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[78], Stephens returned to the United States Fed Cup team in April for their home playoff tie against France. She defeated Lucie Hradecká in her first career main draw match before losing to the defending champion, 12th-seeded Vera Zvonareva. "[176], Stephens has a 2–7 record against Halep. We use cookies to provide our services and for analytics and marketing. Stephens’s father was a Pro Bowl running back in the National Football League. 2016 - Another Top 40 season (finishing No.35); won three WTA titles at Auckland (d. Goerges in final), Acapulco (d. Cibulkova in final) and Charleston (d. Vesnina in final); 3r twice at Roland Garros (l. to Pironkova) and Wimbledon (l. to Kuznetsova); reached 2r four times and fell 1r four times (incl. [149][150] She also reached the third round at Wimbledon, despite having lost her previous two opening round matches there. Here, Stephens upset No. [133][158] They have also both been labelled as leaders of the next generation of American women's tennis. US Open); fell 1r seven times (incl. She achieved a career-best ranking of No. [56], Back in the United States, Stephens played at the Citi Open in late July and made it to her second career WTA semifinal. She achieved a career-best ranking of No. She lost in the third round to No. [53] Finally, she produced her best result at a Grand Slam tournament to date by reaching the fourth round at the French Open. 2 Halep again in Cincinnati. [180] Since then, Halep has won all six of their encounters. Every week receive player features, tournament news, and WTA Insider content with the WTA First Serve newsletter. Stephens also reached a career-high ranking of No. She lost to the eventual champion Marion Bartoli. [41][16] Her only other WTA tour win that year came at the Swedish Open in July. 2007 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Brazil. [137], Stephens is an all-court player, having reached the quarterfinals or better at all four majors. Just relax, everybody. [10] She started playing tennis at the age of nine at the Sierra Sport and Racquet Club, a tennis facility located across the street from her house where her stepfather regularly played and her mother was taking lessons. [71], At the Cincinnati Open in August, Stephens scored her second big upset of the year when she knocked out Sharapova, the No. To find out more about our use of cookies and how you can disable them, please see our Privacy Policy. Her second title of the year also came on hard court at the Mexican Open. Her best Grand Slam performance was a quarterfinal loss to Johanna Konta at the French Open, where she could not defend her runner-up finish from the previous season. Due to a rain suspension, she was forced to play the end of her semifinal match against No. [206] She has been sponsored by Nike since the start of 2018. 1 Serena Williams, who was returning from her long boycott of the tournament. Stephens was the 2017 US Open champion, and has won six WTA singles titles in total. WTA, 21 sept. 2020 Court 1, terre battue Merci d'avoir suivi en direct la rencontre de tennis opposant Nao Hibino à Sloane Stephens (Strasbourg, Premier tour). Every week receive player features, tournament news, and WTA Insider content with the WTA First Serve newsletter. [181] Their next big match, the final at the Canadian Open, was ranked as the match of the year by the WTA. She did not return to form until late May when she reached her second semifinal at the Internationaux de Strasbourg. [8][9], Stephens moved to her mother's hometown of Fresno in California at the age of two. When she returned to the court, this injury continued to hinder her performance as she did not defeat another top 50 opponent until after the clay court season. [88][89], Despite these good results, Stephens got off to a slow start in the clay-court season. Get the latest ranking history on Sloane Stephens including singles and doubles matches at the official Women's Tennis Association website. [112], By August, Stephens's ranking had continued to fall to as low as No. [64] Although Stephens would lose her next match to world No. 92 – to reach the fourth round. [57] She also reached the third round at the Premier 5 Cincinnati Open, where she lost a tight match to world No. She parted with him after the 2013 season in order to find a full-time coach. [5][24], In 2010, Stephens partnered with Tímea Babos to win the doubles title at all three majors in which they participated. [45] She then made it through qualifying at the French Open to make her Grand Slam main draw debut in singles. She reached the fourth round at the Indian Wells Open, where she lost a three-set match to world No. [174] In 2015, Stephens won the first set of their encounters at the Indian Wells Open and the French Open, but ultimately lost in three sets in both instances. [73] Two weeks later, Stephens entered the US Open as the 15th seed, where she faced Williams again in the fourth round. Recent losses to Leylah Fernandez and Caroline Garcia suggest that Stephens isn’t playing at the high level which led her to a US Open title and a runner-up at the French Open. She finally did end her season upon being diagnosed with a stress fracture. 