Sloane Stephens is a top-rated American female tennis player with a lot to offer and a potential successor to the retired Serena Williams. Just relax, everybody. [199] This was her first final and title since 2018. Stephens ended the year with a 411 record and ranked 39. [47][45] In August, Stephens entered the Southern California Open as a wildcard and defeated No. (Elsa/Getty Images) This article is more than 3 years old. ", "US Open American teen Stephens upsets 23rd seed Peer", "Sloane Stephens, Vania King win at 2011 U.S. Open Thursday, lead resurgence of United States players", "Australian Open Sloane Stephens reaches second round", "Miami, Vinci promossa A casa gli altri azzurri", "Schiavone & Cornet's Strasbourg Revivals", "Stephens can't write fairy-tale ending at French", "2012 Wimbledon: Sloane Stephens Advances, Samantha Stosur Out", "Western & Southern Open Awards Wild Cards To James Blake, Sloane Stephens And Camila Giorgi", "What's in a name? [3] In March 2010, Stephens qualified for the Indian Wells Open to make her WTA debut a week before turning 17. [134], Despite winning the second biggest title of her career, Stephens was unable to make the quarterfinals in any of her French Open preparation tournaments. [48] Later that month, she was awarded a wildcard into her first US Open main draw. She returned from injury in the middle of 2017 and won the US Open singles title in her fifth tournament back. He worked alongside Othmane Garma while coaching Sloane and worked briefly with Monica Puig before reconciling with Sloane. [167] This match garnered a lot of praise from tennis experts. [152] Konta also defeated her at Wimbledon. However, she got a lucky loser spot into the main draw. She is now ranked 20th heading into Wimbledon, which begins . [12][13][14] Two years after she started playing tennis, Stephens relocated to Boca Raton in Florida. She reached the French Open quarterfinals and third round of Wimbledon this year but struggledduring the hard court tournaments in the run up to the U.S. Open next week. [248] Their next big match, the final at the Canadian Open, was ranked as the match of the year by the WTA. [187] At the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, she lost in the first round to qualifier Caroline Garcia. "Sloane is in the best physical condition she's been in years," said Nick Saviano, a veteran coach who has long been a mentor to Stephens and watched her victory over Gauff on television.. 5 Jeena Ostapenko in the final. Sloane Stephens It's fair to say the 2017 US Open champion has endured a turbulent start to the season. She lost in the third round to No. 21 Sam Stosur in the semifinals and won the final against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova while only dropping three games. 11 in October and became the second-highest ranked American. 33 Julia Grges to advance to her first US Open quarterfinal and her first major quarterfinal since Wimbledon in 2013. [95], Stephens did not play again until the Washington Open in August. Sloane Stephens is a long-time Rafa Nadal fan. Varvara Gracheva ousted Sloane Stephens in their quarter-final match at the ATX Open on Friday. [155] Aside from this tournament and the French Open, the only other event where she reached the quarterfinals was the Charleston Open at the start of the clay court season. 3 Angelique Kerber. She also worked briefly with Paul Annacone and became the first female player to be coached by the famous American coach. "[61] Stephens improved on that result the following week with a semifinal at the Hobart International. Also, I like listening to Depeche Mode and walking my dog. 270 ZARAZUA SHOCKS STEPHENS IN ACAPULCO", "Stephens survives Navarro charge in Monterrey", "WTA Tour: Fifth seed Sloane Stephens shocked by teenager sensation Leylah Fernandez in Monterrey", "WTA and ATP announce further suspension of tennis through June 7", "ATP AND WTA EXTEND TOUR SUSPENSIONS INTO JULY DUE TO CORONAVIRUS", "Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez upsets Sloane Stephens at Top Seed Open", "Western and Southern Open: Caroline Garcia beats Sloane Stephens, Vondrousova upset", "Serena Williams fights back, routs former champ Sloane Stephens", "Hibino handles Stephens in Strasbourg opener", "Badosa beats Stephens for Roland Garros breakthrough", "Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez beats Sloane Stephens at Grampians Trophy", "Barty whitewash, Putintseva comeback lead to Australian Open wins", "Doi, Gracheva kick off Phillip Island Trophy with Garcia, Stephens upsets", "Stephens slumps to 0-4 in 2021 after Monterrey Open exit", "Sloane Stephens Breaks 2021 Duck At Miami Open, Svetlana Kuznetsova Loses In First Round", "BIANCA ANDREESCU TRIUMPHS IN MIAMI, AMANDA ANISIMOVA AWAITS", "WTA Charleston: Sloane Stephens upsets Madison Keys", "Spain's Badosa ousts world No. [107] After the Olympics, Stephens revealed she had been hindered by a left foot injury for most of the year, for which doctors recommended time off to recover. [15], After her stepfather's death, Stephens and her family moved back to their hometown of Fresno where her grandparents and other members of her mother's family still lived. [245] Stephens then won their next two meetings in early 2013, including a first round match at the Australian Open as part of her breakthrough semifinal run at the event. The American coach has worked with Sloane on two different occasions, although the second relationship was not so fruitful. Tennis Time is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. 