Robin Montgomery

Robin Montgomery

Montgomery at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Washington, D.C.
Born	(2004-09-05) September 5, 2004 (age 20) Washington, D.C.
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	March 2019
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$872,706
Singles
Career record	121–79
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 105 (26 August 2024)
Current ranking	No. 117 (9 December 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2023)
French Open	Q3 (2024)
Wimbledon	2R (2024)
US Open	1R (2020, 2023)
Doubles
Career record	44–28
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 119 (11 September 2023)
Current ranking	No. 383 (23 December 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	3R (2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	2R (2023)
Last updated on: 2 January 2025.

Robin Montgomery (born September 5, 2004) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 105, attained on 26 August 2024, and a best doubles ranking of No. 119, achieved on 11 September 2023. She won the girls' singles and girls' doubles titles at the 2021 US Open. She has won three singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour.

Montgomery made her WTA Tour debut at the 2020 US Open, receiving a wildcard into the women's singles main draw. ^[1]

Early life

Montgomery was born in Washington, D.C. ^[2] She began playing tennis at the age of four, ^[3] and currently trains at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Maryland. ^{[4] [5]}

Career

2019: Orange Bowl winner

Montgomery in 2021

In August 2019, Montgomery played in the girls' singles at the US Open, where she reached the third round. ^[6] In September, she represented the US in the final of the Junior Fed Cup, teaming with Connie Ma to win the doubles match against the Czech Republic and secure victory for the US. ^[7] In December, she won the "18 and under" title in the 2019 Orange Bowl. ^[8]

2020: Turned pro, first ITF Circuit title & major debut

Montgomery reached the quarterfinals of the 2020 Australian Open girls' singles tournament in January, and in March, she won her first ITF tournament, a $25k event in Las Vegas. ^[2] As of August 2020 ^[update] , she was the No. 5 in the junior world rankings. ^[6]

Following the break in the season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Montgomery took part in the Western & Southern Open as a wildcard entrant in the qualifying competition, losing in the first round to Sorana Cîrstea. ^[9] The following week, she received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2020 US Open — her first Grand Slam appearance. ^[6] She lost in the first round to Yulia Putintseva. ^[10]

2021: WTA 1000 debut, US Open junior singles and doubles titles

She made her WTA 1000 debut in the main draw of the Miami Open as a wildcard player.

At the US Open, Montgomery defeated Kristina Dmitruk in straight sets in the girls' singles final to win her first Grand Slam singles title. She followed this victory a few hours later with her first major doubles title. She and partner Ashlyn Krueger defeated fellow American duo Reese Brantmeier and Elvina Kalieva in three sets. Montgomery became the first girl to achieve the feat of winning both titles at the US Open since Michaëlla Krajicek in 2004 and was the first American to take the girls' singles title since Amanda Anisimova in 2017. ^[11]

2023–2024: First WTA 1000 and major wins and WTA 500 quarterfinal

She qualified for the inaugural 2023 ATX Open in Austin, Texas but lost in the first round. ^[12]

She received a wildcard for the qualifying draw of the Indian Wells Open and for the main draw of the Miami Open, ^[13] where she reached the second round, defeating Ana Bogdan for her first WTA 1000-level win.

In 2024, she qualified for the main draw in Indian Wells, having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition. ^[14] She also received a wildcard for the qualifying competition in Miami. At the Madrid Open, also as a main draw wildcard, she reached the third round, losing to defending champion Aryna Sabalenka. ^[15]

At the beginning of the grass season, she qualified for the Rosmalen Open and then reached her first tour quarterfinal. ^{[16] [17]} She also qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. ^[18]

At the beginning of the American summer swing, she reached her first WTA 500 quarterfinal at the Washington Open, after receiving a walkover from fourth seed Ons Jabeur. She qualified for the main draw at the Cincinnati Open, having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition.

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, Hopman Cup, United Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records. ^[19]

Singles

Current through the 2023 Guadalajara Open.

Tournament	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	Q2	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	A	A	A	Q1	Q3	0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	NH	A	A	Q2	2R	0 / 1	1–1	50%
US Open	1R	Q1	A	1R	Q1	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Win–loss	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–1	0 / 3	1–3	25%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open [a]	A	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Dubai [a]	A	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Indian Wells Open	NH	A	1R	Q1	1R	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Miami Open	NH	1R	1R	2R	Q1	0 / 3	1–3	25%
Madrid Open	NH	A	A	A	3R	0 / 1	2–1	67%
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Canadian Open	NH	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
Cincinnati Open	Q1	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Guadalajara Open	NH		A	1R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Wuhan Open	NH					0 / 0	0–0	–
China Open	NH			A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	0–2	1–2	2–2	0 / 7	3–7	30%
Career statistics
	2020	2021	2022	2023		SR	W–L	Win%
Tournaments	1	1	3	4		Career total: 9
Titles	0	0	0	0		Career total: 0
Finals	0	0	0	0		Career total: 0
Overall win-loss	0–1	0–1	0–3	1–4		0 / 9	1–9	10%
Year-end ranking	491	371	247	187		$496,510

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend $60,000 tournaments (2–1) $25,000 tournaments (1–3)

