Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
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Residence | Wichita, Kansas, US |
Born | Bristol, England [1] | 24 March 1999
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 2016 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 874,920 |
Singles | |
Career record | 199–132 |
Career titles | 11 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 118 (10 October 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 753 (18 November 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2022) |
French Open | Q3 (2019) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2018) |
US Open | Q3 (2018) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 56–45 |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 293 (26 February 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 519 (18 November 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2017, 2018) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2017) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 4–2 |
Last updated on: 18 November 2024. |
Katie Swan (born 24 March 1999) is a British tennis player. She has won 11 ITF singles titles and one in doubles. Her peak world ranking in singles is 118 and her highest in doubles is 293. When she made her debut, Swan was the youngest player to represent Great Britain in the Fed Cup.
Swan was born in Bristol, to parents Nicki and Richard. Whilst on holiday in Portugal when she was seven, she took tennis lessons. Her teacher had once played for Portugal and told her parents that she showed real talent and could represent her country in the future. [2]
Swan was head girl at Bristol prep The Downs School and a keen hockey player, representing Avon and her school when they qualified for the under-13 national finals. She briefly attended Bristol Grammar School until the family moved to Wichita, Kansas (U.S.) in 2013 due to her father's job in the oil industry. [3] Swan was one of the very few junior players on the competitive circuit who continued in school, Wichita Collegiate School, [4] though from August 2015 she took online classes. [5]
In 2009, Swan won her first international tournament in Croatia, the prestigious Smrikve Bowl event for 10-year-olds, [7] and went on to win an under-10s international title. [3]
In 2014, Swan was a member of the four-strong GB squad, coached by Judy Murray, that triumphed in the Maureen Connolly Challenge Trophy, an annual under-18s competition, against the U.S. team. [8] [9]
On 30 January 2015, Swan defeated Dalma Gálfi, after facing three match points to reach her first junior Grand Slam final at the Australian Open, which she lost 1–6, 4–6 to Tereza Mihalíková. [6] [10]
In March, just before her 16th birthday, Swan achieved her first victories on the senior tour, [11] coming through the qualifying draw to win a $10k tournament in Sharm El Sheikh. She beat seventh seed Julia Terziyska in the final, having already dispatched two seeds in earlier rounds.
Judy Murray, captain of the British Fed Cup team, already had Swan in her plans, to represent Great Britain in 2016. [12]
In June, Swan competed at the Wimbledon qualifying tournament, after being granted a wildcard entry, beating ninth seed and 118th ranked Kristína Kučová in the first round, in straight sets. [13]
She was called up for her Fed Cup debut in the Euro/Africa Zone Group 1 tie against South Africa. Swan became the youngest British player in Fed Cup history at the age of 16 years and 316 days, beating the record of Anne Keothavong by 270 days. [14] [15] Swan beat Ilze Hattingh 6–3, 6–0 in the opening match of the tie. Great Britain went on to beat South Africa 3–0. [16] [17] During the grass-court season, she received a wildcard into the main draw at Wimbledon where she played world No. 35, Tímea Babos. [18] [19] Swan lost 2–6, 3–6. [20] [21] At the same event she retired due to injury in the first round of the girls' singles. [22]
Following problems in late 2016/early 2017 from recurring injuries, [23] Swan returned at the Soho Square Future in Sharm El Sheikh, winning the $15k tournament by beating Pemra Özgen in the final, in straight sets. Followed in March with another tournament win, again at Sharm El Sheikh against German player Julia Wachaczyk, in a two set final, putting Swan into the top ten British female players. In October, Swan won her first $25k tournament, when fellow Brit Katie Boulter retired in the first set of the final. [24]
At the start of the year, it was announced that Swan had joined Andy Murray's "77 Sports Management" with a statement from him saying, "Katie is a player I've been watching for a while. She's got great potential and has already had some good results. I'm hoping we can offer support to her in areas on and off the court and complement the team she has in place already." [25] She subsequently added former Heather Watson coach Diego Veronelli to share responsibilities with existing coach Julien Picot. [26]
In May, Swan won her second $25k tournament without dropping a set at the Torneo Conchita Martínez in Monzón, Spain. [27] In June, she won two rounds in qualifying at the Nottingham Open, to reach the main draw of a WTA Tour event by right for the first time, earlier appearances having relied on wildcards. [28] After receiving another wildcard for Wimbledon, Swan reached the second round, defeating world No. 36, Irina-Camelia Begu, 6–2, 6–2 in the first round. [29]
She ended the year ranked 176th.
