Samantha Crawford
Crawford at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships | |
Full name | Samantha Crawford |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Born |
Atlanta, United States | February 18, 1995
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Prize money | $490,509 |
Singles | |
Career record | 138–118 |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | 98 (July 11, 2016) |
Current ranking | 105 (November 7, 2016) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2016) |
French Open | 1R (2016) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2016) |
US Open | 1R (2012, 2015, 2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 66–56 |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | 216 (July 13, 2015) |
Current ranking | 305 (November 7, 2016) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
US Open | 1R (2011, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
Last updated on: November 7, 2016. |
Samantha Crawford (born February 18, 1995) is an American tennis player.
Crawford has won one singles and five doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On July 11, 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 98. On July 13, 2015, she peaked at world number 216 in the doubles rankings.
As a junior, Atlanta-born Crawford won the girls' singles title at the 2012 US Open, defeating Anett Kontaveit in the final.
Career
2012
Crawford received a wildcard into the 2012 US Open – Women's Singles Qualifying. She got to the qualifying competition with wins over Irina Khromacheva and Marie-Ève Pelletier. She played Eleni Daniilidou for a spot in the main draw, winning in three sets. In her first women's Grand Slam main draw appearance, Crawford lost to fellow teenager Laura Robson.
2015
In 2015, Crawford earned a wild card into the 2015 US Open by winning the US Open Wild Card Challenge, a three-week series of hard-court events played out on the USTA Pro Circuit.[1]
2016
At the 2016 Brisbane International, Crawford caused an upset by defeating top-15 player Belinda Bencic in the second round. She subsequently went on to reach her first WTA semifinal, where she lost to former world number one and eventual champion Victoria Azarenka in straight sets.[2]
ITF finals (6–6)
Singles (1–4)
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Result | No. | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | July 9, 2012 | $50,000 | Yakima, United States | Hard | Shelby Rogers | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | January 12, 2015 | $25,000 | Plantation, United States | Clay | Sachia Vickery | 3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | May 11, 2015 | $25,000 | Raleigh, United States | Clay | Julia Boserup | 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | July 27, 2015 | $50,000 | Lexington, United States | Hard | Nao Hibino | 2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 1. | November 9, 2015 | $50,000 | Scottsdale, United States | Hard | Viktorija Golubic | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
Doubles (5–2)
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Result | No. | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | July 9, 2012 | $50,000 | Yakima, United States | Hard | Madison Keys | Xu Yifan Zhou Yimiao |
6–3, 2–6, [12–10] |
Winner | 2. | February 18, 2013 | $25,000 | Surprise, United States | Hard | Sachia Vickery | Emily Harman Xu Yifan |
6–3, 3–6, [10–7] |
Winner | 3. | February 10, 2014 | $25,000 | Rancho Santa Fe, United States | Hard | Xu Yifan | Danielle Lao Keri Wong |
3–6, 6–2, [12–10] |
Runner-up | 1. | July 14, 2014 | $50,000 | Carson, United States | Hard | Sachia Vickery | Michaëlla Krajicek Olivia Rogowska |
6–7(4–7), 1–6 |
Winner | 4. | February 23, 2015 | $25,000 | Rancho Santa Fe, United States | Hard | Asia Muhammad | İpek Soylu Nina Stojanović |
6–0, 6–3 |
Winner | 5. | June 22, 2015 | $25,000 | Baton Rouge, United States | Hard | Emily Harman | Storm Sanders Chanel Simmonds |
7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
Runner-up | 2. | October 31, 2016 | $50,000 | Scottsdale, United States | Hard | Melanie Oudin | Ingrid Neel Taylor Townsend |
4–6, 3–6 |
Grand Slam finals
Girls' Singles
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 2012 | US Open | Hard | Anett Kontaveit | 7–5, 6–3 |
References
- ↑ "Crawford wins challenge earns US Open wild card". USTA. August 3, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ↑ Lutton, Phil (January 9, 2016). "Brisbane International 2016: Victoria Azarenka continues comeback after booking spot in final". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
External links
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- Samantha Crawford at the Women's Tennis Association
- Samantha Crawford at the International Tennis Federation