Kristie Ahn

Kristie Ahn
	Ahn at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
Full name	Kristie Hyerim Ahn
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Upper Saddle River, New Jersey
Born	June 15, 1992 (age 32); Flushing, New York
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Turned pro	May 2008
Retired	March 2022
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 1,236,893
Singles
Career record	236–182
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 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 record	57–57
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 199 (April 24, 2017)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	Q1 (2017)
US Open	1R (2009, 2017)

Last updated October 09, 2024

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

In her career, she won seven singles 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 at 16 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	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	P#	DNQ	A	Z#	PO	G	S	B	NMS	NTI	P	NH

(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	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	Q1	A	1R	Q2	1R	A	0 / 2	0–2	0%
French Open	A	A	Q2	Q2	Q1	Q1	1R	Q1	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Wimbledon	A	A	A	Q3	Q2	1R	NH	2R	0 / 2	1–2	33%
US Open	1R	Q2	Q3	Q2	Q2	4R	1R	Q1	0 / 3	3–3	50%
Win–loss	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	3–2	0–3	1–1	0 / 8	4–8	33%
WTA 1000
Indian Wells Open	A	A	A	A	Q2	A	NH	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Miami Open	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	NH	Q2	0 / 0	0–0	–
Canadian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	NH	Q2	0 / 0	0–0	–
Cincinnati Open	NT1	A	A	A	A	Q1	Q2	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	NH		0 / 0	0–0	–
China Open	NT1	A	A	Q1	A	Q1	NH		0 / 0	0–0	–
Career statistics
Tournaments	1	0	0	5	6	7	5	4	Career total: 29
Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Career total: 0
Finals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Career total: 0
Overall win–loss	0–1	0–0	0–0	4–5	1–6	9–7	0–5	2–4	0 / 29	16–29	36%
Year-end ranking^{[lower-alpha 2]}	443	345	220	106	196	91	108	252	$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 (6–5)
Clay (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	May 2008	ITF Landisville, United States	10,000	Hard	Rebecca Marino	6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Win	2–0	Jun 2008	ITF Houston, United States	10,000	Hard (i)	Chan Chin-wei	7–6⁽⁷⁾, 0–6, 7–6⁽²⁾
Win	3–0	Mar 2009	ITF Hammond, United States	25,000	Hard	Sophie Ferguson	0–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss	3–1	May 2010	Carson Challenger, United States	50,000	Hard	CoCo Vandeweghe	1–6, 3–6
Win	4–1	May 2015	ITF Changwon, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Lee Ye-ra	6–3, 3–2 ret.
Win	5–1	Aug 2015	Winnipeg Challenger, Canada	25,000	Hard	Sharon Fichman	6–2, 7–5
Loss	5–2	Apr 2016	ITF Changwon, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Susanne Celik	2–6, 0–6
Loss	5–3	Nov 2016	Scottsdale Challenge, United States	50,000	Hard	Beatriz Haddad Maia	6–7⁽⁴⁾, 6–7⁽²⁾
Win	6–3	Apr 2017	Dothan Pro Classic, United States	60,000	Clay	Amanda Anisimova	1–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss	6–4	May 2017	Open Saint-Gaudens, France	60,000	Clay	Richèl Hogenkamp	2–6, 4–6
Win	7–4	Nov 2017	Tyler Pro Challenge, United States	80,000	Hard	Danielle Collins	6–4, 6–4
Loss	7–5	Aug 2018	Landisville Challenge, United States	60,000	Hard	Madison Brengle	4–6, 0–1 ret.
Loss	7–6	Feb 2019	Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States	25,000	Hard	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)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	May 2010	Raleigh Challenger, United States	50,000	Clay	Nicole Gibbs	Alexandra Mueller Ahsha Rolle	6–3, 6–2
Loss	1–1	Aug 2015	Winnipeg Challenger, Canada	25,000	Hard	Lorraine Guillermo	Sharon Fichman Jovana Jakšić	2–6, 1–6
Loss	1–2	Oct 2015	Toronto Challenger, Canada	50,000	Hard (i)	Fanny Stollár	Sharon Fichman Maria Sanchez	2–6, 7–6⁽⁶⁾, [6–10]
Win	2–2	Apr 2017	ITF Indian Harbour Beach, US	80,000	Clay	Quinn Gleason	Laura Pigossi Renata Zarazúa	6–3, 6–2
Loss	2–3	Apr 2017	Dothan Pro Classic, US	60,000	Clay	Lizette Cabrera	Emina Bektas Sanaz Marand	3–6, 6–1, [2–10]
Loss	2–4	May 2019	Fukuoka International, Japan	60,000	Carpet	Alison Bai	Naomi Broady Heather Watson	w/o

Notes

↑ 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.
↑ 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

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

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[TokyoWuhan-7] 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.

[8] 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.

[1] "Women's Tennis - 2013-14 Women's Tennis Roster". Stanford University Athletics – Official Athletics Website. Stanford University. Retrieved September 3, 2019.

[2] Rothenberg, Ben (September 2, 2019). "For Kristie Ahn, Kind Words From Deep in Her Past". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved September 4, 2019.

[3] "Surprising American wild card Kristie Ahn soaking in her US Open run". ESPN.com. September 2, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.

[:0-4] Lewis, Brian (September 3, 2019). "Kristie Ahn keeps her career alive despite US Open defeat". New York Post. Retrieved September 4, 2019.

[5] "Kristie Ahn – Women's Tennis".

[6] "Kristie Ahn [USA]| Australian Open". ausopen.com.

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