She entered qualifying of the Australian Open for the first time, however, she retired due to injury against Bianca Andreescu. [30] Later in the year, she made it to the final round of qualifying for the French Open, before losing in straight sets to Kristína Kučová. [31] For Wimbledon, she received a wildcard and was defeated by Laura Siegemund in the first round. [32]
Swan qualified for Wimbledon, defeating Arina Rodionova 6–0, 6–4 in the final qualifying round. In the first round of the main draw, she lost to 23rd seed Madison Keys. [33] Swan also had some success on the ITF Circuit, winning a $25k tournament in Orlando in February 2021, and the $25k Paf Open in Haabneeme in November. [34] [35]
Swan started new season at the qualifying tournament of the Australian Open. She beat Abbie Myers in the first round but lost to Viktoriya Tomova in the second. [36]
In February, she defeated Sachia Vickery at the $25k event in Santo Domingo to win her tenth title on the ITF Circuit, and sixth at $25k level. [37]
During grass-court season, Swan made the round of 16 at the Bad Homburg Open, entering as a qualifier. She defeated former US Open champion Sloane Stephens from a set down, [38] before losing to another former US Open champion, eventual finalist Bianca Andreescu. [39] Swan was awarded a wildcard for Wimbledon where she lost in three sets to Marta Kostyuk in the first round. [40]
In August, Swan won her first $60k event at the Lexington Challenger in Kentucky- her first title above $25k level. She defeated fellow Briton Jodie Burrage in three sets in the final. [41]
In September, she made a personal best run at a WTA Tour event, making the semifinals of the WTA Indian Open. However, she was forced to retire from her semifinal match against Magda Linette due to illness. [42]
Swan made her WTA 1000 debut in Indian Wells as a qualifier where she lost to Cristina Bucșa in round one. [43] She reached the final at the grass court Surbiton Trophy losing to Yanina Wickmayer in a third set tiebreaker. [44] After receiving a wildcard into the tournament, Swan lost in the first round at Wimbledon to 14th seed Belinda Bencic. [45]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records. [46]
Current through the 2023 Indian Wells Open.
Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | W–L | ||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 0–0 | ||
French Open | A | A | A | A | Q3 | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0–0 | ||
Wimbledon | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 1R | NH | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1–6 | ||
US Open | A | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | ||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–6 | ||
WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||
Qatar / Dubai Open [a] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | ||
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 1R | 0–1 | ||
Miami Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | NH | A | A | Q1 | 0–0 | ||
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0–0 | ||
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | ||
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0–0 | |||
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | |||
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open [b] | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0–0 | |||||
China Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0–0 | |||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Career total: 14 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 7–15 | ||
Year-end ranking | 514 | 435 | 299 | 176 | 240 | 267 | 236 | 121 | $640,250 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W10 | Hard | Julia Terziyska | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Sep 2015 | ITF Madrid, Spain | W10 | Hard | Cristina Sánchez Quintanar | 6–7(5), 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 3–0 | Feb 2017 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Pemra Özgen | 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 4–0 | Mar 2017 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Julia Wachaczyk | 6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 5–0 | Oct 2017 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | W25 | Carpet | Katie Boulter | 5–0 ret. |
Win | 6–0 | May 2018 | Torneo Conchita Martínez, Spain | W25 | Hard | Aliona Bolsova | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 7–0 | Oct 2019 | ITF Claremont, United States | W25 | Hard | Thaisa Grana Pedretti | 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 8–0 | Feb 2021 | ITF Orlando, United States | W25 | Hard | Robin Anderson | 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 9–0 | Nov 2021 | ITF Haabneeme, Estonia | W25 | Hard (i) | Ekaterina Shalimova | 7–6(3), 6–3 |
Win | 10–0 | Feb 2022 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | W25 | Hard | Sachia Vickery | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 11–0 | Aug 2022 | Lexington Challenger, US | W60 | Hard | Jodie Burrage | 6–0, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 12–0 | Oct 2022 | Trnava Indoor, Slovakia | W60 | Hard (i) | Wang Xinyu | 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 12–1 | Jun 2023 | Surbiton Trophy, UK | W100 | Grass | Yanina Wickmayer | 6–2, 4–6, 6–7(1) |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W10 | Hard | Aimee Gibson | Ola Abou Zekry Kateryna Sliusar | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2016 | Abierto Tampico, Mexico | W50 | Hard | Usue Arconada | Elise Mertens Mihaela Buzărnescu | 0–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Oct 2017 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | W25 | Hard | Berfu Cengiz | Olga Doroshina Yana Sizikova | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | Nov 2017 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK | W25 | Hard (i) | Maia Lumsden | Freya Christie Harriet Dart | 6–3, 4–6, [6–10] |
Loss | 0–5 | Jul 2019 | Berkeley Club Challenge, US | W60 | Hard | Francesca Di Lorenzo | Madison Brengle Sachia Vickery | 3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1–5 | Oct 2021 | ITF Redding, US | W25 | Hard | Mirjam Björklund | Dalila Jakupović Lu Jiajing | 6–3, 1–6, [10–3] |
Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2024 | ITF Nottingham, UK | W50 | Hard | Mingge Xu | Naiktha Bains Amelia Rajecki | 6–1, 4–6, [8–10] |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2015 | Australian Open | Hard | Tereza Mihalíková | 1–6, 4–6 |
Edition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
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2016 [47] | Z1 RR | Feb 2016 | Eilat (ISR) | Georgia | Hard (i) | Ekaterine Gorgodze | W | 6–3, 6–3 |
South Africa | Ilze Hattingh | W | 6–3, 6–0 | |||||
Z1 PO | Belgium | Ysaline Bonaventure | L | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Edition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Result |
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2019 | Z1 RR | Feb 2019 | Bath (GBR) | Slovenia | Hard (i) | Harriet Dart | Dalila Jakupović Kaja Juvan | W | 6–2, 6–2 |
Greece | Anna Arkadianou Despina Papamichail | W | 6–1, 6–4 | ||||||
2022 | QR | Apr 2022 | Prague (CZE) | Czech Republic | Clay | Harriet Dart | Karolína Muchová Markéta Vondroušová | L | 1–6, 5–7 |
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