2 seed in the WTT Playoffs. She credits her time away from playing tennis that was spent on her studies and her job with the Tennis Channel for improving her perspective on being a professional tennis player. Stephens later stated, "I kept playing when I shouldn't have,"[59] as part of an effort to try to qualify for the Olympics. 15 Jelena Jankovic. Having played there every year since 2008, she picked up her first two main draw wins at the tournament, including the second one over No. US Open). Stephens replaced him with Paul Annacone, who is better known for coaching two of the greatest players in tennis history in Pete Sampras and Roger Federer. [147] In her final match of the season, Stephens was able to win the first set against Elina Svitolina, but ultimately lost the match. A look at Sloane Stephens' Fresno ties", "WTA star Sloane Stephens expands youth programs in Fresno", "Tennis Pro Sloane Stephens Has Valley Roots", "Is Sloane Stephens the Future of American Tennis? Wimbledon and US Open) and 2r four times (incl. US Open). In her first tournament back, she made it to the quarterfinals at the Brisbane International to set up an encounter with world No. [92] In her only grass-court tune-up, Stephens made it to the semifinals at the Eastbourne International. [144][145][146] After a dismal start in the semifinals where she lost the first eight games of the match against Karolína Plíšková, she recovered and won the match in three sets. 6 Caroline Wozniacki in Canada and No. 2007–11: Tour debut, entering the top 100, 2013: Major semifinal, Serena upset, world No. 25 Jamie Hampton. [59], Stephens was ready to return for the Australian hard court season. This stretch notably included two matches at the year-end WTA Elite Trophy as well as two singles rubbers in the Fed Cup final against Belarus. Get the latest Player Stats on Sloane Stephens including her videos, highlights, and more at the official Women's Tennis Association website. She has also reached a new career-high ranking at No. 2013 - Near-Top 10 season (finishing No.12); went 15-4 at majors, reaching first Grand Slam SF at Australian Open (l. to Azarenka), 4r at Roland Garros (l. to Sharapova), another Grand Slam QF at Wimbledon (l. to Bartoli) and 4r at US Open (l. to S.Williams); went 24-19 at all other events, highlighed by SF at Hobart (l. to Vesnina) and five QFs at Brisbane, Brussels, New Haven, Linz and Luxembourg; reached 4r once, 3r four times and 2r four times (incl. [201] While working with Saviano, Stephens won her first WTA title, but did not manage to ascend back up the WTA rankings. 2010 - Played first three WTA main draws (2r twice, 1r once); fell in qualifying three times (incl. 2008 - Played first WTA qualifying at Miami and US Open; won one doubles title on ITF Circuit. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. She won her opening two matches in straight sets before losing to Serena Williams in the third round in a very close three-set match that garnered a lot of praise from tennis experts. Stephens was defeated by a top ten player in both semifinals, No. 2 Angelique Kerber, who needed to retire in the second set due to an illness. [190] Stephens excels in point construction, and varies patterns of hitting in order to confuse opponents. Currently coached by Kamau Murray...Mother is Sybil Smith, a collegiate swimmer; brother is Shawn Farrell...Favorite surface is clay...Started playing at age 9 when mother introduced her to the sport in Fresno, CA...Sloane went from No. Every week receive player features, tournament news, and WTA Insider content with the WTA First Serve newsletter. Every week receive player features, tournament news, and WTA Insider content with the WTA First Serve newsletter. [95] At the US Open, she was seeded at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time that year but lost in the first round to compatriot CoCo Vandeweghe. [179] Both of these wins came before Halep entered the top ten in 2014. Born to athletic parents with backgrounds in collegiate swimming and professional American football, Stephens was first introduced to tennis at the club across the street from her house in Fresno, California. 