| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | London, Ontario |
| Born | 21 March 2005 London, Ontario [1] |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Plays | Left (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$196,810 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 123–94 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 217 (19 May 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 250 (3 November 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | Q1 (2025) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 112–67 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA 125 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 137 (3 November 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 137 (3 November 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | F (2022) |
| French Open Junior | 1R (2022) |
| Wimbledon Junior | F (2022) |
| US Open Junior | 1R (2022) |
| Last updated on: 3 November 2025. | |
Kayla Cross (born 21 March 2005) is a Canadian tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 217, achieved on 19 May 2025. Her career-high WTA doubles ranking is 137, achieved on 3 November 2025. [2] Cross has won one WTA 125 doubles title as well as two singles and nine doubles titles on the ITF circuit.
Partnering Victoria Mboko, Cross reached the finals of two junior Grand Slam tournaments in 2022, losing both doubles competitions at the Australian Open [3] and at Wimbledon. [4]
Having lost as a wildcard entrant in the first singles qualifying round, [5] she made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2022 Canadian Open in the doubles, once again partnering Victoria Mboko. [6]
Cross was runner-up at the 2024 Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby, losing to Maria Mateas in the final. [7]
She won the biggest title of her career to date when she took the doubles crown at the W75 2024 Calgary National Bank Challenger alongside Maribella Zamarripa, defeating Robin Anderson and Dalayna Hewitt in a champions tiebreak in the final. [8] [9]
Partnering Liv Hovde, Cross reached the doubles final at the 2024 Fifth Third Charleston 125, losing to Nuria Brancaccio and Leyre Romero Gormaz. [10]
Cross made her debut for the Canada Billie Jean King Cup team against Romania in the 2025 qualifying round held in Tokyo, partnering Rebecca Marino in a win over Georgia Crăciun and Mara Gae. [11]
Teaming with Amelia Rajecki, she won her first WTA 125 doubles title at the 2025 Abierto Tampico, defeating Weronika Falkowska and Kristina Novak in the final. [12] [13]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 2025 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2024 | WTA 125 Charleston, United States | Clay | | | 6–7(6–8), 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2025 | WTA 125 Tampico, Mexico | Hard | | | 6–4, 6–3 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2024 | ITF Granby, Canada | W75 | Hard | | 3–6, 6–7(3) |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2024 | ITF Saskatoon, Canada | W35 | Hard | | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2024 | ITF Toronto, Canada | W75 | Hard (i) | | 6–7(3), 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Feb 2025 | ITF Arcadia, United States | W35 | Hard | | 6–2, 7–6(6) |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2025 | ITF Templeton, United States | W75 | Hard | | 2–6, 0–3 ret. |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2022 | ITF Saskatoon, Canada | W25 | Hard | | | 6–3, 7–6(4) |
| Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2022 | ITF Calgary, Canada | W60 | Hard (i) | | | 6–7(2), 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2023 | ITF Boca Raton, United States | W25 | Clay | | | 6–4, 1–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 1–3 | May 2023 | ITF Feld am See, Austria | W25 | Clay | | | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jun 2023 | ITF Otočec, Slovenia | W40 | Clay | | | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Oct 2023 | ITF Redding, United States | W25 | Hard | | | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Oct 2023 | ITF Toronto, Canada | W60 | Hard (i) | | | 7–6(6), 3–6, [3–10] |
| Win | 2–6 | Oct 2023 | ITF Edmonton, Canada | W25 | Hard (i) | | | 4–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Loss | 2–7 | Nov 2023 | ITF Lousada, Portugal | W25 | Hard (i) | | w/o | |
| Win | 3–7 | May 2024 | ITF Bethany Beach, United States | W35 | Clay | | | 7–6(3), 7–6(2) |
| Win | 4–7 | Sep 2024 | ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | W35 | Clay | | | 6–4, 7–6(5) |
| Win | 5–7 | Sep 2024 | ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | W35 | Clay | | | 6–1, 5–7, [10–8] |
| Win | 6–7 | Oct 2024 | ITF Edmonton, Canada | W35 | Hard (i) | | | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–7 | Oct 2024 | ITF Calgary, Canada | W75 | Hard (i) | | | 6–7(3), 7–5, [12–10] |
| Win | 8–7 | Nov 2024 | ITF Miami, United States | W35 | Hard | | | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–8 | Apr 2025 | ITF Charlottesville, United States | W100 | Hard | | 5–7, 5–7 | |
| Win | 9–8 | Sep 2025 | ITF Leiria, Portugal | W50 | Hard | | | 3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2022 | Australian Open | Hard | | | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2022 | Wimbledon | Grass | | | 6–3, 4–6, [9–11] |