Jamie Lee Hampton (born January 8, 1990) is an American former 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.
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]
Her last tournament of the year was the Osaka Open in Japan. She defeated Ayumi Morita[22] and Tamarine Tanasugarn[23] to get to the quarterfinals where she lost to top seed Samantha Stosur.[24] With her best year on tour to date, Hampton ended the year ranked 71 in singles.[citation needed]
2013
Hampton started off 2013 by playing in Auckland. In the first round, she defeated defending champion and fourth seed, Zheng Jie.[25] In the next round, Hampton beat Marina Erakovic to get a place in the quarterfinals.[26] She defeated Kiki Bertens in the quarterfinals.[27] Hampton lost a tight two-set semifinal with two tiebreaks to world No. 4 and eventual champion Agnieszka Radwańska.[28]
Her next tournament was the Australian Open. In the first round, she upset 31st seed Urszula Radwańska.[29] Hampton then defeated qualifier Luksika Kumkhum.[30] 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.[31]
After qualifying for the Eastbourne International, Hampton upset top seed and world No. 4, Agnieszka Radwańska, in straight sets in the first round,[38] and then went on to beat Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals to reach her first WTA tournament final.[39] She lost in the final to Elena Vesnina in straight sets.[40] Hampton lost to Sloane Stephens in the first round of Wimbledon.[41]
As fourth seed at the Stanford Classic in California, she defeated Nicole Gibbs[42] and Vera Dushevina[43] to reach the semifinals, where she lost to top seed Agnieszka Radwańska.[44] With this result, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 24.[citation needed]
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.[45]
Ranked at world No. 27, she subsequently withdrew from the Australian Open,[50] and then underwent six surgeries over the next 18 months.[51]
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.[52]
Grand Slam performance timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(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.
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