Kristie Ahn
Ahn at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
Full nameKristie Hyerim Ahn
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceUpper Saddle River, New Jersey
Born (1992-06-15) June 15, 1992 (age 31)
Flushing, New York
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]
Turned proMay 2008
Retired4 March 2022
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,236,893
Singles
Career record236–182 (56.5%)
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 87 (September 30, 2019)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2018, 2020)
French Open1R (2020)
Wimbledon2R (2021)
US Open4R (2019)
Doubles
Career record57–57 (50.0%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 199 (April 24, 2017)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (2017)
US Open1R (2009, 2017)

Kristie Hyerim Ahn (born June 15, 1992) is an American former professional tennis player.

She has won seven singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 30 September 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 87. Her first appearance at a Grand Slam tournament was at16 at the 2008 US Open.[2] In 2019, she was given a wildcard bid[3] and reached the fourth round of the US Open where she became the first Asian American woman to make the round of 16 at a Grand Slam tournament since Lilia Osterloh accomplished the feat in 2000.

Ahn is of Korean descent and was born in Flushing Hospital, having later lived in Englewood Cliffs, N.J.[4] She graduated from Stanford University in 2014 with a degree in Science, Technology and Society. She played on the Stanford women's tennis team from 2010 to 2014 and was an All-American in singles, ITA National Rookie of the Year, and Pac-10 Championships singles champion.[5]

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.[6]

Singles

Tournament 2008 2009 ... 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 A 1R Q2 1R A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
French Open A A Q2 Q2 Q1 Q1 1R Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A A Q3 Q2 1R NH 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
US Open 1R Q2 Q3 Q2 Q2 4R 1R Q1 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–2 0–3 1–1 0 / 8 4–8 33%
WTA 1000
Indian Wells Open A A A A Q2 A NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A A A Q1 A NH Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A A A A A NH Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open NT1 A A A A Q1 Q2 Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[a] A A A Q1 A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open NT1 A A Q1 A Q1 NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 0 0 5 6 7 5 4 Career total: 29
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 4–5 1–6 9–7 0–5 2–4 0 / 29 16–29 36%
Year-end ranking[b] 443 345 220 106 196 91 108 $1,069,413

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend
$80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–4)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2008 ITF Landisville, United States 10,000 Hard Canada Rebecca Marino 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Win 2–0 Jun 2008 ITF Houston, United States 10,000 Hard (i) Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei 7–6(7), 0–6, 7–6(2)
Win 3–0 Mar 2009 ITF Hammond, United States 25,000 Hard Australia Sophie Ferguson 0–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–1 May 2010 Carson Challenger, United States 50,000 Clay United States CoCo Vandeweghe 1–6, 3–6
Win 4–1 May 2015 ITF Changwon, South Korea 25,000 Hard South Korea Lee Ye-ra 6–3, 3–2 ret.
Win 5–1 Aug 2015 Winnipeg Challenger, Canada 25,000 Hard Canada Sharon Fichman 6–2, 7–5
Loss 5–2 Apr 2016 ITF Changwon, South Korea 25,000 Hard Sweden Susanne Celik 2–6, 0–6
Loss 5–3 Nov 2016 Scottsdale Challenge, United States 50,000 Hard Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia 6–7(4), 6–7(2)
Win 6–3 Apr 2017 Dothan Pro Classic, United States 60,000 Clay United States Amanda Anisimova 1–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 6–4 May 2017 Open Saint-Gaudens, France 60,000 Clay Netherlands Richèl Hogenkamp 2–6, 4–6
Win 7–4 Nov 2017 Tyler Pro Challenge, United States 80,000 Hard United States Danielle Collins 6–4, 6–4
Loss 7–5 Aug 2018 Landisville Challenge, United States 60,000 Hard United States Madison Brengle 4–6, 0–1 ret.
Loss 7–6 Feb 2019 ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States 25,000 Hard United States Nicole Gibbs 3–6, 3–6

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
$80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (2–1)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 2010 Raleigh Challenger, United States 50,000 Clay United States Nicole Gibbs United States Alexandra Mueller
United States Ahsha Rolle 		6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Aug 2015 Winnipeg Challenger, Canada 25,000 Hard United States Lorraine Guillermo Canada Sharon Fichman
Serbia Jovana Jakšić 		2–6, 1–6
Loss 1–2 Oct 2015 Toronto Challenger, Canada 50,000 Hard (i) Hungary Fanny Stollár Canada Sharon Fichman
United States Maria Sanchez 		2–6, 7–6(6), [6–10]
Win 2–2 Apr 2017 ITF Indian Harbour Beach, U.S. 80,000 Clay United States Quinn Gleason Brazil Laura Pigossi
Mexico Renata Zarazúa 		6–3, 6–2
Loss 2–3 Apr 2017 Dothan Pro Classic, United States 60,000 Clay Australia Lizette Cabrera United States Emina Bektas
United States Sanaz Marand 		3–6, 6–1, [2–10]
Loss 2–4 May 2019 Fukuoka International, Japan 60,000 Carpet Australia Alison Bai United Kingdom Naomi Broady
United Kingdom Heather Watson 		w/o

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 2010: WTA ranking–507, 2011: WTA ranking–N/A, 2012: WTA ranking–704, 2013: WTA ranking–719, 2014: WTA ranking–650, 2015: WTA ranking–208.

References

  1. ^ "Women's Tennis - 2013-14 Women's Tennis Roster". Stanford University Athletics – Official Athletics Website. Stanford University. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ^ Rothenberg, Ben (2019-09-02). "For Kristie Ahn, Kind Words From Deep in Her Past". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  3. ^ "Surprising American wild card Kristie Ahn soaking in her US Open run". ESPN.com. 2019-09-02. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  4. ^ Lewis, Brian (2019-09-03). "Kristie Ahn keeps her career alive despite US Open defeat". New York Post. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  5. ^ "Kristie Ahn – Women's Tennis".
  6. ^ "Kristie Ahn [USA] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.

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