201 Arina Rodionova. [90] Having struggled at the last three Grand Slam events, Stephens managed to upset world No. In the semifinals, Stephens won a rematch of the 2017 US Open final against Madison Keys, the first all-American semifinal there since 2002. When she won the 2017 US Open, she recalled an instance at age 11 when her mother believed Stephens had high upside in spite of being told by an instructor at a junior tennis academy that she would be lucky to get a tennis scholarship to a Division II college. Stephens reached the fourth round at the Australian Open, securing her first match wins at the tournament since 2014. Get the latest news on Sloane Stephens including her participation in Grand Slams, stats, videos, and more at the official Women's Tennis Association website. [126] Nonetheless, the United States won the tie 3–2 to give Stephens her first Fed Cup crown. [183] However, most of her best results have come on hard courts, including her US Open and Miami Open titles, as well as five of her six titles in total. 4 Simona Halep in the fourth round. Keys has said, "Sloane and I, since we were 12 and 14, have constantly been compared to each other. [81], Stephens did not do well at the US Open either, losing in the second round to No. 2-ranked Simona Halep handles American Sloane Stephens at Citi Open", "Bouchard, Stephens fall in Citi Open finals, shift focus to Rogers Cup", "Wozniacki ends Stephens' Toronto run, roars into final", "Stephens pulls out three-set win over Cibulkova", "Stats Corner: American quartet soars into US Open quarterfinals", "U.S. Open: Madison Keys beats Kaia Kanepi to complete American sweep of women's semifinals", "No. [211][212][213], Stephens has previously signed a deal with the American Express credit card company and was formerly an endorser of the Listerine mouthwash product. 30 in the world. 2012 - First Top 40 season (finishing No.38); SF twice at Strasbourg (l. to Schiavone) and Washington DC (l. to Rybarikova); reached 4r once (Roland Garros), 3r four times (incl. [65], Following the Australian Open, Stephens was forced to miss the United States's quarterfinal Fed Cup tie after aggravating her abdominal injury during her deep run at the tournament. With Smith as her coach, she became a top-ranked junior with three Grand Slam tournament doubles titles and also cracked the top 100 of the WTA rankings. Rankings History for [109] Stephens returned to the WTA Tour in July for Wimbledon, about 11 months after her last match and with her ranking having dropped to No. [152] Stephens ended her Grand Slam season with an opening round loss at the US Open to qualifier Anna Kalinskaya. Get the latest ranking history on Sloane Stephens including singles and doubles matches at the official Women's Tennis Association website. The following year at age 12, Stephens switched to the Nick Saviano High Performance Tennis Academy, and also began online homeschooling. 3 in the world. ", "Stephens Falls to Fellow American Davis in Auckland", "Heather Watson upsets Sloane Stephens 6–3, 6–1 at Hobart International", "Australian Open 2015: Sloane Stephens stalls as Victoria Azarenka looks her challenge in the eyes", "Sloane Stephens tops Madison Keys at Miami Open in 'next-generation' match", "Simona Halep gets past Sloane Stephens to reach Miami Open semi-finals", "French Open: Sloane Stephens defeats Venus Williams – as it happened", "Serena Williams beats Sloane Stephens to reach French Open last eight", "WTA Eastbourne: Sloane Stephens En Huitième De Finale", "CoCo Vandeweghe overpowering at Wimbledon, pushes into round of 16", "Sloane Stephens wins Citi Open for first WTA title", "CoCo Vandeweghe grants on-court interview during changeover", "Simona Halep will try to break through vs. Sloane Stephens, who knows the feeling", "Sloane Stephens beats Julia Goerges in ASB Classic final", "Kerber Retires With Illness In Charleston, But Take Nothing Away From Stephens", "Stephens wins Third Tournament of 2016 in Charleston", "For at least one post-match embrace Sunday at Wimbledon, 'quality was good, "Sloane Stephens exits, again, in Australian Open 1st round", "Bouchard beats Stephens in Olympic debut at Rio 2016", "Coping With Injury: Inside the Mind of Pro Tennis Player Sloane Stephens", "How Sloane Stephens's Tennis Channel Gig Helped her During Injury Recovery", "After long layoff, Sloane Stephens sees some positives in Wimbledon loss", "No. [110][111] However, she showed some signs of improvement by reaching the doubles final at the Citi Open with Eugenie Bouchard. It was announced that she will joining the Chicago Smash for their debut season, during the 2020 WTT season set to begin July 12 at The Greenbrier.