Kristie Ahn

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Kristie Ahn
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Ahn at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
Full nameKristie Hyerim Ahn
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
Born (1992-06-15) June 15, 1992 (age 31)
Flushing, New York
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) [1]
Turned proMay 2008
Retired4 March 2022
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,236,893
Singles
Career record236–182 (56.5%)
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 87 (September 30, 2019)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2018, 2020)
French Open 1R (2020)
Wimbledon 2R (2021)
US Open 4R (2019)
Doubles
Career record57–57 (50.0%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 199 (April 24, 2017)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon Q1 (2017)
US Open 1R (2009, 2017)

Kristie Hyerim Ahn (born June 15, 1992) is an American former professional tennis player.

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She has won seven singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 30 September 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 87. Her first appearance at a Grand Slam tournament was at16 at the 2008 US Open. [2] In 2019, she was given a wildcard bid [3] and reached the fourth round of the US Open where she became the first Asian American woman to make the round of 16 at a Grand Slam tournament since Lilia Osterloh accomplished the feat in 2000.

Ahn is of Korean descent and was born in Flushing Hospital, having later lived in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. [4] She graduated from Stanford University in 2014 with a degree in Science, Technology and Society. She played on the Stanford women's tennis team from 2010 to 2014 and was an All-American in singles, ITA National Rookie of the Year, and Pac-10 Championships singles champion. [5]

Performance timelines

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.

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. [6]

Singles

Tournament 2008 2009 ... 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA Q1 A 1R Q2 1R A0 / 20–20%
French Open AA Q2 Q2 Q1 Q1 1R Q1 0 / 10–10%
Wimbledon AAA Q3 Q2 1R NH 2R 0 / 21–233%
US Open 1R Q2 Q3 Q2 Q2 4R 1R Q1 0 / 33–350%
Win–loss0–10–00–00–00–13–20–31–10 / 84–833%
WTA 1000
Indian Wells Open AAAA Q2 ANHA0 / 00–0 – 
Miami Open AAAA Q1 ANH Q2 0 / 00–0 – 
Canadian Open AAAAAANH Q2 0 / 00–0 – 
Cincinnati Open NT1AAAA Q1 Q2 Q1 0 / 00–0 – 
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open [lower-alpha 1] AAA Q1 AANH0 / 00–0 – 
China Open NT1AA Q1 A Q1 NH0 / 00–0 – 
Career statistics
Tournaments10056754Career total: 29
Titles00000000Career total: 0
Finals00000000Career total: 0
Overall win–loss0–10–00–04–51–69–70–52–40 / 2916–2936%
Year-end ranking [lower-alpha 2] 44334522010619691108$1,069,413

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend
$80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–4)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0May 2008ITF Landisville, United States10,000Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rebecca Marino 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Win2–0Jun 2008ITF Houston, United States10,000Hard (i) Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Chin-wei 7–6(7), 0–6, 7–6(2)
Win3–0Mar 2009ITF Hammond, United States25,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sophie Ferguson 0–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss3–1May 2010 Carson Challenger, United States50,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg CoCo Vandeweghe 1–6, 3–6
Win4–1May 2015ITF Changwon, South Korea25,000Hard Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Ye-ra 6–3, 3–2 ret.
Win5–1Aug 2015 Winnipeg Challenger, Canada25,000Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sharon Fichman 6–2, 7–5
Loss5–2Apr 2016ITF Changwon, South Korea25,000Hard Flag of Sweden.svg Susanne Celik 2–6, 0–6
Loss5–3 Nov 2016 Scottsdale Challenge, United States50,000Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Beatriz Haddad Maia 6–7(4), 6–7(2)
Win6–3 Apr 2017 Dothan Pro Classic, United States60,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Anisimova 1–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss6–4 May 2017 Open Saint-Gaudens, France60,000Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richèl Hogenkamp 2–6, 4–6
Win7–4 Nov 2017 Tyler Pro Challenge, United States80,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Danielle Collins 6–4, 6–4
Loss7–5 Aug 2018 Landisville Challenge, United States60,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Madison Brengle 4–6, 0–1 ret.
Loss7–6Feb 2019ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Gibbs 3–6, 3–6

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (2–1)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0May 2010 Raleigh Challenger, United States50,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Gibbs Flag of the United States.svg Alexandra Mueller
Flag of the United States.svg Ahsha Rolle 		6–3, 6–2
Loss1–1Aug 2015 Winnipeg Challenger, Canada25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Lorraine Guillermo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sharon Fichman
Flag of Serbia.svg Jovana Jakšić 		2–6, 1–6
Loss1–2 Oct 2015 Toronto Challenger, Canada50,000Hard (i) Flag of Hungary.svg Fanny Stollár Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sharon Fichman
Flag of the United States.svg Maria Sanchez 		2–6, 7–6(6), [6–10]
Win2–2 Apr 2017 ITF Indian Harbour Beach, U.S.80,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Quinn Gleason Flag of Brazil.svg Laura Pigossi
Flag of Mexico.svg Renata Zarazúa 		6–3, 6–2
Loss2–3 Apr 2017 Dothan Pro Classic, United States60,000Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lizette Cabrera Flag of the United States.svg Emina Bektas
Flag of the United States.svg Sanaz Marand 		3–6, 6–1, [2–10]
Loss2–4 May 2019 Fukuoka International, Japan60,000Carpet Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alison Bai Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naomi Broady
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Heather Watson 		w/o

Notes

  1. ↑ In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  2. ↑ 2010: WTA ranking–507, 2011: WTA ranking–N/A, 2012: WTA ranking–704, 2013: WTA ranking–719, 2014: WTA ranking–650, 2015: WTA ranking–208.

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References

  1. ↑ "Women's Tennis - 2013-14 Women's Tennis Roster". Stanford University Athletics – Official Athletics Website. Stanford University. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Rothenberg, Ben (2019-09-02). "For Kristie Ahn, Kind Words From Deep in Her Past". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  3. ↑ "Surprising American wild card Kristie Ahn soaking in her US Open run". ESPN.com. 2019-09-02. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  4. ↑ Lewis, Brian (2019-09-03). "Kristie Ahn keeps her career alive despite US Open defeat". New York Post. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  5. ↑ "Kristie Ahn – Women's Tennis".
  6. ↑ "Kristie Ahn [USA]| Australian Open". ausopen.com.


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