Katie Volynets
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$ 1,317,650 |
Singles | |
Career record | 165–121 (57.7%) |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 74 (March 6, 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 110 (April 1, 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2023) |
French Open | 2R (2022, 2024) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2021, 2023) |
US Open | 1R (2019, 2021, 2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 13–17 (43.3%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 447 (May 9, 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 757 (April 1, 2024) |
Last updated on: 1 April 2024. |
Katie Volynets (born December 31, 2001) is an American tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 74 by the WTA on 6 March 2023.
Early life[edit]
Volynets was born in Walnut Creek, California. Her parents had emigrated from Ukraine, and she still has extended family in Kyiv and Dnipro.
Career[edit]
2019: Grand Slam debut[edit]
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.[2] She lost in the first round to Bianca Andreescu, who went on to win the tournament.
2021: WTA 1000 and Wimbledon debut[edit]
In May, she won her first singles title on the ITF Circuit, at the $100k event in Bonita Springs.[3]
She qualified for the Wimbledon Championships for the first time at this major.
Volynets received a wildcard into the singles main draw of the US Open.
In October, she made her debut at the WTA 1000 level in Indian Wells, also receiving a wildcard.
2022: Top 150 debut, first Major win[edit]
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: Major third round, first WTA Tour semifinal, top 75[edit]
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 third round 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 Tour quarterfinal.[11][12] Next, she defeated wildcard Peyton Stearns to reach her first semifinal.[13] As a result, her ranking rose to world No. 74, on 6 March 2023.
She qualified for the US Open[14] but lost in the first round to Wang Xinyu.
2024: WTA 1000 third round[edit]
At the 2024 ATX Open, she reached again the second round as a wildcard defeating Renata Zarazúa.
At the WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open, she received a wildcard and defeated Mirra Andreeva and sixth seed Ons Jabeur, both in straight sets to reach the third round for the first time at this level.[15] She lost to wildcard Caroline Wozniacki. Next, she qualified for the 2024 Miami Open, making her debut at this WTA 1000, and recorded a first-round win over another American, former Grand Slam champion Sofia Kenin.
She qualified for the 2024 Credit One Charleston Open and defeated Arantxa Rus in 3 hours 43 minutes with two tiebreaks, saving four match points, in the longest WTA match for the season thus far.[16][17] She also qualified for the main draw at the Italian Open and defeated Wang Yafan, and at the 2024 French Open and defeated Aleksandra Krunic.
Performance timeline[edit]
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.[18]
Singles[edit]
Current through the 2023 US Open.
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
French Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
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 | 1–2 | 0 / 11 | 4–11 | 27% |
WTA 1000 | |||||||||
Qatar Open[a] | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Dubai[a] | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Indian Wells Open | A | NH | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
Miami Open | A | NH | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Madrid Open | A | NH | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Canadian Open | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Cincinnati Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
China Open | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
Wuhan Open | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 0 / 8 | 5–8 | 38% |
Career statistics | |||||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 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[b] | 438 | 315 | 178 | 110 | 109 | $1,019,886 |
ITF Circuit finals[edit]
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner–up)[edit]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2019 | ITF Malibu, United States | 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)[edit]
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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 |
Top 10 wins[edit]
Season | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
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Wins | 1 | 1 | 2 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | KVR |
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2023 | |||||||
1. | Veronika Kudermetova | No. 9 | Australian Open | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 | No. 113 |
2024 | |||||||
2. | Ons Jabeur | No. 6 | Indian Wells | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 6–4 | No. 131 |
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b 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 until 2024. 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[edit]
- ^ "Volynets Targets Continued Pro Circuit Success". tennisrecruiting.net. November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ "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 ITF Bio". itftennis.com. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Stepping Stones: Jennifer Brady's journey to the Australian Open final". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Get to Know American Katie Volynets". www.tennisnow.com. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Walnut Creek's Volynets upsets No. 9 seed at Australian Open". The Mercury News. January 19, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "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".
- ^ "Meet the 2023 US Open women's qualifiers".
- ^ "American wild card Volynets upsets No.6 Jabeur in Indian Wells". March 9, 2024.
- ^ https://twitter.com/WTA/status/1774935129070145625
- ^ "Time check: Volynets saves match points and wins longest match of 2024". April 1, 2024.
- ^ "Katie Volynets [USA] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
Junior success[edit]
External links[edit]
- Katie Volynets at the Women's Tennis Association
- Katie Volynets at the International Tennis Federation
- Katie Volynets at Wimbledon
- Katie Volynets at ESPN.com