Robin Anderson (tennis)

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Robin Anderson
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Full nameRobin Kimberly Anderson
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Matawan, New Jersey
Born (1993-04-12) April 12, 1993 (age 31)
Long Branch, New Jersey
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College UCLA
Prize moneyUS$ 616,066
Singles
Career record279–203 (57.9%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 137 (June 6, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 312 (May 6, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2022)
French Open Q2 (2019)
Wimbledon Q2 (2016, 2022)
US Open Q2 (2019, 2021)
Doubles
Career record133–96 (58.1%)
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 181 (May 7, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 230 (May 6, 2024)
Last updated on: May 10, 2024.

Robin Kimberly Anderson (born April 12, 1993) is an American tennis player. [1] [2]

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Personal life

Anderson's parents are Denom and Trudy Anderson, and she has two siblings, Matthew and Samantha.

Career

College

Anderson attended UCLA from 2011 to 2015, where she was on the tennis team each year, leading the Bruins to the NCAA championship in 2014. [2] She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best collegiate female tennis player in 2014, and earned the award as well in the following year, 2015. [3] [4]

Professional career

She received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2022 Australian Open on her Grand Slam debut, after winning the USTA's Australian Open Wildcard Challenge. [5]

Grand Slam 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.

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Nov 2021 Midland Tennis
Classic
, US
Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Madison Brengle 2–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 14 (5 titles, 9 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–1)
$60,000 tournaments (2–2)
$25,000 tournaments (2–6)
$10,000 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–9)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0May 2011 Landisville Challenge,
United States
10,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bojana Bobusic 6–2, 6–3
Loss1–1Sep 2013ITF Redding, US25,000Hard Flag of Venezuela.svg Adriana Pérez 6–2, 2–6, 1–6
Loss1–2Aug 2015Landisville Challenge, US25,000Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naomi Broady 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5)
Loss1–3 Feb 2016 Midland Classic, US100,000Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naomi Broady7–6(6), 0–6, 2–6
Win2–3Sep 2017ITF Redding, US25,000Hard Flag of South Africa.svg Chanel Simmonds 6–1, 6–4
Loss2–4Aug 2018ITF Fort Worth, US25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Maria Mateas 3–6, 5–7
Loss2–5Sep 2018ITF Lubbock, US25,000Hard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rebecca Marino 4–6, 1–6
Loss2–6 Mar 2019 Open de Seine-et-Marne, France60,000Hard (i) Flag of Russia.svg Vitalia Diatchenko 2–6, 3–6
Loss2–7 Oct 2019 Challenger de Saguenay, Canada60,000Hard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Indy de Vroome 6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Loss2–8Feb 2021ITF Orlando, US25,000Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katie Swan 1–6, 3–6
Win3–8Jun 2021ITF Madrid, Spain25,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Gadecki 6–3, 6–7(3), 7–6(8)
Win4–8May 2022ITF Orlando Pro, US60,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Sachia Vickery 7–5, 6–4
Win5–8Oct 2022 Toronto Challenger, Canada60,000Hard (i) Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Su-jeong 6–2, 6–4
Loss5–9Nov 2023ITF Lousada, Portugal25,000Hard (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arina Rodionova 6–1, 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 20 (9 titles, 11 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–1)
$80,000 tournaments (1–0)
$50/60,000 tournaments (3–7)
$40,000 tournaments (0-1)
$25,000 tournaments (5–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–7)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Jul 2013 Sacramento Challenger, US50,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Embree Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naomi Broady
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Storm Sanders
3–6, 4–6
Win1–1Sep 2013ITF Redding, US25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Embree Flag of the United States.svg Jacqueline Cako
Flag of the United States.svg Allie Kiick
6–4, 5–7, [10–7]
Loss1–2Jul 2015ITF El Paso, US25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Maegan Manasse Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Brady
Flag of Chile.svg Alexa Guarachi
6–3, 3–6, [7–10]
Loss1–3 Jun 2016 Surbiton Trophy, UK50,000Grass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alison Bai Flag of the United States.svg Sanaz Marand
Flag of the United States.svg Melanie Oudin
4–6, 5–7
Loss1–4 Jul 2016 Stockton Challenger, US50,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Maegan Manasse Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kristýna Plíšková
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alison Van Uytvanck
2–6, 3–6
Win2–4Jan 2017ITF Daytona Beach, US25,000Clay Flag of Ukraine.svg Anhelina Kalinina Flag of Poland.svg Paula Kania
Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Piter
6–4, 6–1
Win3–4June 2018ITF Bethany Beach, US25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Maegan Manasse Flag of the United States.svg Quinn Gleason
Flag of the United States.svg Sanaz Marand
2–6, 7–6(6), [10–3]
Win4–4Mar 2019ITF Osaka, Japan25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Maegan Manasse Flag of Japan.svg Risa Ushijima
Flag of Japan.svg Minori Yonehara
7–6(2), 6–3
Loss4–5 Jun 2019 Bella Cup Toruń, Poland60,000Clay Flag of Ukraine.svg Anhelina Kalinina Flag of Spain.svg Rebeka Masarova
Flag of Slovakia.svg Rebecca Šramková
4–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss4–6 Jun 2019 Manchester Trophy, UK100,000Grass Flag of Romania.svg Laura Ioana Paar Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Duan Yingying
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Lin
4–6, 3–6
Win5–6 Aug 2019 Lexington Challenger, US60,000Hard Flag of France.svg Jessika Ponchet Flag of the United States.svg Ann Li
Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Loeb
7–6(4), 6–7(5), [10–7]
Win6–6Nov 2019 Toronto Challenger, Canada60,000Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Jessika Ponchet Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mélodie Collard
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Leylah Fernandez
7–6(7), 6–2
Win7–6Oct 2020ITF Cherbourg, France25,000Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Jessika Ponchet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harriet Dart
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sarah Beth Grey
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win8–6Oct 2021ITF Le Neubourg, France80,000+HHard Flag of France.svg Amandine Hesse Flag of France.svg Estelle Cascino
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sarah Beth Grey
6–3, 7–6(2)
Loss8–7Oct 2021ITF Florence, US25,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elysia Bolton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Appleton
Flag of Japan.svg Yuriko Miyazaki
3–6, 6–1, [8–10]
Loss8–8 Jan 2023 Canberra International, Australia60,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Hailey Baptiste Flag placeholder.svg Irina Khromacheva
Flag placeholder.svg Anastasia Tikhonova
4–6, 5–7
Loss8–9May 2023ITF Pelham, US60,000Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elysia Bolton Flag of the United States.svg Makenna Jones
Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Loeb
4–6, 5–7
Loss8–10Jun 2023ITF Palma del Río, Spain40,000Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elysia Bolton Flag of Venezuela.svg Andrea Gámiz
Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Sewing
3–6, 2–6
Loss8–11 Oct 2023 Georgia's Rome Open, US60,000Hard (i) Flag of Mexico.svg Fernanda Contreras Gómez Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Sewing
Flag placeholder.svg Anastasia Tikhonova
6–4, 3–6, [7-10]
Win9–11 Oct 2023 Challenger de Saguenay, Canada60,000Hard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Dalayna Hewitt Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mia Kupres
Flag of Denmark.svg Johanne Svendsen
6–1, 6–4

Notes

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