Her father, John Stephens, was a former Pro Bowl player who played for a team in the National Football League, while her mother, Sybil Smith, was an accomplished swimmer who made history during college.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[468,60],'thetennistime_com-box-3','ezslot_9',160,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-thetennistime_com-box-3-0'); Sloane started playing tennis at the age of 9 alongside her mother and stepfather at the Sierra Sport and Racquet Club, located just some distance from her home. 21 Sam Stosur in the semifinals and won the final against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova while only dropping three games. [11] She started playing tennis at the age of nine at the Sierra Sport and Racquet Club, a tennis facility located across the street from her house where her stepfather regularly played and her mother was taking lessons. A look at Sloane Stephens' Fresno ties", "WTA star Sloane Stephens expands youth programs in Fresno", "Tennis Pro Sloane Stephens Has Valley Roots", "Is Sloane Stephens the Future of American Tennis? However, she was able to produce her best result at the tournament, making it to the final. She lost in the third round to No. [50], With an improved ranking, Stephens was able to play WTA Tour-level events the entire season. Stephens avenged her Charleston Open defeat in 2021, beating Keys in straight sets in the 2nd round. [293][294] She had previously dated fellow American tennis player Jack Sock for over a year. Her game is commonly referred to as possessing "easy power" due to the seemingly casual nature in which she injects pace into her shots. She has no Doubles titles and has been ranked as high as 94 under the category. Stephens played singles for the Smash throughout the season, helping them to earn a No. [51] Stephens then closed out the winter hardcourt season by qualifying for the Miami Open.
Sloane Stephens Brother, Sister And Coach Name - Instagram Photos "Looking back on it now, I should have asked to. Published Aug 21, 2019. Sloane Stephens It's fair to say the 2017 US Open champion has endured a turbulent start to the season. I am so honored to be featured among this amazing group on this year's Create & Cultivate 100 List in the Sports category! In her first appearance in 2008, she defeated world No. [47][45] In August, Stephens entered the Southern California Open as a wildcard and defeated No. Photo: Chris Smith/ Volvo Car Open. [214] Ranked 51 at the US Open, she lost again in the second round to world No. 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. She achieved a career-best ranking of world No. 2, Simona Halep, at the Washington Open. [161] She fell in the second round to Leylah Fernandez. She switched to a new coach, Kamau Murray, under whom she returned to elite level and won three WTA titles in the first half of 2016. doTerra is a company that primarily sells essential oils, while Precision Nutrition provides coaching for diet and exercise. [217], Stephens started her season at the ASB Classic in Auckland. [79], Stephens returned to the United States Fed Cup team in April for their home playoff tie against France. [84], Stephens returned from injury to start the season at the Auckland Open and the Hobart International, but lost in the second round at both tournaments. The two have reuinted this year. [77] She was able to recover in time to open her season at the Australian Open. [5] Stephens's father was a Pro Bowl running back for the New England Patriots in the National Football League. (Courtesy of Othmane Garma) Comment on this story 3 Angelique Kerber. 6 Caroline Wozniacki in Canada, and No. ", "BNP Paribas Open March 13, 2010 Sloane Stephens", "Burdette and Stephens Fall in Doubles Final; Net Cord Decides Boys Doubles Champions", "Kudla and Van Nguyen Win Orange Bowl 16s Championships; Jenkins Meets Bhambri and Boserup Faces McHale for 18s Titles Sunday", "Stephens and Frank Collect International Spring Singles Championships", "More on NCAA Champions; Stephens Wins Italian Open", "A Teenager Bows Out and Looks to Wimbledon", "Junior Watch: Stephens Loses to Mladenovic", "Lauren Davis Upsets Third Seed Babos; Stephens Advances in Three Sets at US Open Junior Championships", "NCAA Individual Recap; Recruiting Class Rankings; ITA Kickoff Draft Complete; US Girls Fall in Paris; USTA's Sell Talks with Cronin", "June Aces; Kudla and Stephens Fall in Wimbledon Jr. Quarterfinals, while Britain's Golding and Robson Advance to Semis", "Sock and Kudla Vie For U.S. Open Boys Title; Gavrilova and Putintseva of Russia Will Decide Girls Champion Sunday", "Qualifying Underway at Sony Ericsson, US Juniors Not Faring Well; ISC Carson Acceptances", "Day One of US Open Qualifying; El Mihdawy Considers Tennis Future", "First Day of US Open Qualifying a Long One", "Gullickson Draws Wozniacki in US Open First Round; Qualifying's First Round Finally Complete", "Elsewhere in Tennis.Devvarman Wins Rochester, Embree Takes Wichita, Keys Triumphs in Bahamas", "Buzz Pick All-USTA-Juniors Squad in World TeamTennis Draft", "Stephens gets first WTA Tour win at Indian Wells", "Kudla, Stephens Win ATP, WTA Matches Tuesday; US Open Junior Fact Sheet; Rochester Futures Slideshow; Brad Stine Opens Junior Academy", "New Haven Open: Sloane Stephens on her way up", "Sloane Stephens: Disparity in results soon to be history? Tennis Interviews Sloane Stephens against Serena Williams? [91] Having struggled at the last three Grand Slam events, Stephens managed to upset world No. [73] She lost in the next round to No.