[156]. It has been a dismal year for the American who lost six of seven opening rounds in 2020. She was also awarded WTA Comeback Player of the Year for her successful season. [77] Her next successful tournament came in March at the Indian Wells Open. DOUBLES Get the latest news on Sloane Stephens including her participation in Grand Slams, stats, videos, and more at the official Women's Tennis Association website. [80] In the grass court season, Stephens was seeded 18th at Wimbledon, but suffered a first round loss to world No. [107] At the time of her last WTA event of the year at the end of July, Stephens was ranked No. 3 Angelique Kerber. [14], Roger Smith began coaching Stephens in early 2009 and worked with her for several years. ", "BNP Paribas Open March 13, 2010 Sloane Stephens", "Burdette and Stephens Fall in Doubles Final; Net Cord Decides Boys Doubles Champions", "Kudla and Van Nguyen Win Orange Bowl 16s Championships; Jenkins Meets Bhambri and Boserup Faces McHale for 18s Titles Sunday", "Stephens and Frank Collect International Spring Singles Championships", "More on NCAA Champions; Stephens Wins Italian Open", "A Teenager Bows Out and Looks to Wimbledon", "Junior Watch: Stephens Loses to Mladenovic", "Lauren Davis Upsets Third Seed Babos; Stephens Advances in Three Sets at US Open Junior Championships", "NCAA Individual Recap; Recruiting Class Rankings; ITA Kickoff Draft Complete; US Girls Fall in Paris; USTA's Sell Talks with Cronin", "June Aces; Kudla and Stephens Fall in Wimbledon Jr. Quarterfinals, while Britain's Golding and Robson Advance to Semis", "Sock and Kudla Vie For U.S. Open Boys Title; Gavrilova and Putintseva of Russia Will Decide Girls Champion Sunday", "Qualifying Underway at Sony Ericsson, US Juniors Not Faring Well; ISC Carson Acceptances", "Day One of US Open Qualifying; El Mihdawy Considers Tennis Future", "First Day of US Open Qualifying a Long One", "Gullickson Draws Wozniacki in US Open First Round; Qualifying's First Round Finally Complete", "Elsewhere in Tennis....Devvarman Wins Rochester, Embree Takes Wichita, Keys Triumphs in Bahamas", "Buzz Pick All-USTA-Juniors Squad in World TeamTennis Draft", "Stephens gets first WTA Tour win at Indian Wells", "Kudla, Stephens Win ATP, WTA Matches Tuesday; US Open Junior Fact Sheet; Rochester Futures Slideshow; Brad Stine Opens Junior Academy", "New Haven Open: Sloane Stephens on her way up", "Sloane Stephens: Disparity in results soon to be history? She also started the Sloane Stephens Foundation, which helps build tennis courts and set up after-school tennis programs for underserved students in conjunction with supplemental tutoring. [177] Halep won their first encounter in 2012 at the Barcelona Ladies Open. other two majors); made Top 100 debut on September 12 (after US Open; rose from No.106 to No.89); withdrew from Guangzhou and Osaka w/left wrist injury; was youngest player in year-end Top 100 (at No.97; only 18-year-old, all other players 19 or older). "[60] Stephens improved on that result the following week with a semifinal at the Hobart International. 4 in the world, making her the first American woman other than the Williams sisters to be ranked in the top 5 in singles since Lindsay Davenport in 2006. She defeated No. [165] After their first meeting in the second round of the 2015 Miami Open, their next two encounters were both two of the most important matches of their careers. [70] Her best win at these two majors came in the first round of Wimbledon against world No. [22] Mladenovic ended up winning the tournament, and would also defeat Stephens in their next encounter at the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Although she lost to Elena Baltacha, she rose to a career best No. [187][188][189] Stephens has the ability to hit powerful winners as she takes large swings with her forehand. 109 Melinda Czink while still only 15 years old, but was unable to advance to the main draw in any of these appearances. [15][225], In late 2017, Stephens graduated from Indiana University East with a bachelor's degree in communications studies. US Open WTA Match of the Day: Serena Williams vs. Sloane Stephens. [221][12][222], Stephens is engaged to United States national soccer team player Jozy Altidore, who was also one of her childhood friends from living in Florida. [32], Stephens often plays behind the baseline, relying on her athleticism to defend against her opponent's shots. The two Americans finished the round-robin in third place in their group, with only one rubber win against Spain. She ended up taking the rest of the year off to recover. She was the first African-American woman to be named a first-team All-American. Her successful year was then cut short by a foot injury that kept her sidelined for eleven months. She demonstrated this type of mindset after her early 2014 US Open loss, saying, "I'm not gonna dwell on this. [113][114][44], Stephens entered the US Open at No. [79] Once again, Stephens did not have a good clay court season, winning multiple matches in just two out of six tournaments. She played two singles matches and the decisive doubles rubber. [170] Her relationship with Serena became strained after their match at the 2013 Australian Open. At Monterrey, Stephens beat Emma Navarro in the first round, before falling to Leylah Annie Fernandez in the second round. 