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.[223]. [21][22] Following these big titles, she only played in the remaining junior Grand Slam events in 2009 and 2010, while also skipping the Australian Open. It called the split "amicable . [195] In the semifinals tie against Russia, she lost her match to Liudmila Samsonova. [183], Ranked 73 at Wimbledon, Stephens upset tenth seed and two-time champion, Petra Kvitov, in the first round. [102] During the semifinals of this tournament, she defeated No. "Looking back on it now, I should have asked to. [287] Stephens is of Trinidadian descent through her maternal grandfather Noel Smith, who came to the United States from Trinidad to pursue a career as a doctor. 38. [182] She lost in her fourth-round match to eventual champion Barbora Krejkov. Stephens was born on March 20, 1993 in Plantation, Florida to Sybil Smith and John Stephens, both of whom were accomplished athletes. [45], Stephens struggled throughout the 2019 season. [125][126], After the US Open, Stephens did not win another match the rest of the season. [37][38][39] During the summer of 2008, Stephens won her first professional title in doubles at a low-level $10K event in Wichita alongside partner Christina McHale. [54] Finally, she produced her best result at a Grand Slam tournament to date by reaching the fourth round at the French Open. She was also awarded WTA Comeback Player of the Year for her successful season. [65] Although Stephens would lose her next match to world No. The two Americans finished the round-robin in third place in their group, with only one rubber win against Spain. [141][249] Prior to these finals, Stephens had never lost a final on the WTA Tour. [128] This was the first title for the United States since 2000. On the WTA results with. [241] Her only victory against Serena came at the 2013 Australian Open when she was still relatively unknown as a 19-year-old. [271][272] She split with Murray in 2021 before the Miami Open and is working with ATP tennis player Darian King who is also her practice partner. Here are the individuals that have contributed to her growth.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'thetennistime_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_4',152,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-thetennistime_com-medrectangle-4-0'); Sloanes first coach was an ex-top 50 tennis player, Francisco Gonzalez, who instructed her at the Sierra Sport and Racquet Club. [212] This was her first loss to Tomljanovi, having led their Head to Head 6-0. [297] She finished her degree while recovering from foot surgery earlier in the year. [53], After early losses at her first few clay-court events of the year, Stephens finished this part of the season with three impressive results. She won her only match, a doubles dead rubber with partner Liezel Huber, as the United States won the tie 50 to return to the top-level World Group in 2013. 109, Melinda Czink, while still only 15 years old, but was unable to advance to the main draw in any of these appearances. 11 in the world. [91] Having struggled at the last three Grand Slam events, Stephens managed to upset world No. A few days ago, Stephens had also announced her. She did not return to form until late May when she reached her second semifinal at Strasbourg. [207] She reached the quarterfinals for the first time since 2019 by defeating 23rd seed and world No. Seeded seventh, she lost in the first round to qualifier Leylah Fernandez. Paul is popular for his time with 20 times Grand Slam Champion Roger Federer and 17 times Grand Slam winner Pete Sampras. [89] In 2017, Stephens defeated Keys in the final of the US Open to win her first major title. In Murray's absence, Stephens had worked with Sven Groeneveld for three months. On Thursday she elaborated on her coaching situation and told Tennis Now that she. After Stephens's victory against her at the tournament, Serena commented, "I made you," in a tweet believed to be directed at Stephens and did not speak to her younger compatriot until at least May. 96, Johanna Larsson, while committing 63 unforced errors. 3, 2021: French Open fourth round, out of top 50, 2022: First title since 2018, French Open quarterfinal, Last edited on 28 February 2023, at 15:01, https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1605598193718161408, "For a Rising Tennis Star, a Connection, Then Dealing With Loss", "She beat Venus to reach the U.S. Open final. But she was able to reach the semifinals of both Premier 5 tournaments that month, the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Open. 7 Kiki Bertens. At just 19 years old Sloan Stephens lived hers and won the 2017 US Open. Austin mayor Kirk Watson presents Sloane Stephens with the 2023 Catalyst award Thursday night along with a $250,000 check to her foundation that works to introduce tennis to young players . She defeated Lucie Hradeck in her first career main-draw match before losing to the defending champion, 12th-seeded Vera Zvonareva. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. [267] At the start of 2015, she returned to her longtime junior coach, Nick Saviano. In the round robin stage, Stephens swept her group of Naomi Osaka, Kiki Bertens, and Angelique Kerber to advance to the knockout stage. She then backed up that win by beating 23rd seed Shahar Pe'er. [244] Halep won their first encounter in 2012 at the Barcelona Ladies Open. 201, Arina Rodionova. 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