Heather Watson vs Sloane Stephens - Match WTA - ATX Open 2023 - Round 3 after Wimbledon in 2018. He has won a total of 38 ITF titles, including 16 Singles and 22 Doubles. Next, she was supposed to play against Egypt's Mayar Sherif in the Monterrey first round; however, she withdrew from the tournament. He currently coaches Taylor Fritz. [9][10], Stephens moved to her mother's hometown of Fresno in California at the age of two.
Sloane Stephens: "Serena Williams is rude because " . The news was "a complete surprise" to the No. 2-ranked Simona Halep handles American Sloane Stephens at Citi Open", "Bouchard, Stephens fall in Citi Open finals, shift focus to Rogers Cup", "Wozniacki ends Stephens' Toronto run, roars into final", "Stephens pulls out three-set win over Cibulkova", "Stats Corner: American quartet soars into US Open quarterfinals", "U.S. Open: Madison Keys beats Kaia Kanepi to complete American sweep of women's semifinals", "No. Required fields are marked *. From there, she continued her training in Boca Raton, where she trained at Evert Tennis Academy before she made her way to Nick Saviano High-Performance Tennis Academy at 12. 17 after the tournament. It'll be okay, don't worry. [45] With a higher seed, Stephens had a strong US Open series for the second consecutive year. During the time she won the US Open and made the final at Roland Garris, many made many comparisons and comparisons between Serena and. Two days later, the 26-year-old tweeted that she and Murray have reunited.
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Danielle Collins makes quick work of opponent, moves into ATX Open "[131] In the coming months, she would prove to be correct, first by snapping her losing streak at her next tournament in Acapulco. Stephens was down a set and a break early in the second set, but came from behind to pull off a huge upset. [41] Although she seldom played on the pro tour that year, Stephens decided to turn pro in October following a strong junior season. Stephens was the 2017 US Open champion, and has won seven WTA Tour singles titles in total. 15, Jelena Jankovic. After two lopsided split sets, Stephens won a tight third set to reach her first Grand Slam singles final. Sloane Stephens hired Kamau Murray, left, last fall to lift her career. Sloane Stephens started off the new year by starting a new chapter of her life, as she and American soccer star Jozy Altidore were wed on New Year's Day. In the opening round, she defeated Rka Luca Jani for her first Grand Slam tournament match win. [241] In 2015, Stephens won the first set of their encounters at the Indian Wells Open and the French Open, but ultimately lost in three sets in both instances. At the Bad Homburg Open, her first grass-court tournament of the season, Stephens was beaten in the first round by British qualifier Katie Swan. She has never won a professional title on grass, and Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam event where she has not made it to at least the semifinals. She then backed up that win by beating 23rd seed Shahar Pe'er. 13 and was named WTA Comeback Player of the Year. [49] With this third-round appearance, Stephens made her debut in the top 100 of the WTA rankings and also became the youngest player in the top 100 at 18 years old. Seeded fourth, she overcame a bee sting to beat Magdalena Frch in the first round. She defeated four unseeded players to make her first Grand Slam tournament quarterfinal and set up her second clash with Williams that month.
