Katie Swan
Swan at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) United Kingdom
ResidenceWichita, Kansas, U.S.
Born (1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 (age 24)
Bristol, England[1]
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$873,554
Singles
Career record195–126 (60.7%)
Career titles11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 118 (10 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 310 (8 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2022)
French OpenQ3 (2019)
Wimbledon2R (2018)
US OpenQ3 (2018)
Doubles
Career record47–41 (53.4%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 293 (26 February 2018)
Current rankingNo. 902 (8 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2017, 2018)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2017)
Team competitions
Fed Cup4–2
Last updated on: 8 January 2024.

Katie Swan (born 24 March 1999) is a British tennis player.

Personal life

Swan was born in Bristol, to parents Nicki and Richard. Whilst on holiday in Portugal when she was seven, she took tennis lessons. Her teacher had once played for Portugal and told her parents that she showed real talent and could represent her country in the future.[2]

Swan was head girl at Bristol prep The Downs School and a keen hockey player, representing Avon and her school when they qualified for the under-13 national finals. She briefly attended Bristol Grammar School until the family moved to Wichita, Kansas (U.S.) in 2013 due to her father's job in the oil industry.[3] Swan was one of the very few junior players on the competitive circuit who continued in school, Wichita Collegiate School,[4] though from August 2015 she took online classes.[5]

Since 2013, Swan has been based in Wichita.[4][6]

Junior career

In 2009, Swan won her first international tournament in Croatia, the prestigious Smrikve Bowl event for 10-year-olds,[7] and went on to win an under-10s international title.[3]

In 2014, Swan was a member of the four-strong GB squad, coached by Judy Murray, that triumphed in the Maureen Connolly Challenge Trophy, an annual under-18s competition, against the U.S. team.[8][9]

On 30 January 2015, Swan defeated Dalma Gálfi, after facing three match points to reach her first junior Grand Slam final at the Australian Open, which she lost 1–6, 4–6 to Tereza Mihalíková.[6][10]

Senior career

2015

In March, just before her 16th birthday, Swan achieved her first victories on the senior tour,[11] coming through the qualifying draw to win a $10k tournament in Sharm El Sheikh. She beat seventh seed Julia Terziyska in the final, having already dispatched two seeds in earlier rounds.

Judy Murray, captain of the British Fed Cup team, already had Swan in her plans, to represent Great Britain in 2016.[12]

Swan celebrating her win over Kristína Kučová

In June, Swan competed at the Wimbledon qualifying tournament, after being granted a wildcard entry, beating ninth seed and 118th ranked Kristína Kučová in the first round, in straight sets.[13]

2016

She was called up for her Fed Cup debut in the Euro/Africa Zone Group 1 tie against South Africa. Swan became the youngest British player in Fed Cup history at the age of 16 years and 316 days, beating the record of Anne Keothavong by 270 days. [14] Swan beat Ilze Hattingh 6–3, 6–0 in the opening match of the tie. Great Britain went on to beat South Africa 3–0.[15] During the grass-court season, she received a wildcard into the main draw at Wimbledon where she played world No. 35, Tímea Babos. Swan lost 2–6, 3–6.[16]

2017

Following problems in late 2016/early 2017 from recurring injuries,[17] Swan returned at the Soho Square Future in Sharm El Sheikh, winning the $15k tournament by beating Pemra Özgen in the final, in straight sets. Followed in March with another tournament win, again at Sharm El Sheikh against German player Julia Wachaczyk, in a two set final, putting Swan into the top ten British female players. In October, Swan won her first $25k tournament, when fellow Brit Katie Boulter retired in the first set of the final.[18]

2018

Swan in 2018

At the start of the year, it was announced that Swan had joined Andy Murray's "77 Sports Management" with a statement from him saying, "Katie is a player I've been watching for a while. She's got great potential and has already had some good results. I'm hoping we can offer support to her in areas on and off the court and complement the team she has in place already."[19] She subsequently added former Heather Watson coach Diego Veronelli to share responsibilities with existing coach Julien Picot.[20]

In May, Swan won her second $25k tournament without dropping a set at the Torneo Conchita Martínez in Monzón, Spain.[21] In June, she won two rounds in qualifying at the Nottingham Open, to reach the main draw of a WTA Tour event by right for the first time, earlier appearances having relied on wildcards.[22] After receiving another wildcard for Wimbledon, Swan reached the second round, defeating world No. 36, Irina-Camelia Begu, 6–2, 6–2 in the first round.[23]

She ended the year ranked 176th.

2019–2020

She entered qualifying of the Australian Open for the first time, however, she retired against Bianca Andreescu. Later in the year, she made it to the final round of qualifying for the French Open, before losing 4–6, 5–7 to Kristína Kučová.

For Wimbledon, she received another wildcard and was defeated by Laura Siegemund, 6–2, 6–4. She ended the year ranked 240th.

By the end of 2020 her ranking had dropped to world No. 267.

2021

Swan qualified for Wimbledon, defeating Arina Rodionova 6–0, 6–4 in the final qualifying round. In the first round of the main draw, she lost to 23rd seed Madison Keys.[24] Swan also had some success on the ITF Circuit, winning a $25k tournament in Orlando in February 2021, and the $25k Paf Open in Haabneeme in November.[25][26]

2022

Swan started new season at the qualifying tournament of the Australian Open. She beat Abbie Myers in the first round but lost to Viktoriya Tomova in the second.[27]

In February, she defeated Sachia Vickery at the $25k event in Santo Domingo to win her tenth title on the ITF Circuit, and sixth at $25k level.[28]

During grass-court season, Swan made the round of 16 at the Bad Homburg Open, entering as a qualifier. She defeated former US Open champion Sloane Stephens from a set down, before losing to another former US Open champion, eventual finalist Bianca Andreescu. Swan was awarded a wildcard for Wimbledon where she lost in three sets to Marta Kostyuk in the first round.