11 in October and became the second-highest ranked American. But she was able to reach the semifinals of both Premier 5 tournaments that month, the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Open. Nonetheless, she finished the year as the youngest player in the top 50 at No. [140][182] Prior to these finals, Stephens had never lost a final on the WTA Tour. [136] Keys defeated Stephens for the first time in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Charleston Open. Chicago defeated the Orlando Storm to earn a spot in the final, but ultimately fell to the New York Empire (tennis) in a Supertiebreaker. Rankings History for With Colgate, Stephens is a part of their Bright Smiles, Bright Futures campaign that focuses on educating children about oral hygiene. In her first appearance in 2008, she defeated world No. [15] From then on, she split time living in both California and Florida. Stephens was the 2017 US Open champion, and has won six WTA singles titles in total. Her first upset of the tournament came in the second round over No. [128] Stephens finished the season ranked No. She achieved a career-best ranking of No. They have organized programs in Compton, Fresno, and Fort Lauderdale. This loss snapped her streak of reaching the second week of every major since a third round loss at the 2012 US Open. Her favorite surface is clay, on which she was a finalist at the French Open. A year after her breakthrough, she reached the fourth round and was again defeated by world No. Carlsbad - l. to Oudin 16 76(6) 60; held 2mp at 6-4 in second set tie-break) and in qualifying three times; made Top 50 debut on July 9 (rose from No.59 to No.49); withdrew from Seoul, Beijing, Osaka and Luxembourg w/abdominal injury. 3 in the world after Wimbledon in 2018. This time, Williams avenged her Australian Open loss in straight sets and went on to win the tournament. [115] In the fourth round, she defeated No. [50] Stephens then closed out the winter hard court season by qualifying for the Miami Open. I'm just gonna keep improving and getting better and looking forward to the next tournaments. [155] Stephens fell out of the top 10 shortly before the US Open, and again afterwards. To find out more about our use of cookies and how you can disable them, please see our Privacy Policy. [196] In June 2012, Stephens switched coaches to David Nainkin in order to try to qualify for the 2012 Olympics. She defeated three top 10 players at the event, including No. [198] Although the pair worked well together, Stephens split with Annacone in late 2014 after not matching the success from her previous year that season. [83], Stephens returned from injury to start the season at the Auckland Open and the Hobart International, but lost in the second round at both tournaments. "[175] International Tennis Hall of Famer Chris Evert has praised their rivalry, saying, "I liked [their match in the 2018 Canadian Open final] a lot, because that is a contrast in personalities and styles, in moods, in coaches. 1 Victoria Azarenka, she rose to a career-high ranking of No. She then backed up that win by beating 23rd seed Shahar Pe'er. Wimbledon) and 2r six times; fell 1r six times (incl. [202] In the 2015 offseason, she replaced him with Kamau Murray. Click here to find out more info. 12 and was one of only three players to make it to the second week of all four Grand Slam tournaments in 2013, along with Williams and Agnieszka Radwańska. 2017 - Near-Top 10 season (finishing No.13); won first Grand Slam title at US Open (d. Keys in final); by winning at Flushing Meadows became the fifth unseeded woman (ranked No.83) in the Open Era to win a major, doing so just 69 days after returning from an 11-month injury lay-off (w/right foot injury), and six weeks since her ranking dropped to No.957; SF twice at Toronto (l. to Wozniacki) and Cincinnati (l. to Halep); fell 1r five times (incl. Serena takes down Stephens in three-set duel. [118] Madison Keys won the other semifinal against CoCo Vandeweghe. Sloane’s were separated in the year and she was raised by her mother and her stepfather. To find out more about our use of cookies and how you can disable them, please see our Privacy Policy. In 2018, Stephens continued her success by winning her first Premier Mandatory title at the Miami Open, reaching a second Grand Slam singles final at the French Open, entering the top 10 for the first time, and finishing runner-up at the WTA Finals. We use cookies to provide our services and for analytics and marketing. 20 Julia Görges en route to her first WTA quarterfinal. [66] With Serena entering the match in excellent form and also having defeated her much younger opponent earlier that month, Stephens was listed as high as a 16-to-1 underdog. 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She has never won a professional title on grass, and Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam event where she has not made it to at least the semifinals. She lost her first two matches back, one to compatriot Alison Riske at Wimbledon, and the other to No.

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