Jamie Loeb

Jamie Loeb
	Loeb at Wimbledon in 2018
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Ossining, New York
Born	March 8, 1995 (age 29); Bronxville, New York
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro	2015
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
College	University of North Carolina (2013–15)
Prize money	US$809,783
Singles
Career record	289–258
Career titles	11 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 132 (February 5, 2018)
Current ranking	No. 358 (November 4, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2017)
French Open	Q2 (2018)
Wimbledon	Q3 (2017)
US Open	1R (2015, 2021)
Doubles
Career record	229–161
Career titles	17 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 117 (July 3, 2023)
Current ranking	No. 189 (November 4, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	Q1 (2018)
US Open	1R (2018, 2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	1R (2017, 2018, 2021)
	Last updated on: November 4, 2024.

Last updated December 14, 2024

Jamie Loeb (born March 8, 1995) is an American tennis player.

She won the New York State high-school title as a sophomore. Loeb won the singles and doubles U18s championships at the 2012 USTA National Winter Championship, and won the doubles at the 2013 USTA International Spring Championship. She attended the University of North Carolina for her freshman and sophomore years (2013–15), and won the singles NCAA Championship in 2015.

Biography

Born in Bronxville, New York, Loeb was raised in Ossining, New York.^[1] Her parents are Jerry, who owns a butcher business, and Susan Loeb, who is a substitute teacher.^[2]^[3] She is the youngest of four siblings, and is Jewish.^[4]^[5] For middle school, she attended the Anne M. Dorner Middle School, while playing high school tennis.^[3]

Career

Her mother, a tennis instructor, was her first coach.^[6] She began hitting tennis balls at Club Fit in Briarcliff at age five, and then at the Hardscrabble Club in Brewster at age seven, and by the age of 11, she was competing in national tournaments.^[3]^[6] She won a New York State title for Ossining High School as a sophomore, following in the footsteps of her sister Jenna who had won three.^[6]^[3] She finished her high school studies on-line.^[3]

She trained at the John McEnroe Tennis Academy at Randall’s Island where on occasion she hit with McEnroe.^[6]^[7]

Loeb won the singles and doubles 18s championships at the 2012 USTA National Winter Championship, won the doubles and finished runner-up in singles at the 2013 USTA International Spring Championship, and was a quarterfinalist at the 2013 Wimbledon Juniors.^[8]

Loeb attended the University of North Carolina for her freshman and sophomore years (2013–15), studying sports administration.^[9]^[5] She played tennis for the North Carolina Tar Heels, and became the first freshman in close to 30 years to win both the Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championship (defeating Carol Zhao of Stanford in the final of the 2015 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships; making her the NCAA Women's Singles Tennis National Champion) and the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship.^[5] She was also the first singles national champion in UNC women's tennis history.^[10] After she won the national championship, the Village and Town of Ossining declared August 3 to be Jamie Loeb Day.^[11] In both her freshman and her sophomore seasons, she was named Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Year and ITA All American.^[1]^[10]^[8]

She then decided to compete in tennis as a professional, leaving UNC with an 84–9 career-record in singles competition.^[5]^[10]

Loeb won her biggest title to date at the 2015 Stockton Challenger in the doubles event, partnering Sanaz Marand. She received a wildcard for the 2015 US Open and played fourth seed Caroline Wozniacki in the first round, losing in straight sets.^[12]^[13] Loeb won two singles titles in 2016 at $25k tournaments in Surprise, Arizona, and El Paso, Texas.^{[ citation needed ]}

She reached her first WTA 125 singles final at the 2021 LTP Women's Open, losing to Varvara Lepchenko in three sets.^[14]

Loeb received a main-draw wildcard for the 2023 US Open, partnering with Makenna Jones.^{[ citation needed ]}

Grand Slam performance timeline

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.

