Country (sports) | United States |
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Born | Walnut Creek, California | December 31, 2001
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 2018[1] |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 1,101,386 |
Singles | |
Career record | 146–111 (56.8%) |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 74 (March 6, 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 117 (September 11, 2023) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2023) |
French Open | 2R (2022) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2021, 2023) |
US Open | 1R (2019, 2021, 2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 12–15 (44.4%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 447 (May 9, 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 954 (September 11, 2023) |
Last updated on: September 11, 2023. |
Katie Volynets (born December 31, 2001) is an American tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 74 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) on March 6, 2023. She won her first singles title in May 2021 on the ITF Circuit, at the $100k event in Bonita Springs.[2]
Early life
Volynets was born in Walnut Creek, California. Her parents had emigrated from Ukraine, and she still has extended family in Kyiv and Dnipro.
Career
2019: Grand Slam debut
On August 11, 2019, Volynets won the USTA Girls 18s National Championships final over Emma Navarro, earning her a wildcard entry into the singles main draw of the US Open.[3] She lost in the first round to Bianca Andreescu, who went on to win the tournament.
2021: WTA 1000 and Wimbledon debut
She qualified for the 2021 Wimbledon Championships for the first time at this Major.
She received a wildcard into the singles main draw of the US Open.
In October, she made her debut at the WTA 1000 level, also receiving a wildcard, in Indian Wells.
2022: Top 150 debut, first Major match win
Volynets played in Indian Wells again as a wildcard where she recorded her first win at the WTA 1000-level against Arantxa Rus. She won the USTA Wildcard Challenge for the French Open[4] where she recorded her first Grand Slam match win over Viktorija Golubic. At the Nottingham Open, she lost to Heather Watson in the first round.[5]
2023: Australian Open third round, first WTA Tour semifinal, top 75
In January, she qualified for the main draw of Auckland Open, where she lost in the first round to Venus Williams, in straight sets.[6]
She reached the Australian Open third round defeating two Russian players Evgeniya Rodina and world No. 9, Veronika Kudermetova, for her first top-10 win, and becoming the first American qualifier to reach the women's singles round of 32 at the Australian Open since Jennifer Brady in 2017.[7][8][9][10] As a result, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 96 on 30 January 2023.
At the ATX Open, she rallied from 5–0 down and a match point in the third set to win her match against third seed Anastasia Potapova and reach her first WTA quarterfinal.[11][12] Next, she defeated wildcard Peyton Stearns to reach her first semifinal.[13] As a result she reached the top 75 and world No. 74 on 6 March 2023.
She qualified for the US Open[14] but lost in the first round.
Performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
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.[15]
Singles
Current through the 2023 US Open.
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
French Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Wimbledon | A | NH | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
US Open | 1R | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0 / 9 | 3–9 | 25% |
WTA 1000 | ||||||||
Qatar / Dubai Open[lower-alpha 1] | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Indian Wells Open | A | NH | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
Miami Open | A | NH | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Madrid Open | A | NH | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Canadian Open | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Cincinnati Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wuhan Open | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
China Open | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
Guadalajara Open | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
Career statistics | ||||||||
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
Tournaments | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | Career total: 27 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 2–6 | 6–12 | 0 / 27 | 9–27 | 25% |
Year-end ranking[lower-alpha 2] | 438 | 315 | 178 | 110 | $1,019,886 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner–up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2019 | ITF Malibu, U.S. | 25,000 | Hard | Bianca Turati | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | May 2021 | ITF Bonita Springs, U.S. | 100,000 | Clay | Irina Bara | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–1 |
Win | 2–1 | Apr 2022 | Clay Court Championships, U.S. | 100,000 | Clay | Wang Xiyu | 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2020 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | Sofia Sewing | Anastasia Dețiuc Johana Marková |
2–6, 1–6 |
Record against other players
Top 10 wins
Season | 2023 | Total |
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Wins | 1 | 1 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | KVR |
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2023 | |||||||
1. | Veronika Kudermetova | No. 9 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 | No. 113 |
Notes
- ↑ 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. 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.
- ↑ 2018: WTA ranking–743.
References
- ↑ "Volynets Targets Continued Pro Circuit Success". tennisrecruiting.net. November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ↑ "Katie Volynets ITF Bio". itftennis.com. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ↑ "Katie Volynets, Reese Brantmeier Prevail Over Top Teen Tennis Players in King Tourney". Times of San Diego. August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Katie Volynets wins U.S. Women's Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge".
- ↑ "WTA Nottingham Day 1 Predictions Including Vekic vs Dart". June 6, 2022.
- ↑ "Williams starts 30th season on WTA Tour with win". BBC Sport. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ↑ https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2034107/stepping-stones-jennifer-brady-s-journey-to-the-australian-open-final
- ↑ https://www.tennisnow.com/Blogs/NET-POSTS/January-2023/Get-to-Know-American-Katie-Volynets.aspx
- ↑ https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/01/19/walnut-creeks-volynets-upsets-no-9-seed-at-australian-open/
- ↑ "Five things to know about American qualifier Katie Volynets".
- ↑ "WTA roundup: Katie Volynets escapes 5-0, third-set hole". Reuters. March 2, 2023.
- ↑ "Katie Volynets grabs last seven games to beat Anastasia Potapova in Austin".
- ↑ "Collins, Volynets surge into Austin semifinals".
- ↑ https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2023-08-26/meet_the_2023_us_open_womens_qualifiers.html
- ↑ "Katie Volynets [USA] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
Junior success
External links
- Katie Volynets at the Women's Tennis Association
- Katie Volynets at the International Tennis Federation
- Katie Volynets at Wimbledon
- Katie Volynets at ESPN.com