This loss snapped her streak of reaching the second week of every major since a third-round loss at the 2012 US Open. [24] These results brought her to a career-high junior ranking of No. 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. [275], Her clothing sponsor from 2010 was Under Armour and in early 2018 she signed with Nike. [251][252][253] She sometimes flattens out her shots, even on the run, and goes for stinging winners. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. [67][76] She finished the year at world No. [65] Although Stephens would lose her next match to world No. [75] Although Stephens continued to struggle outside of the majors after the US Open, she was named the second alternate for the WTA Tour Championships. 2, Victoria Azarenka, for the second consecutive year. "[243], Stephens has a 27 record against Halep. Her first upset of the tournament came in the second round over No. Stephens avenged her Charleston Open defeat in 2021, beating Keys in straight sets in the 2nd round. Stephens later stated, "I kept playing when I shouldn't have,"[60] as part of an effort to try to qualify for the Olympics. This score is average compared to other women's tennis players, and rates similarly to fellow Grand Slam tournament winners Justine Henin and Victoria Azarenka. [121][122] She became the first American woman other than the Williams sisters to win a major title since Jennifer Capriati won the Australian Open in 2002 and the first to win the US Open since Lindsay Davenport in 1998. [125][126], After the US Open, Stephens did not win another match the rest of the season. Stephens was down a set and a break early in the second set, but came from behind to pull off a huge upset. [186] In Montreal, she was beaten in the second round by top seed and world No. Here's to a successful journey together, let's get to work," tweeted the 29-year-old American, who won her only Major title at Flushing Meadows in 2017. In 2018, she 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. [267] At the start of 2015, she returned to her longtime junior coach, Nick Saviano. At just 19 years old Sloan Stephens lived hers and won the 2017 US Open. [66], Following the Australian Open, Stephens was forced to miss the United States' quarterfinal Fed Cup tie after aggravating her abdominal injury during her deep run at the tournament. [257] Stephens excels in point construction, and varies patterns of hitting in order to confuse opponents. [174] In Miami, she earned her first win of the season by defeating qualifier, Ocane Dodin, in the first round. Photo: Chris Smith/ Volvo Car Open. [72] The highlight of her clay-court season in the lead up to the French Open was the Fed Cup semifinals on the road against France, where she won both of her singles rubbers over Pauline Parmentier and Kristina Mladenovic to lead the United States to a 32 victory. 1 Swiatek", "Gauff bests Stephens at French Open, reaches first Grand Slam semifinal", "Katie Swan stuns grand slam winner Sloane Stephens in Bad Homburg", "Wimbledon: Zheng Qinwen defeats Sloane Stephens on Wimbledon debut", "Photos: Tomljanovic, Azarenka first-round winners in Washington", "Sakkari: Overcame Stephens' difficult test with a 2-1 set win", "Stat of the Day: Swiatek tallies 50th win of the season in Cincy", "No. [74] Two weeks later, Stephens entered the US Open as the 15th seed, where she faced Williams again in the fourth round. [138], Stephens is an all-court player, having reached the quarterfinals or better at all four majors. [193] She beat Nuria Prrizas Daz during the tie against Spain. [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. 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As Sloane Stephens plays in the French Open, the second Grand Slam event of the year, she has regrets about having competed at the first one. [92] Serena then defeated her in the fourth round, which turned out to be Stephens's best Grand Slam tournament result of the year. [176], Stephens began her clay-court season at the Charleston Open. By the end of the year, she fell to No. @livstone @katieledecky @coachsydcarter @recesspickleball @jordanchiles @melissamproctor @ariivory Head to @createcultivate to read my full interview and learn about the other 99 trailblazing honorees. Stephens ended the year with a 411 record and ranked 39. Although she disliked that they were uninterested in signing autographs at a match she attended and has also commented that neither of them tried to serve as one of her mentors, Stephens has stated she developed a good relationship with the Williams sisters. [172] Seeded ninth at the first edition of the Phillip Island Trophy, she suffered a first round loss at the hands of Varvara Gracheva. He has won a total of 38 ITF titles, including 16 Singles and 22 Doubles. Without a permanent coach this year the world No.7 posted a 6-6 match record on Tour until appointing Sven Groeneveld ahead of her clay-court campaign. Kamau Murray. [114][115][45], Stephens entered the US Open at No. [45], In the off-season, Stephens hired Kamau Murray to be her new coach. [185], In August, Stephens played at the Silicon Valley Classic. [62] She entered the Australian Open seeded 29th, her first Grand Slam tournament as a seeded player. Stephens's stepfather died from cancer in 2007, while her biological father died in a car crash in 2009. She achieved this ranking on the 16th of July, 2018. [142], For the second straight year, Stephens began the Asian hardcourt season with multiple losses. [284] She was also a brand ambassador for USANA, a nutrition company. I'm always cheering for her."