In August, Swan won her first $60k event at the Lexington Challenger in Kentucky- her first title above $25k level. She defeated fellow Brit Jodie Burrage in three sets in the final.[29]

In September, she made a personal best run at a WTA Tour event, making the semifinals of the WTA Indian Open. However, she was forced to retire from her semifinal match against Magda Linette due to illness.[30]

2023

Swan made her WTA 1000 debut in Indian Wells as a qualifier.

Grand Slam 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 and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[31]

Singles

Current through the 2023 Indian Wells Open.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A Q1 A A Q2 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A A Q3 A A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon Q2 1R Q1 2R 1R NH 1R 1R 1R 0 / 6 1–6 14%
US Open A A A Q3 Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0 / 6 1–6 14%
WTA 1000
Qatar / Dubai Open[a] A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A A A A A NH A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1  – 
Miami Open A Q2 Q1 A A NH A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A A A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A A A A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[b] A A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open A A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 0 4 3 0 1 3 1 Career total: 14
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–4 0–3 0–0 0–1 4–3 2–2 0 / 14 7–15 33%
Year-end ranking 514 435 299 176 240 267 236 121 $640,250

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (12 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
W100 tournaments
W60/75 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (11–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2015 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W10 Hard Bulgaria Julia Terziyska 6–2, 6–2
Win 2–0 Sep 2015 ITF Madrid, Spain W10 Hard Spain Cristina Sánchez Quintanar 6–7(5), 6–2, 6–3
Win 3–0 Feb 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Turkey Pemra Özgen 6–3, 6–1
Win 4–0 Mar 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Germany Julia Wachaczyk 6–4, 7–5
Win 5–0 Oct 2017 ITF Óbidos, Portugal W25 Carpet United Kingdom Katie Boulter 5–0 ret.
Win 6–0 May 2018 Torneo Conchita Martínez, Spain W25 Hard Spain Aliona Bolsova 6–2, 6–3
Win 7–0 Oct 2019 ITF Claremont, United States W25 Hard Brazil Thaisa Grana Pedretti 6–1, 6–3
Win 8–0 Feb 2021 ITF Orlando, United States W25 Hard United States Robin Anderson 6–1, 6–3
Win 9–0 Nov 2021 ITF Haabneeme, Estonia W25 Hard (i) Russia Ekaterina Shalimova 7–6(3), 6–3
Win 10–0 Feb 2022 ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic W25 Hard United States Sachia Vickery 6–4, 6–3
Win 11–0 Aug 2022 Lexington Challenger, United States W60 Hard United Kingdom Jodie Burrage 6–0, 3–6, 6–3
Win 12–0 Oct 2022 Trnava Women's Indoor, Slovakia W60 Hard (i) China Wang Xinyu 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 12–1 June 2023 Surbiton Trophy, UK W100 Grass Belgium Yanina Wickmayer 6–2, 4–6, 6–7(1)

Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$50/60/75 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W10/15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2015 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W10 Hard United Kingdom Aimee Gibson Egypt Ola Abou Zekry
Ukraine Kateryna Sliusar 		2–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2016 Abierto Tampico, Mexico W50 Hard United States Usue Arconada Belgium Elise Mertens
Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu 		0–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Oct 2017 ITF Óbidos, Portugal W25 Hard Turkey Berfu Cengiz Russia Olga Doroshina
Russia Yana Sizikova 		2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–4 Nov 2017 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK W25 Hard (i) United Kingdom Maia Lumsden United Kingdom Freya Christie
United Kingdom Harriet Dart 		6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 0–5 Jul 2019 Berkeley Club Challenge, U.S. W60 Hard United States Francesca Di Lorenzo United States Madison Brengle
United States Sachia Vickery 		3–6, 5–7
Win 1–5 Oct 2021 ITF Redding, U.S. W25 Hard Sweden Mirjam Björklund Slovenia Dalila Jakupović
China Lu Jiajing 		6–3, 1–6, [10–3]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' singles: 1 (runner–up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2015 Australian Open Hard Slovakia Tereza Mihalíková 1–6, 4–6

Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup participation

Singles (2–1)

Edition Round Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Result
2016[32] Z1 RR Feb 2016 Eilat (ISR) Georgia (country) Georgia Hard (i) Ekaterine Gorgodze W 6–3, 6–3
South Africa South Africa Ilze Hattingh W 6–3, 6–0
Z1 PO Belgium Belgium Ysaline Bonaventure L 3–6, 6–3, 3–6

Doubles (2–1)

Edition Round Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Result
2019 Z1 RR Feb 2019 Bath (GBR) Slovenia Slovenia Hard (i) Harriet Dart Dalila Jakupović
Kaja Juvan 		W 6–2, 6–2
Greece Greece Anna Arkadianou
Despina Papamichail 		W 6–1, 6–4
2022 QR Apr 2022 Prague (CZE) Czech Republic Czech Republic Clay Harriet Dart Karolína Muchová
Markéta Vondroušová 		L 1–6, 5–7

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. 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.
  2. ^ In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

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