of the year was the Osaka Open in Japan. She defeated Ayumi Morita and Tamarine Tanasugarn to get to the quarterfinals where she lost to top seed Samantha Stosur. With her best year on tour to date, Hampton ended the year ranked 71 in singles.

2013

Hampton started off 2013 by playing in Auckland. In the first round, she defeated defending champion and fourth seed, Zheng Jie. In the next round, Hampton beat Marina Erakovic to get a place in the quarterfinals. She defeated Kiki Bertens in the quarterfinals. Hampton lost a tight two-set semifinal with two tiebreaks to the 2012 Wimbledon runner-up and world No. 4, Agnieszka Radwańska.

Her next tournament was the Australian Open. In the first round, she upset 31st seed Urszula Radwańska. Hampton then crushed qualifier Luksika Kumkhum, 6–2, 6–1. In the third round, she faced defending champion Victoria Azarenka. The match lasted over two hours before Azarenka prevailed in three sets. Hampton suffered a lower-back injury late in the second set.

At the Brussels Open, Hampton defeated Roberta Vinci to reach the semifinals, but lost in straight sets to Kaia Kanepi.

At the French Open, Hampton defeated 25th seed Lucie Šafářová in the first round in a tough three-set match and flew by Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in the second round. She defeated seventh seed Petra Kvitová in the third in straight sets before she lost to Jelena Janković in the fourth round.

After qualifying for the Eastbourne International, Hampton upset top seed and world No. 4, Agnieszka Radwańska, in straight sets in the first round, and then went on to beat Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals to reach her first WTA tournament final. She lost in the final to Elena Vesnina in straight sets.

In June, she lost to Sloane Stephens in the first round of Wimbledon.

Hampton reached the semifinals of the Stanford Classic in California, where she was seeded fourth. With this result, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 24.

At the US Open, where Hampton was seeded at a Major for the first time, she reached the third round, but was again defeated by Sloane Stephens.

2014

Hampton had a strong start to her 2014 season, advancing to the semifinals in Auckland, when she was forced to withdraw due to a hip injury against Venus Williams.

She subsequently withdrew from the Australian Open, and then underwent six surgeries over the next 18 months. [4] She has not returned to the tour since. [5]

2020: Retirement

In May 2020, six years after playing her last match on tour, Hampton announced on Twitter that she was retiring from the tour due to nagging injuries. [6]

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.
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 SRW–L
Australian Open A 1R 2R 3R 0 / 33–3
French Open A LQ 1R 4R 0 / 23–2
Wimbledon AA 2R 1R 0 / 11–2
US Open 1R 1R 1R 3R 0 / 42–4
Win–loss0–10–22–47–40 / 119–11
Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 SRW–L
Australian Open AAAAAA0 / 00–0
French Open AAAAAA0 / 00–0
Wimbledon AAAAAA0 / 00–0
US Open 1R 1R 1R A 2R 1R 0 / 51–5
Win–loss0–10–10–10–01–10–10 / 51–5

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Premier M & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–1)
International (0–0)
ResultDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
LossJun 2013 Eastbourne International, UKPremierGrass Flag of Russia.svg Elena Vesnina 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Premier M & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (0–1)
ResultDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
LossSep 2011 Bell Challenge, CanadaInternationalHard Flag of Georgia.svg Anna Tatishvili Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Kops-Jones
Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears
1–6, 6–3, [6–10]

ITF Circuit finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 12 (5–7)

ResultW–LDateLocationTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.25 June 2006ITF Fort Worth, United States10,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Alexa Glatch 4–6, 1–6
Loss2.23 June 2008ITF Wichita, United States10,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Embree 3–6, 4–6
Win3.18 October 2009ITF Cleveland, United States10,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Mcphillips 6-4, 6-1
Loss4.24 January 2010ITF Lutz, United States25,000Clay Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mandy Minella 2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss5.7 March 2010ITF Hammond, United States25,000Hard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai 2–6, 1–6
Loss6.11 April 2010ITF Jackson, United States25,000Clay Flag of Croatia.svg Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 5–7, 3–6
Win7.18 April 2010ITF Osprey, United States25,000Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Molinero 6–1, 6–3
Win8.27 June 2010Boston Challenger, United States50,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Madison Brengle 6–2, 6–1
Win9.11 July 2010ITF Grapevine, United States50,000Hard Flag of Japan.svg Kurumi Nara 6–3, 6–4
Win10.13 September 2010ITF Redding, United States25,000Hard Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Pandžić 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss11.7 November 2010 Grapevine Classic, United States50,000HardFlag of the United States.svg Varvara Lepchenko 6–7(1), 4–6
Loss12.7 August 2011 Vancouver Open, Canada100,000Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Aleksandra Wozniak 3–6, 1–6

Doubles: 9 (5–4)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.21 September 2009ITF Obregón, Mexico10,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Jones Flag of Brazil.svg Natalia Guitler
Flag of Chile.svg Andrea Koch-Benvenuto
6–7, 4–6
Win2.18 October 2009ITF Cleveland, United States10,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Grace Min Flag of the United States.svg Taraka Bertrand
Flag of the United States.svg Elizabeth Lumpkin
6–1, 6–2
Loss3.8 November 2009ITF Rock Hill, United States25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Albanese Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sharon Fichman
Flag of the United States.svg Anna Tatishvili
6–7(5), 6–4, [3–10]
Win4.3 April 2010ITF Pelham, United States25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Mallory Cecil Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Chin-wei
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Kriz
6–4, 6–3
Win5.13 February 2011ITF Midland, United States100,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Anna Tatishvili Flag of the United States.svg Irina Falconi
Flag of the United States.svg Alison Riske
w/o
Loss6.7 August 2011 Vancouver Open, Canada100,000Hard Flag of Thailand.svg Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kristýna Plíšková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková
7–5, 2–6, [2–10]
Loss7.9 October 2011 Kansas City Classic, United States50,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ajla Tomljanović Flag of Croatia.svg Maria Abramović
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Hrdinová
6–2, 2–6, [4–10]
Win8.1 November 2011Grapevine Classic, United States50,000Hard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters
Flag of the United States.svg Megan Moulton-Levy
6–4, 6–0
Win9.13 November 2011 Phoenix Classic, United States75,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ajla Tomljanović Flag of the United States.svg Maria Sanchez
Flag of the United States.svg Yasmin Schnack
3–6, 6–3, 6–3

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