Doubles

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2021	Charleston Pro, US	Clay	Varvara Lepchenko	6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 4–6

Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jan 2018	Newport Beach Challenger, United States	Hard	Rebecca Peterson	Misaki Doi Jil Teichmann	6–7^(4–7), 6–1, [8–10]
Loss	0–2	Sep 2019	New Haven Challenger, United States	Hard	Usue Maitane Arconada	Anna Blinkova Oksana Kalashnikova	2–6, 6–4, [4–10]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 16 (11 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (0–1)
W60 tournaments (1–1)
W40/50 tournaments (1–0)
W25/35 tournaments (6–3)
W10 tournaments (3–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (9–3)
Clay (2–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 2012	ITF Buffalo, United States	10,000	Clay	Tornado Alicia Black	7–6⁽⁵⁾, 6–2
Win	2–0	Sep 2012	ITF Amelia Island, United States	10,000	Clay	Mari Osaka	6–3, 7–5
Win	3–0	May 2013	ITF Sumter, United States	10,000	Hard	Brooke Austin	6–4, 6–3
Win	4–0	Jul 2015	ITF El Paso, United States	25,000	Hard	Jennifer Brady	6–7⁽⁷⁾, 6–4, 6–2
Win	5–0	Feb 2016	ITF Surprise, United States	25,000	Hard	CiCi Bellis	3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win	6–0	Jul 2016	ITF El Paso, United States	25,000	Hard	Caitlin Whoriskey	7–5, 6–3
Win	7–0	Feb 2017	Launceston International, Australia	60,000	Hard	Tamara Zidanšek	7–6⁽⁴⁾, 6–3
Loss	7–1	Oct 2017	ITF Templeton Pro, United States	60,000	Hard	Sachia Vickery	1–6, 2–6
Loss	7–2	Feb 2018	Midland Tennis Classic, United States	100,000	Hard (i)	Madison Brengle	1–6, 2–6
Win	8–2	Oct 2019	ITF Dallas, United States	W25	Hard	Anhelina Kalinina	6–0, 6–7⁽³⁾, 6–0
Loss	8–3	May 2021	ITF Pelham, United States	W25	Clay	Panna Udvardy	7–6⁽⁵⁾, 4–6, 3–6
Win	9–3	Jul 2022	ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal	W25+H	Hard	Kimberly Birrell	7–5, 6–4
Loss	9–4	Oct 2022	ITF Redding, United States	W25	Hard	Kayla Day	3–6, 4–6
Win	10–4	Jan 2023	ITF Malibu, United States	W25	Hard	Renata Zarazúa	6–4, 6–1
Win	11–4	Feb 2024	ITF Mexico City, Mexico	W50	Hard	Dalayna Hewitt	6–2, 6–2
Loss	11–5	Apr 2024	ITF Jackson, United States	W35	Clay	Katrina Scott	6–7⁽⁹⁾, 6–7⁽⁶⁾

