Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
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Born | Hemel Hempstead | 16 February 1995
Prize money | $321,054 |
Singles | |
Career record | 265–209 |
Career titles | 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 212 (28 May 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 499 (23 September 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2018) |
US Open | Q1 (2018) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 114–103 |
Career titles | 8 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 135 (23 July 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 509 (23 September 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (2018) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2017, 2018) |
Last updated on: 23 September 2024. |
Katy Dunne (born 16 February 1995) is a British tennis player.
Dunne has won nine singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 28 May 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 212, and in July 2018, she peaked at No. 135 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Her brother, Conor Dunne, is a former professional cyclist and Irish road race national champion. [1]
In March 2016, Dunne won a major non-ITF title at Naremburn, Sydney. As the No. 2 seed, she defeated Shérazad Reix 6–3, 6–2 to claim the $3,200 first prize at the prestigious North Shore Open.
She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2014 Birmingham Classic. [2] Having defeated the tenth and second seeds in qualifying, Alizé Lim and Tímea Babos, respectively, [3] she faced world No. 44, Camila Giorgi, in the first round, [4] but had to retire with a hip injury after only three games of the third set. [2]
Dunne was later handed a wildcard to compete in the Wimbledon qualifying for the third year running, but lost in the first round to the two-time quarterfinalist Tamira Paszek, in straight sets. [5] In 2018, she was handed a wildcard into the Wimbledon main draw where she played on centre court against Jelena Ostapenko, pushing the seed to a tie break, before losing in two sets. In 2019, Dunne won a $60k tournament in Spain and picked up an injury shortly after that.
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2013 | ITF Rethymno, Greece | W10 | Hard | Lisanne van Riet | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Dec 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W10 | Hard | Klaartje Liebens | 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 3–0 | Jul 2014 | ITF Imola, Italy | W15 | Carpet | Deniz Khazaniuk | 6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–1 | Dec 2014 | ITF Pune, India | W25 | Hard | Ankita Raina | 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–1 | Aug 2015 | ITF Chiswick, UK | W10 | Hard | Emily Arbuthnott | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 4–2 | Aug 2015 | ITF Woking, UK | W25 | Hard | Viktorija Golubic | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 4–3 | Oct 2016 | ITF Toowoomba, Australia | W25 | Hard | Dalma Gálfi | 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5–3 | Sep 2017 | ITF Kyoto, Japan | W15 | Hard (i) | Michika Ozeki | 6–2, 7–6(2) |
Loss | 5–4 | Dec 2017 | ITF Pune, India | W25 | Hard | Georgina García Pérez | 4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 5–5 | Feb 2018 | ITF Perth, Australia | W25 | Hard | Irina Khromacheva | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 6–5 | May 2019 | ITF Les Franqueses del Valles, Spain | W60 | Hard | Paula Badosa | 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 7–5 | Dec 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 8–5 | Dec 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh | W15 | Hard | Nahia Berecoechea | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 9–5 | Aug 2023 | ITF Foxhills, UK | W25 | Hard | Talia Gibson | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2013 | ITF Rethymno, Greece | W10 | Hard | Sarah Beth Askew | Margarita Lazareva Lisanne van Riet | 2–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
Win | 2–0 | Dec 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W10 | Hard | Harriet Dart | Csilla Borsányi Aminat Kushkhova | 0–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
Loss | 2–1 | Dec 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W10 | Hard | Harriet Dart | Kim Hae-sung Kim Ju-eun | 6–7(6), 4–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2014 | ITF Gloucester, UK | W10 | Hard (i) | Sarah Beth Askew | Lucy Brown Hilda Melander | 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 3–2 | 14 April 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W10 | Hard | Anna Morgina | Dong Xiaorong Pia König | 7–5, 7–6(5) |
Win | 4–2 | Apr 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh | W10 | Hard | Harriet Dart | Yuka Mori Eden Silva | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 5–2 | Jul 2014 | ITF Imola, Italy | W15 | Carpet | Katie Boulter | Anna Remondina Lisa Sabino | 7–6(8), 6–3 |
Win | 6–2 | Aug 2015 | ITF Chiswick, UK | W10 | Hard | Harriet Dart | Emily Arbuthnott Freya Christie | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 6–3 | Aug 2015 | ITF Woking, UK | W25 | Hard | Harriet Dart | Claudia Giovine Despina Papamichail | 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 6–4 | Dec 2016 | ITF Pune, India | W25 | Hard | Kamonwan Buayam | Beatrice Gumulya Ana Veselinović | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 6–5 | May 2017 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | W80 | Hard | Julia Glushko | Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 7–5 | May 2017 | Kurume Cup, Japan | W60 | Carpet | Tammi Patterson | Erina Hayashi Robu Kajitani | 6–7(3), 6–2, [10–4] |
Loss | 7–6 | Aug 2017 | ITF Chiswick, UK | W25 | Hard | Elitsa Kostova | Laura Ioana Andrei Julia Wachaczyk | 5–7, 5–7 |
Win | 8–6 | Mar 2018 | ITF Mildura, Australia | W25 | Grass | Gabriella Taylor | Alexandra Bozovic Olivia Tjandramulia | 5–7, 7–6(4), [10–5] |
Loss | 8–7 | May 2018 | Kurume Cup, Japan | W60 | Carpet | Abigail Tere-Apisah | Naomi Broady Asia Muhammad | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 8–8 | Sep 2018 | Darwin International, Australia | W60 | Hard | Kimberly Birrell | Hiroko Kuwata Rutuja Bhosale | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 8–9 | Dec 2023 | ITF Limassol, Cyprus | W25 | Hard | Leonie Küng | Anastasiia Gureva Polina Iatcenko | walkover |
Loss | 8–10 | Jan 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W35 | Hard | Madeleine Brooks | Katarína Kužmová Nina Vargová | 4–6, 3–6 |
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