[231]. [141][249] Prior to these finals, Stephens had never lost a final on the WTA Tour. Othmane Garma, right, and Coach Kamau Murray, have helped Sloane Stephens regain her form after a number of injuries. While 19 years old, Stephens rose to prominence at the 2013 Australian Open with a semifinal run beating world No. 1, Simona Halep, her first loss in a WTA singles final. [106] Her last tournament of the year was the 2016 Rio Olympics, which ended with a first round loss to Eugenie Bouchard. [6] Pro Football Hall of Famer Raymond Berry regarded him as the best athlete he had ever seen. [45], Stephens struggled throughout the 2019 season. "[230] Keys has said, "I always want to see Sloane do well. 11 in the world, had been coached by Sven Groeneveld since Maybut announced the end of that partnershipMonday. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. The current coach and hitting partner of Sloane Stephens is Darian King. Their two biggest matches came in 2018, both of which were three set finals. She demonstrated this type of mindset after her early 2014 US Open loss, saying, "I'm not gonna dwell on this. 18, Emma Raducanu, in three sets. [43][44] After starting the year ranked No. [204] In Rome, she was eliminated in the first round by Ekaterina Alexandrova. Her successful year was cut short by a foot injury that kept her out for months. 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' coach, Chicago native Kamau Murray, will coach . Emma Hruby . [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. Azarenka eliminated Stephens for the third consecutive year. Their partnership grew from their friendship and is looking really fruitful.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[580,400],'thetennistime_com-medrectangle-3','ezslot_3',151,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-thetennistime_com-medrectangle-3-0'); Darian has not had an exceptional senior career although his run at the ITF has been quite a feat. Stephens moved to Florida to train at a tennis academy, ultimately working with Nick Saviano. 15, Venus Williams, in the first round of the French Open in their first ever meeting. [8] She has a younger half-brother, Shawn Farrell, who played baseball and football at Notre Dame High School outside of Los Angeles. . It'll be okay, don't worry. [58] She also reached the third round at the Premier 5 Cincinnati Open, where she lost a tight match to world No. In thecharacteristically wide-open landscape of women's tennis, Stephens will be one of many potential contenders for this year's U.S. Open, which will announce its main draw Thursday and begin play Monday. In the first tie, Slovakia beat the USA 21. In the first such match, the French Open final, Halep came from a set down to defeat Stephens for her first Grand Slam title. [285] Moreover, Stephens has worked with Time Warner Cable as part of their Connect a Million Minds campaign to motivate the importance of education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. 3 after Wimbledon in 2018. [219] At the Australian Open, she lost in the first round to Anastasia Potapova. 13 Ana Ivanovic after struggling with a torn abdominal muscle, which was initially injured during her fourth-round loss at the French Open a few months earlier. Stephens reached the fourth round at the Australian Open, securing her first match wins at the tournament since 2014. [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. [216] She lost in the second round to Danka Kovini, in three sets. [212] This was her first loss to Tomljanovi, having led their Head to Head 6-0. [70] Stephens continued her Grand Slam tournament success at Wimbledon by making it to the quarterfinals, again without defeating a seeded opponent. 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. Sloane Stephens, Jozy Altidore married on New Year's Day. [162] After Monterrey, the WTA tour was suspended from the rest of March through July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[163][164]. 10, Karolna Plkov, in the second round. Sloane Stephens(2015-19, 2019-21) Monica Puig(2019) Coaching achievements Coachee singles titles total 5 List of notable tournaments (with champion) US Open(Stephens) Last updated on: 7 April 2021. Gracheva won 7-6 (4), 6-3 in an hour and 51 minutes against . He was also the one who advised her to pursue a career in tennis before she proceeded to Boca Raton to train. 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.[250]. [254], Stephens has an uncharacteristic style of play compared to her fellow top-ranked American contemporaries. 3 player in the world, in the second round. [209] Due to her quarterfinal result at Roland Garros, her ranking improved from 64 to 47. 1 Iga witek. Stephens, ranked No. [240], Stephens has a 16 record against Serena Williams, with three of their matches coming in 2013, other three in 2015 and one in 2020. 3, Serena Williams. They have organized programs in Compton, Fresno, and Fort Lauderdale. Here, Stephens upset No. [118] Her semifinal was against No. She upset eighth seed, world No. Masha Maltsava/Lemon Perfect Sloane Stephens. Darian is a Barbadian tennis player who is currently ranked 402 in the Singles and 282 in the Doubles. Seeded seventh, she lost in the first round to qualifier Leylah Fernandez. Thomas is an ex-Swedish professional player and coach who has worked with many top players such as Tommy Haas, Magnus Norman, Eugenie Bouchard, Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova, Li Na, Simona Halep, Madison Keys, and Johanna Konta. [45] With a higher seed, Stephens had a strong US Open series for the second consecutive year. She lost in the first round to 17th seed and world No. [80] Once again, Stephens did not have a good clay-court season, winning multiple matches in just two out of six tournaments. She has no Doubles titles and has been ranked as high as 94 under the category. [268] While working with Saviano, Stephens won her first WTA title, but did not manage to ascend back up the WTA rankings.

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