Kayla Day
Kayla Day|
Kayla Day at Wimbledon 2016. |
| Full name |
Kayla Day |
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| Country (sports) |
 United States |
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| Residence |
Santa Barbara, California, United States |
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| Born |
(1999-09-28) September 28, 1999
Santa Barbara, California, United States |
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| Height |
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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| Plays |
Left-handed (Two-handed backhand) |
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| Coach(es) |
Henner Nehles |
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| Prize money |
$97,000.00 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record |
42 - 22 |
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| Career titles |
1 ITF |
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| Highest ranking |
195 (November 14, 2016) |
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| Current ranking |
195 (November 14, 2016) |
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| Grand Slam Singles results |
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| US Open |
2R (2016) |
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| French Open Junior |
3R (2016) |
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| Wimbledon Junior |
SF (2016) |
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| US Open Junior |
W (2016) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record |
0–2 |
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| Grand Slam Doubles results |
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| French Open Junior |
2R (2016) |
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| Wimbledon Junior |
2R (2015, 2016) |
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| US Open Junior |
F (2016) |
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Last updated on: October 31, 2016. |
Kayla Day (born September 28, 1999) is an American junior tennis player. She is the reigning US Open junior champion and the reigning USTA Girls' 18s national champion.[1][2]
Personal life
Day started playing tennis when she was 7 years old.[3]
Junior career
Day has been No. 1 in the Girls' 12s, 14s, 16s, and 18s US national rankings.[3] In 2016, she climbed to No. 1 in the ITF junior rankings by winning the Junior US Open, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon, and reaching the final at the Orange Bowl the previous year.[4] She also won the 2016 USTA Girls 18s national championship to earn a wild card into the main draw of the US Open.
Professional career
2016
Day made her WTA debut at the 2016 Connecticut Open in New Haven after reaching the main draw as a lucky loser, having defeated Naomi Broady and Kirsten Flipkens along the way. The following week, she played in her first career grand slam at the US Open and won her first match against compatriot Madison Brengle.
Shortly after turning 17, Day won her first career title at a $50,000 tournament in Macon. The following week, she reached the semifinal at Scottsdale to enter the Top 200 for the first time. With her combined performance at these two events, Day won the Australian Open Wild Card Challenge to earn a spot in the main draw at the first grand slam of 2017.
ITF finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Legend |
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| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
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| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (1–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
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Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' Singles: 1 (1 title)
Girls' Doubles
Singles performance timeline
Key
| W |
F |
SF |
QF |
R# |
RR |
Q# |
A |
NH |
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
References
External links
Valeria Solovyeva
Viktória Kužmová