Liv Hovde

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Liv Hovde
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Hovde in Wimbledon, 2023
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (2005-10-25) October 25, 2005 (age 19)
North Oaks, Minnesota, U.S.
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CoachTom Downs
Prize moneyUS$ 184,515
Singles
Career record74–49
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 249 (November 25, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 245 (October 21, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q1 (2023)
US Open Q1 (2022, 2023, 2024)
Doubles
Career record20–9
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 354 (September 16, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 483 (November 25, 2024)
Last updated on: 25 November 2024.

Liv Hovde (born 25 October 2005) is an American tennis player. She has a 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.

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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]

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)
ResultW-LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Sep 2022 ITF Lubbock, United StatesW15Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carson Branstine 7–6(2), 6–1
Win2–0 Oct 2022 ITF Fort Worth, United StatesW25Hard Flag of the United States.svg Reese Brantmeier 7–6(1), 6–4
Win3–0 May 2023 ITF Bethany Beach, United StatesW25Clay Flag of the United States.svg Raveena Kingsley 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–2
Loss3–1 Jan 2024 Georgia's Rome Open, United StatesW75Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg McCartney Kessler 4–6, 1–6
Win4–1 Apr 2024 ITF Boca Raton, United StatesW35Clay Flag of the United States.svg Akasha Urhobo 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss4–2Jun 2024ITF Guimarães, PortugalW75Hard Flag of Portugal.svg 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
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Oct 2023 ITF Redding, USW25Hard Flag of the United States.svg Clervie Ngounoue Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kayla Cross
Flag of Colombia.svg María Herazo González
6–3, 7–5
Loss1–1 Oct 2023 Toronto Challenger, CanadaW60Hard (i) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kayla Cross Flag of the United States.svg Carmen Corley
Flag of the United States.svg Ivana Corley
7–6(6), 3–6, [3–10]
Win2–1 Oct 2023 ITF Edmonton, CanadaW25Hard (i) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kayla Cross Flag of the United States.svg Allura Zamarripa
Flag of the United States.svg Maribella Zamarripa
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Win3–1 Jan 2024 GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UKW35Hard (i) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ella McDonald Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alicia Barnett
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sarah Beth Grey
4–6, 6–2, [10–7]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' singles: 1 (title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win 2022 Wimbledon Grass Flag of Hungary.svg 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.