Kayla Cross

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Kayla Cross
Country (sports)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Residence London, Ontario
Born (2005-03-21) 21 March 2005 (age 20)
London, Ontario [1]
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysLeft (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$140,662
Singles
Career record109–83
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 217 (19 May 2025)
Current rankingNo. 262 (28 July 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Q1 (2025)
Wimbledon Q1 (2025)
Doubles
Career record98–59
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 149 (14 July 2025)
Current rankingNo. 151 (28 July 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open  JuniorF (2022)
French Open  Junior1R (2022)
Wimbledon  JuniorF (2022)
US Open  Junior1R (2022)
Last updated on: 28 July 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 149, achieved on 14 July 2025. [2]

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Career

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]

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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.
Tournament 2025 SRW–L
Australian Open A0 / 00–0
French Open Q1 0 / 00–0
Wimbledon 0 / 00–0
US Open 0 / 00–0
Win–loss0 / 00–0

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
W75 tournaments
W35 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Jul 2024 Championnats de Granby, CanadaW75Hard Flag of the United States.svg Maria Mateas 3–6, 6–7(3)
Win1–1 Aug 2024 Saskatoon Challenger, CanadaW35Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mia Kupres 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss1–2 Oct 2024 ITF Toronto, CanadaW75Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Louisa Chirico 6–7(3), 3–6
Win2–2 Feb 2025 Arcadia Women's Pro Open, United StatesW35Hard Flag of the United States.svg Iva Jovic 6–2, 7–6(6)

Doubles: 16 (8 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments
W60/75 tournaments
W40 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (3–4)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jul 2022ITF Saskatoon, CanadaW25Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marina Stakusic Flag of the United States.svg Kendra Bunch
Flag of Serbia.svg Katarina Kozarov
6–3, 7–6(4)
Loss1–1Nov 2022 Calgary Challenger, CanadaW60Hard (i) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marina Stakusic Flag of the United States.svg Catherine Harrison
Flag of the United States.svg Sabrina Santamaria
6–7(2), 4–6
Loss1–2Jan 2023ITF Boca Raton, United StatesW25Clay Flag of Mexico.svg Renata Zarazúa Flag of France.svg Tiphanie Fiquet
Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Lahey
6–4, 1–6, [4–10]
Loss1–3May 2023ITF Feld am See, AustriaW25Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sofia Costoulas Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Hindová
Flag of the United States.svg Chiara Scholl
2–6, 0–6
Loss1–4Jun 2023ITF Otočec, SloveniaW40Clay Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Sewing Flag of Georgia.svg Ekaterine Gorgodze
Flag of the United States.svg Elvina Kalieva
2–6, 3–6
Loss1–5 Oct 2023 ITF Redding, United StatesW25Hard Flag of Colombia.svg María Herazo González Flag of the United States.svg Liv Hovde
Flag of the United States.svg Clervie Ngounoue
3–6, 5–7
Loss1–6 Oct 2023 Toronto Challenger, CanadaW60Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Liv Hovde Flag of the United States.svg Carmen Corley
Flag of the United States.svg Ivana Corley
7–6(6), 3–6, [3–10]
Win2–6 Oct 2023 ITF Edmonton, CanadaW25Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Liv Hovde Flag of the United States.svg Allura Zamarripa
Flag of the United States.svg Maribella Zamarripa
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Loss2–7 Nov 2023 ITF Lousada, PortugalW25Hard (i)Flag placeholder.svg Elena Pridankina Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eliessa Vanlangendonck
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stéphanie Visscher
w/o
Win3–7 May 2024 ITF Bethany Beach, United StatesW35Clay Flag of the United States.svg Jaeda Daniel Flag of the United States.svg Ashton Bowers
Flag of the United States.svg Mia Yamakita
7–6(3), 7–6(2)
Win4–7 Sep 2024 ITF Punta Cana, Dominican RepublicW35Clay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ariana Arseneault Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Margaux Maquet
Flag of Spain.svg María Martínez Vaquero
6–4, 7–6(5)
Win5–7 Sep 2024 ITF Punta Cana, Dominican RepublicW35Clay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ariana Arseneault Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Zhibek Kulambayeva
Flag of India.svg Sahaja Yamalapalli
6–1, 5–7, [10–8]
Win6–7 Oct 2024 ITF Edmonton, CanadaW35Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Maribella Zamarripa Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Failla
Flag of the United States.svg Anna Rogers
6–3, 6–1
Win7–7 Oct 2024 Calgary Challenger, CanadaW75Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Maribella Zamarripa Flag of the United States.svg Robin Anderson
Flag of the United States.svg Dalayna Hewitt
6–7(3), 7–5, [12–10]
Win8–7 Nov 2024 ITF Miami, United StatesW35Hard Flag of the United States.svg Anna Rogers Flag of Morocco.svg Aya El Aouni
Flag of Poland.svg Olivia Lincer
7–5, 6–4
Loss8–8 Apr 2025 Boar's Head Resort Women's Open, United StatesW100Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Petra Hule Flag placeholder.svg Maria Kozyreva
Flag placeholder.svg Iryna Shymanovich
5–7, 5–7

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2022 Australian Open Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victoria Mboko Flag of the United States.svg Clervie Ngounoue
Flag of Russia.svg Diana Shnaider
4–6, 3–6
Loss 2022 Wimbledon Grass Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victoria Mboko Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rose Marie Nijkamp
Flag of Kenya.svg Angella Okutoyi
6–3, 4–6, [9–11]

References

  1. "Kayla Cross". Tennis Canada.
  2. "Kayla Cross". Women's Tennis Association.
  3. "Impressive showing Down Under for Cross". Gameday London. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  4. "Cross earns hardware at Wimbledon, nearly upsets No. 1 seed". Gameday London. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  5. "Cross gains experience in National Bank Open defeat". Toronto Observer. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  6. "National Bank Open: Andreescu and a flurry of Canadians get started in Day 2". Sportsnet. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  7. "Arseneault, Kupres Reign at Home in Granby". Tennis Canada. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  8. "Canada's Rebecca Marino crowned Calgary National Bank Challenger champ". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  9. "Marino, Cross Victorious at Calgary National Bank Challenger". Tennis Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  10. "Zarazua, Stojanovic win this week's clay-court WTA 125 titles". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  11. "Canada 3-0 Romania: Stakusic wraps up Canadian victory". billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 11 April 2025.