Finals by surface Hard (2–4) Clay (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 2020	Las Vegas Open, United States	25,000	Hard	You Xiaodi	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Nov 2020	ITF Orlando, United States	25,000	Hard	Alycia Parks	6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss	1–2	Apr 2022	ITF Nottingham, UK	25,000	Hard	Eden Silva	4–6, 4–6
Loss	1–3	Oct 2022	ITF Templeton Pro, United States	60,000	Hard	Madison Brengle	6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Win	2–3	Nov 2022	Calgary Challenger, Canada	60,000	Hard (i)	Urszula Radwańska	7–6(6), 7–5
Loss	2–4	Jan 2023	ITF Orlando, United States	25,000	Hard	Peyton Stearns	2–6, 0–6
Win	3–4	May 2023	Open Saint-Gaudens, France	60,000	Clay	Alice Robbe	7–5, 6–4

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend $100,000 tournaments (0–2) $60,000 tournaments (2–0) $25,000 tournaments (2–0)

Finals by surface Hard (4–0) Clay (0–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partnering	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2020	ITF Reims, France	25,000	Hard	Séléna Janicijevic	Harriet Dart Sarah Beth Grey	w/o
Win	2–0	Jul 2021	ITF Evansville, United States	25,000	Hard	Kylie Collins	Lauren Proctor Anna Ulyashchenko	5–7, 6–3, [10–2]
Win	3–0	Mar 2022	Arcadia Pro Open, United States	60,000	Hard	Ashlyn Krueger	Harriet Dart Giuliana Olmos	w/o
Win	4–0	Feb 2023	ITF Orlando Pro, United States	60,000	Hard	Ashlyn Krueger	Arianne Hartono Eva Vedder	7–5, 6–1
Loss	4–1	Apr 2023	ITF Charleston Pro, United States	100,000	Clay	Ashlyn Krueger	Sophie Chang Angela Kulikov	3–6, 4–6
Loss	4–2	May 2023	ITF Bonita Springs, United States	100,000	Clay	Ashlyn Krueger	Makenna Jones Jamie Loeb	7–5, 4–6, [2–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	2021	US Open	Hard	Kristina Dmitruk	6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2021	US Open	Hard	Ashlyn Krueger	Reese Brantmeier Elvina Kalieva	5–7, 6–3, [10–4]

Head-to-head records

Record against top 10 players

• She has a 0–3 (0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Result	W–L	Opponent	Rank	Event	Surface	Round	Score	Rank	H2H
2022
Loss	0–1	Coco Gauff	No. 8	San Diego Open, United States	Hard	1R	3–6, 3–6	No. 294	0–1
2024
Loss	0–2	Aryna Sabalenka	No. 2	Madrid Open, Spain	Clay	3R	1–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6	No. 183	0–1
Loss	0–3	Ons Jabeur	No. 10	Wimbledon, United Kingdom	Grass	2R	1–6, 5–7	No. 161	0–1

Notes

1. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009 until 2024. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

References

1. Rothenberg, Ben (August 31, 2020). "Robin Montgomery, Still Just 15, Was Ready for Her U.S. Open Debut". The New York Times. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
2. Macpherson, Alex (January 1, 2020). "Introducing the 2020 US Open's Grand Slam debutantes". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
3. "Gabrielle Montgomery". USTA. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
4. Maine, D'Arcy (August 31, 2020). "Robin Montgomery out to make the most of US Open wild card". ESPN. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
5. Bembry, Jerry (September 28, 2021). "Robin Montgomery, the future of women's tennis". Andscape. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
6. Chiesa, Victoria (August 30, 2020). "Teens Robin Montgomery, Katrina Scott guaranteed debut to remember". US Open. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
7. Kapetanakis, Arthur (September 30, 2019). "Team USA three-peats as Junior Fed Cup champs". USTA. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
8. "Montgomery and Tirante win the Orange Bowl". ITF. December 16, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
9. "In pictures: The story of the 2020 Western & Southern Open". WTA. August 27, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
10. Pratt, Steve (August 31, 2020). "Yulia Putintseva eliminates wild card Robin Montgomery". US Open.
11. Sode, Scott (September 11, 2021). "Junior Wrap: Robin Montgomery, Daniel Rincon win US Open singles titles". US Open . Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
12. "Tennis, WTA – Austin Open 2023: Vandeweghe gets past Montgomery". March 2023.
13. "Erika Andreeva, Brenda Fruhvirtova awarded Miami Open wild cards". March 14, 2023.
14. "Indian Wells Qualifying Awards: Debut Breakthroughs, Resilient Veterans".
15. "Madrid Open: Who Is Aryna Sabalenka's Next Opponent? Meet America's Robin Montgomery, Who Created US Open History as a Junior Player". April 28, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
16. https://x.com/TennisChannel/status/1801316425962865104 ^{[ bare URL ]}
17. "WTA roundup: Top seed Jessica Pegula upset in Netherlands". June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
18. "Katie Volynets, Robin Montgomery among four U.S. women to qualify at Wimbledon". June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
19. "Robin Montgomery [USA]- Australian Open". ausopen.com.

External links

• Robin Montgomery at the Women's Tennis Association
• Robin Montgomery at the International Tennis Federation
• Robin Montgomery at Wimbledon
• Robin Montgomery at ESPN.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Coco Gauff	Orange Bowl Girls' Singles Champion Category: 18 and under 2019	Succeeded by Ashlyn Krueger