New fiance Altidore, new coach Groeneveld for Sloane Stephens She lost her first two matches back, one to compatriot Alison Riske at Wimbledon, and the other to No. She won the tournament without dropping a set for her first career WTA title. Kamau also established a Tennis Programme named XS in Chicago. [280] Her other health-related endorsements include doTerra, Precision Nutrition, and Colgate. [238][239] Nonetheless, Stephens has said the two of them still had a good relationship. [135] Stephens entered the French Open having never reached the quarterfinals. 1 and eventual champion, Iga witek. [95], Stephens did not play again until the Washington Open in August. 25, Jamie Hampton. [162] After Monterrey, the WTA tour was suspended from the rest of March through July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[163][164]. [244] Halep won their first encounter in 2012 at the Barcelona Ladies Open. 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. [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. [177] She ended up losing in the quarterfinals to 15th seed and eventual champion, Veronika Kudermetova. [173], Stephens losing streak continued at the Monterrey Open. [181] Ranked 59 at the French Open, she stunned ninth seed and world No.
Back home at the Citi Open, Sloane Stephens's hitting partner is We aims to be available wherever and whenever you need it. 11 in the world, had been coached by Sven Groeneveld since Maybut announced the end of that partnershipMonday. Top-Seed Aryna Sabalenka Battles Past Sloane Stephens at National Bank Open 2021 Round 2", "Halep claims first win since May in Cincinnati, Azarenka and Bencic triumph", "Sloane Stephens escapes with win over Madison Keys in Round 1", "Kerber beats Stephens in battle of former US Open champions", "Azarenka cruises in Chicago debut; Zidansek rolls past Stephens", "US Open champ Raducanu upset at Indian Wells; Murray wins", "Slovakia upset the U.S. at Billie Jean King Cup", "U.S. beats Spain to set up Billie Jean King Cup semifinal against Russia", "COLLINS AND STEPHENS BLAST RUTHLESS USA INTO BILLIE JEAN KING CUP SEMI-FINALS", "SAMSONOVA DOUBLES DOWN TO LEAD RTF TO BILLIE JEAN KING CUP FINAL", "Russians and Switzerland set up clash in Billie Jean King Cup final", "Emma Raducanu Rediscovers Winning Ways Against Sloane Stephens", "Stephens overcomes Bouzkova in Guadalajara, wins first title since 2018", "Sloane Stephens pulls out late from Monterrey", "BNP Paribas Open: Naomi Osaka rallies past Sloane Stephens in gusty first-round matchup", "Gauff and Rogers win, more seeded women fall at Miami Open", "Zheng Qinwen beats former champ Stephens in Charleston", "Djokovic downs Karatsev to enter Italian Open third round", "WTA roundup: Sloane Stephens bounced in France", "French Open: Sloane Stephens, Daria Saville score upsets in 2R", "Gauff, Stephens to play in all-American French Open QF; Pegula to face No. [127] Nonetheless, the United States won the tie 32 to give Stephens her first Fed Cup crown. Sloane Stephens (born March 20, 1993) is an American professional tennis player. Now she's won . 3, Agnieszka Radwaska. [33] In the spring of 2008, she received a qualifying wildcard into her first WTA Tour event, the Miami Open, where she lost her opening round match. Sloane Stephens's Coach Recommits to Craft After Health Scare. [290] She was also a fan of the Williams sisters and kept a poster of Serena in her bedroom as a kid. [45] Two of her biggest improvements came at two Grand Slam events. [123][124] She also became the lowest-ranked US Open champion ever, and the fifth-lowest at any Grand Slam tournament. [105] She also lost in the first round of the Australian Open for the second consecutive year, this time to a qualifier. Stephens reached the fourth round at the Australian Open, securing her first match wins at the tournament since 2014. After the US Open, Stephens competed at the Italian Open. On our site youll find a variety of options to continue watching and talking about famous sportsmens,tennis tournaments and tennis gear. [81] In the grass-court season, Stephens was seeded 18th at Wimbledon, but suffered a first round loss to world No. In contrast, Venus Williams is amongst the top 20% of most aggressive players, while Serena Williams, Madison Keys, and CoCo Vandeweghe are all in the top 10% with aggression scores above 25%.