Liv Hovde

Liv Hovde

Hovde in Wimbledon, 2023
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(2005-10-25) October 25, 2005 (age 19) North Oaks, Minnesota, U.S.
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Tom Downs
Prize money	US$ 185,837
Singles
Career record	74–49
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 245 (21 October 2024)
Current ranking	No. 245 (October 21, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	Q1 (2023)
US Open	Q1 (2022, 2023, 2024)
Doubles
Career record	20–9
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 354 (September 16, 2024)
Current ranking	No. 483 (November 25, 2024)
Last updated on: 25 November 2024.

Liv Hovde (born 25 October 2005) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 245, achieved on 21 October 2024, and a doubles ranking of No. 354, achieved on 16 September 2024.

Career

Juniors

On the ITF Junior Circuit, Hovde had a career-high combined ranking of No. 3, achieved on 28 November 2022. ^[1] She reached the semifinals of the 2022 Australian Open girls' singles and the quarterfinals of the 2022 French Open girls' singles.^{[ citation needed ]}

Her biggest junior success was winning the 2022 Wimbledon girls' singles, defeating Luca Udvardy in the final. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

2024: WTA Tour & WTA 1000 debuts

Ranked No. 286, Hovde received a wildcard for the qualifying competition and reached the main draw at Indian Wells with wins over Aliaksandra Sasnovich and Harriet Dart, making her WTA Tour and WTA 1000 debut. ^{[5] [6]} She lost in the first round to Lesia Tsurenko. ^[7]

Ranked No. 252, she received a wildcard for the qualifying competition at the US Open, ^[8] where she lost in the first round to Nastasja Schunk. ^[9]

Partnering Kayla Cross, Hovde reached the doubles final at the Fifth Third Charleston 125, losing to Nuria Brancaccio and Leyre Romero Gormaz. ^[10]

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2024	WTA 125 Charleston, United States	Clay	Kayla Cross	Nuria Brancaccio Leyre Romero Gormaz	6–7(6–8), 2–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (4 titles, 2 runner-up)

Legend W60/75 tournaments W25/35 tournaments W15 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (2–2) Clay (2–0)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 2022	ITF Lubbock, United States	W15	Hard	Carson Branstine	7–6(2), 6–1
Win	2–0	Oct 2022	ITF Fort Worth, United States	W25	Hard	Reese Brantmeier	7–6(1), 6–4
Win	3–0	May 2023	ITF Bethany Beach, United States	W25	Clay	Raveena Kingsley	6–4, 6–7(5), 6–2
Loss	3–1	Jan 2024	ITF Rome, United States	W75	Hard (i)	McCartney Kessler	4–6, 1–6
Win	4–1	Apr 2024	ITF Boca Raton, United States	W35	Clay	Akasha Urhobo	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss	4–2	Jun 2024	ITF Guimarães, Portugal	W75	Hard	Francisca Jorge	3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend W60 tournaments W25/35 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (3–1) Clay

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2023	ITF Redding, United States	W25	Hard	Clervie Ngounoue	Kayla Cross María Herazo González	6–3, 7–5
Loss	1–1	Oct 2023	ITF Toronto, Canada	W60	Hard (i)	Kayla Cross	Carmen Corley Ivana Corley	7–6(6), 3–6, [3–10]
Win	2–1	Oct 2023	ITF Edmonton, Canada	W25	Hard (i)	Kayla Cross	Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa	4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Win	3–1	Jan 2024	ITF Loughborough, United Kingdom	W35	Hard (i)	Ella McDonald	Alicia Barnett Sarah Beth Grey	4–6, 6–2, [10–7]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' singles: 1 (title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	2022	Wimbledon	Grass	Luca Udvardy	6–3, 6–4

References

1. "Liv Hovde Tennis Player Profile". International Tennis Federation .
2. "Top seed Hovde takes Wimbledon junior title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
3. "Liv Hovde becomes just second American in past 30 years to win Wimbledon girls' singles title". ESPN. July 9, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
4. "Liv Hovde of McKinney wins Wimbledon girls' singles title". The Dallas Morning News. July 9, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
5. "Indian Wells Qualifying Awards: Debut Breakthroughs, Resilient Veterans". bnpparibasopen.com.
6. "Photos: The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2024". bnpparibasopen.com.
7. "Indian Wells: Tsurenko moves into second round". Tennis Majors. March 8, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
8. "Can the next generation of U.S. women make noise in 2024 US Open qualifying?". US Open. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
9. "Cuadro WTA US Open 2024". canaltenis.com (in Spanish). August 27, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
10. "Zarazua, Stojanovic win this week's clay-court WTA 125 titles". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

External links

• Liv Hovde at the Women's Tennis Association
• Liv Hovde at the International Tennis Federation