Doubles: 37 (18 titles, 19 runner–ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (1–2)
W80 tournaments (0–3)
W50/60 tournaments (7–7)
W25/35 tournaments (9–6)
W10 tournaments (1–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (11–18)
Clay (6–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 2012	ITF Buffalo, US	10,000	Clay	Nika Kukharchuk	Fatma Al-Nabhani Jacqueline Cako	1–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss	1–1	May 2013	ITF Sumter, US	10,000	Hard	Sanaz Marand	Kristy Frilling Alexandra Mueller	4–6, 3–6
Win	2–1	Jun 2014	ITF El Paso, US	25,000	Hard	Ashley Weinhold	Danielle Lao Hsu Chieh-yu	4–6, 6–4, [15–13]
Loss	2–2	Jul 2014	Vancouver Open, Canada	100,000	Hard	Allie Will	Asia Muhammad Maria Sanchez	3–6, 6–1, [8–10]
Win	3–2	Aug 2014	Landisville Challenge, US	25,000	Hard	Sanaz Marand	Lena Litvak Alexandra Mueller	7–6⁽⁵⁾, 6–1
Win	4–2	Oct 2014	ITF Florence, US	25,000	Hard	Sanaz Marand	Danielle Lao Keri Wong	6–3, 7–6⁽⁵⁾
Win	5–2	Jul 2015	Stockton Challenger, US	50,000	Hard	Sanaz Marand	Kaitlyn Christian Danielle Lao	6–3, 6–4
Loss	5–3	Jun 2016	ITF Sumter, US	25,000	Hard	Carol Zhao	Ashley Weinhold Caitlin Whoriskey	6–7⁽⁵⁾, 1–6
Loss	5–4	Jun 2016	ITF Baton Rouge, US	25,000	Hard	Ingrid Neel	Lauren Herring Ellen Perez	3–6, 3–6
Loss	5–5	Jul 2016	Sacramento Challenger, US	50,000	Hard	Chanel Simmonds	Ashley Weinhold Caitlin Whoriskey	4–6, 4–6
Win	6–5	Aug 2016	Challenger de Granby, Canada	50,000	Hard	An-Sophie Mestach	Julia Glushko Olga Govortsova	6–4, 6–4
Loss	6–6	Oct 2016	Las Vegas Open, US	50,000	Hard	Chanel Simmonds	Michaëlla Krajicek Maria Sanchez	5–7, 1–6
Loss	6–7	Nov 2016	Tokyo Open, Japan	100,000	Hard	An-Sophie Mestach	Rika Fujiwara Yuki Naito	4–6, 7–6⁽¹²⁾, [8–10]
Loss	6–8	Nov 2017	Tyler Pro Challenge, US	80,000	Hard	Rebecca Peterson	Jessica Pegula Taylor Townsend	4–6, 1–6
Loss	6–9	Apr 2018	Dothan Pro Classic, US	80,000	Clay	Sofia Kenin	Alexa Guarachi Erin Routliffe	4–6, 6–2, [9–11]
Win	7–9	May 2018	ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain	25,000	Clay	Ana Sofia Sanchez	Chiara Scholl Yvonne Cavallé Reimers	6–3, 6–2
Win	8–9	Jul 2019	Championships of Honolulu, US	60,000	Hard	Hayley Carter	Usue Maitane Arconada Caroline Dolehide	6–4, 6–4
Loss	8–10	Aug 2019	Lexington Challenger, US	60,000	Hard	Ann Li	Robin Anderson Jessika Ponchet	6–7⁽⁴⁾, 7–6⁽⁵⁾, [7–10]
Loss	8–11	Aug 2019	Landisville Tennis Challenge, US	60,000	Hard	Hayley Carter	Vania King Claire Liu	6–4, 2–6, [5–10]
Win	9–11	Oct 2020	ITF Porto, Portugal	W25	Hard	Ana Sofia Sanchez	Jana Fett Erin Routliffe	2–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss	9–12	Oct 2020	Tennis Classic of Macon, US	W80	Hard	Francesca Di Lorenzo	Magdalena Fręch Katarzyna Kawa	5–7, 1–6
Loss	9–13	Nov 2020	ITF Orlando, US	W25	Hard	Erin Routliffe	Rasheeda McAdoo Alycia Parks	6–4, 1–6, [9–11]
Loss	9–14	Jul 2022	ITF Guimarães, Portugal	W25	Hard	Sarah Beth Grey	Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge	3–6, 1–6
Loss	9–15	Sep 2022	Caldas da Rainha Open, Portugal	W60	Hard	Elysia Bolton	Adriana Reami Anna Rogers	4–6, 5–7
Win	10–15	Oct 2022	ITF Austin, US	W25	Hard	Elysia Bolton	Martyna Kubka Ashley Lahey	6–3, 6–3
Loss	10–16	Oct 2022	Toronto Challenger, Canada	W60	Hard (i)	Elysia Bolton	Michaela Bayerlová Jang Su-jeong	3–6, 2–6
Loss	10–17	Mar 2023	ITF Fredericton, Canada	W25	Hard (i)	Quinn Gleason	Jessie Aney Dalayna Hewitt	6–7⁽²⁾, 4–6
Win	11–17	Apr 2023	ITF Boca Raton, US	W25	Clay	Makenna Jones	Sofia Sewing Fanny Stollár	5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
Win	12–17	May 2023	Bonita Springs Championship, US	W100	Clay	Makenna Jones	Ashlyn Krueger Robin Montgomery	5–7, 6–4, [10–2]
Win	13–17	May 2023	ITF Pelham, US	W60	Clay	Makenna Jones	Robin Anderson Elysia Bolton	6–4, 7–5
Win	14–17	Jun 2023	ITF Madrid, Spain	W60	Hard	Makenna Jones	Destanee Aiava Berfu Cengiz	6–4, 5–7, [10–6]
Win	15–17	Jun 2023	ITF Tauste-Zaragoza, Spain	W25+H	Hard	Elysia Bolton	Gao Xinyu Ekaterina Ovcharenko	6–2, 5–7, [10–6]
Loss	15–18	Jul 2023	Dallas Summer Series, US	W60	Hard (i)	Makenna Jones	Sophie Chang Ashley Lahey	2–6, 2–6
Win	16–18	Jan 2024	ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina	W35	Clay	Ana Sofía Sánchez	Romina Ccuno Daria Lodikova	7–5, 7–6⁽²⁾
Win	17–18	Feb 2024	Georgia's Rome Open, US	W75	Hard (i)	Angela Kulikov	Hailey Baptiste Whitney Osuigwe	walkover
Loss	17–19	Sep 2024	ITF San Rafael, US	W35	Hard	Makenna Jones	Robin Anderson Alana Smith	5–7, 2–6
Win	18–19	Oct 2024	ITF Toronto, Canada	W75	Hard (i)	Justina Mikulskytė	Julie Belgraver Jasmijn Gimbrère	6–2, 6–1

