Katherine Hui

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Katherine Hui
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Hui at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (2005-01-29) 29 January 2005 (age 19)
San Diego, California
Prize money$46,465
Singles
Career record30–32
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 855 (20 November 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open Q1 (2023)
Doubles
Career record17–21
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 597 (17 July 2023)
Last updated on: 4 November 2024.

Katherine Hui (born 29 January 2005) is an American tennis player. She became the girls' singles champion at the 2023 US Open. [1] [2]

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Early and personal life

From San Diego, California, Hui graduated from Santa Fe Christian High School in 2023 and committed to Stanford University. [3] Her parents, Yimei and Yan, were born in China before moving to the United States. [4]

Juniors

Hui qualified for the prestigious junior tournament Les Petits As in Tarbes in January 2019. [5] At the tournament, she lost to eventual champion Linda Fruhvirtová in the quarterfinals. [6] Hui and her partner, Kayla Cross from Canada, were the runners-up in doubles.[ citation needed ]

In 2022, at the Billie Jean King Girls’ 16s and 18s National Championships, Hui reached the semifinals. [7] In 2023, at the Billie Jean King Girls’ 16s and 18s National Championships, she reached the final but was defeated in three sets by Clervie Ngounoue. [8]

Awarded a wildcard into the girls' singles at the 2023 US Open, Hui won the tournament by defeating Tereza Valentová in straight sets. She did not lose a set throughout the tournament. [9]

Professional career

Awarded a wildcard for the qualifying competition to the 2023 US Open women's singles, Hui lost in the first round to Eugenie Bouchard. [10]

She received a wildcard for the 2024 San Diego Open for her WTA Tour main-draw debut, [11] but lost in the first round to seventh seed Donna Vekić. [12]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win 2023 US Open Hard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Valentová 6–4, 6–4

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References

  1. ↑ "Katherine Hui". wta. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Katherine Hui". itf. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster".
  4. ↑ Fisher, Brenden (30 June 2023). "KATHERINE HUI AN EXEMPLARY FIGURE OF SPORTSMANSHIP AND SUCCESS". ustasocal.com. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Hui Is Nationally-Ranked Tennis Champion". sfcs.net. December 20, 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Thien, Glae (26 July 2019). "San Diego tennis teen ready for challenge of older girls". San Diego Tribune.
  7. ↑ "SAN DIEGO'S KATHERINE HUI OUSTS TOP-SEED". Sportslifemagazine.com. August 13, 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Thien, Glae (23 August 2023). "San Diego's Hui falls to top-seeded Ngounoue in Billie Jean King 18s championship". San Diego Tribune. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Sode, Scott (8 September 2023). "Americans Katherine Hui, Learner Tien reach 2023 US Open junior singles finals". usopen.org.
  10. ↑ "Canada's Eugenie Bouchard advances to second round of U.S. Open qualifier". Sportsnet.ca. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2024". Women's Tennis Association.
  12. ↑ "San Diego Open: Vekic makes second round". Tennis Majors. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
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