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↑ WTA Staff (June 30, 2018). "Jamie Loeb". wtatennis.com. WTA Tennis. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 "Jamie Loeb, Ossining's Rising Tennis Star". Ossining-Croton-On-Hudson, NY Patch. September 10, 2014.
↑ "Brengle leads three Jewish tennis players at Rogers Cup in Toronto," The Canadian Jewish News.
1 2 3 4 "Meet Jamie Loeb, a 20-Year-Old From Ossining, NY, Who Will Make Her Pro Tennis Debut at The U.S. Open," Tablet Magazine.
1 2 3 4 Coffey, Wayne (August 27, 2015). "Jamie Loeb, 20, ready to take stage at U.S. Open". nydailynews.com.
↑ "McEnroe spurring Loeb on to big time," The Jewish Chronicle.
1 2 University of North Carolina Tar Heels Official Athletic Site
↑ "Malan Award-winning Loeb likes to talk tennis as much as playing it," Midland Daily News.
1 2 3 "UNC's Jamie Loeb finishes spectacular season, claims individual title". May 25, 2015.
↑ "Village of Ossining Proclaims August 3 as Jamie Loeb Day".
↑ "NY's Loeb Falls to Wozniacki in Pro Debut". New York Tennis Magazine. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
↑ "Caroline Wozniacki manages to avoid falling to the upset bug at US Open with 67-minute win". South China Morning Post. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
↑ "How Serena Williams inspired Charleston 125 champion Lepchenko to win her biggest title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

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[autogenerated5-1] 1 2 "Rising Jewish star Loeb ousted," The Jerusalem Post.

[2] WTA Staff (June 30, 2018). "Jamie Loeb". wtatennis.com. WTA Tennis. Retrieved July 15, 2018.

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[4] "Brengle leads three Jewish tennis players at Rogers Cup in Toronto," The Canadian Jewish News.

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[autogenerated4-6] 1 2 3 4 Coffey, Wayne (August 27, 2015). "Jamie Loeb, 20, ready to take stage at U.S. Open". nydailynews.com.

[7] "McEnroe spurring Loeb on to big time," The Jewish Chronicle.

[autogenerated6-8] 1 2 University of North Carolina Tar Heels Official Athletic Site

[9] "Malan Award-winning Loeb likes to talk tennis as much as playing it," Midland Daily News.

[autogenerated2-10] 1 2 3 "UNC's Jamie Loeb finishes spectacular season, claims individual title". May 25, 2015.

[11] "Village of Ossining Proclaims August 3 as Jamie Loeb Day".

[12] "NY's Loeb Falls to Wozniacki in Pro Debut". New York Tennis Magazine. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

[13] "Caroline Wozniacki manages to avoid falling to the upset bug at US Open with 67-minute win". South China Morning Post. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

[14] "How Serena Williams inspired Charleston 125 champion Lepchenko to win her biggest title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

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