Storm Sanders

Storm Sanders

Full name	Storm Sanders
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	11 August 1994 Rockhampton, Australia
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Plays	left-handed (double-handed backhand)
Prize money	$220,650
Singles
Career record	109–102
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	202 (10 February 2014)
Current ranking	293 (7 November 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2014, 2015, 2016)
French Open	Q1 (2014)
Wimbledon	—
US Open	Q1 (2013)
Doubles
Career record	85–59
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	134 (7 November 2016)
Current ranking	134 (7 November 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2016)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2014)
Last updated on: 7 November 2016.

Storm Sanders (born 11 August 1994 in Rockhampton) is an Australian tennis player.

Sanders has won one singles and six doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 10 February 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 202. On 7 November 2016, she peaked at world number 134 in the doubles rankings.^[1]

Sanders debuted on the ITF junior tour in December 2007,^[2] and on the senior tour in November 2008.^[3] She won her first professional tournament in February 2013.

Professional career

2013

Sanders began her year ranked 674 in the world. Her first tournament was the 2013 Apia International Sydney, where she received a wildcard into qualifying. She stunned Eugenie Bouchard in the first round in two tiebreak sets, but lost in the second round against Misaki Doi. Sanders then received a wildcard into qualifying at the 2013 Australian Open where she lost in the first round against Yuliya Beygelzimer. In February, after failing to qualify for the McDonald's Burnie International, Sanders celebrated a breakthrough victory, winning the $25,000 Launceston Tennis International ITF tournament.^[4][5] She won through both the qualifying and main draws without dropping a set. She also achieved the rare feat of defeating the top seeds in both the qualifying draw (Mari Tanaka) and the main draw (Olivia Rogowska) en route to victory. Sanders reached the top 500 in the WTA rankings for the first time after the tournament win. A month later, she reached the final of the $25,000 ITF event in Ipswich, Queensland, losing to Jelena Pandžić in three sets.^[6]

In July, together with her British partner Naomi Broady, Sanders won the $50,000 2013 FSP Gold River Women's Challenger – Doubles, defeating Robin Anderson and Lauren Embree in straight sets.^[7]

In US Open qualifying, Sanders lost in the first round to Uzbekistan's Nigina Abduraimova.^[8]

2014

Sanders began the season at the 2014 Brisbane International after receiving a wildcard into qualifying. She opened with a three set win over Irina-Camelia Begu.^[9] Although taking the opening set, Sanders lost against third seed Hsieh Su-wei in three sets in the second round.

The following week, Sanders was awarded a wildcard to the main draw of the Hobart International. A first round win over Peng Shuai^[10] saw her match up with second seed Kirsten Flipkens in the second round. Pushing the top-20 ranked Belgian to the brink, Sanders lost in a tough three set match, lasting over two and a half hours.^[11] Despite the close loss, it was announced that Sanders had been given a wildcard into the singles main draw of the 2014 Australian Open,^[12] having been given wildcards for the doubles draw the previous two years. She played Italian Camila Giorgi in round one, losing on her Grand Slam singles debut in three sets.^[13] She also lost in the first round of women's and mixed doubles.

2015

Given a wildcard for the 2015 Hobart International,^[14] Sanders lost in round one to Camila Giorgi in three sets. Sanders was then given a wildcard for the 2015 Australian Open, but lost at the first stage again, this time to world number 46 Klára Koukalová in straight sets.^[15]

2016

In July 2016, Sanders qualified for the Jiangxi International. This is the first time Sanders has successfully come through qualifying at a WTA-level event.^[16]

ITF finals (7–9)

Singles (1–2)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (1–2) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	No.	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	4 February 2013	$25,000	Launceston, Australia	Hard	Shuko Aoyama	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	18 March 2013	$25,000	Ipswich, Australia	Hard	Jelena Pandžić	5–7, 6–2, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	28 September 2015	$15,000	Tweed Heads, Australia	Hard	Dalma Gálfi	2–6, 6–3, 1–6

Doubles (6–7)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (6–6) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–1) Carpet (0–0)

Result	No.	Date	Category	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	16 May 2011	$10,000	Landisville, United States	Hard	Brooke Rischbieth	Chieh-Yu Hsu Nicola Slater	5–7, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	23 May 2011	$10,000	Sumter, United States	Hard	Ebony Panoho	Bojana Bobusic Nicola Slater	6–4, 5–7, [6–10]
Runner-up	3.	5 September 2011	$25,000	Alice Springs, Australia	Hard	Brooke Rischbieth	Maria Fernanda Alves Samantha Murray	6–3, 5–7, [3–10]
Runner-up	4.	21 November 2011	$25,000	Bendigo, Australia	Hard	Samantha Murray	Stephanie Bengson Tyra Calderwood	6–2, 1–6, [5–10]
Runner-up	5.	18 March 2013	$25,000	Ipswich, Australia	Hard	Viktorija Rajicic	Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Varatchaya Wongteanchai	6–4, 1–6, [8–10]
Winner	1.	1 July 2013	$50,000	Sacramento, United States	Hard	Naomi Broady	Robin Anderson Lauren Embree	6–3, 6–4
Winner	2.	27 January 2014	$50,000	Burnie, Australia	Hard	Jarmila Gajdošová	Eri Hozumi Miki Miyamura	6–4, 6–4
Winner	3.	7 July 2014	$50,000	Sacramento, United States	Hard	Daria Gavrilova	Maria Sanchez Zoe Gwen Scandalis	6–2, 6–1
Runner-up	6.	22 June 2015	$25,000	Baton Rouge, United States	Hard	Chanel Simmonds	Samantha Crawford Emily Harman	6–7^(4–7), 1–6
Winner	4.	20 July 2015	$50,000	Granby, Canada	Hard	Jessica Moore	Laura Robson Erin Routliffe	7–5, 6–2
Winner	5.	5 October 2015	$25,000	Cairns, Australia	Hard	Jessica Moore	Jennifer Elie Asia Muhammad	6–0, 6–3
Runner-up	7.	13 June 2016	$50,000	Ilkley, United Kingdom	Grass	An-Sophie Mestach	Yang Zhaoxuan Zhang Kailin	3–6, 6–7^(5–7)
Winner	6.	31 October 2016	$50,000	Canberra, Australia	Hard	Jessica Moore	Alison Bai Lizette Cabrera	6–3, 6–4

References

1. Storm Sanders at the Women's Tennis Association
2. Storm Sanders at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile
3. Storm Sanders at the International Tennis Federation
4. "Sanders' barn-storming victory". The Examiner. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
5. Trollope, Matt (24 November 2013). "Storm Sanders: back in the game". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
6. Richards, Matt (25 March 2013). "Ebelthite, Pandzic claim Ipswich titles". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
7. "Walker Returns after Summer Travels with USTA Collegiate Team". Memphis Tigers. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
8. McGowan, Marc (5 November 2013). "This teenager is taking the tennis world by Storm". acelandtennis.com.au. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
9. Malone, Paul; Stannard, Damien (27 December 2013). "Ashley Barty, Storm Sanders, Jarmila Gajdosova win Brisbane qualifying matches". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
10. "Australian teenager Storm Sanders scores big upset win in Hobart". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
11. Beniuk, David (8 January 2014). "Storm pushes Hobart seed to brink". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
12. "Eight Australians handed final wildcard entries into Australian Open main draw". ABC. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
13. Salvado, John (14 January 2014). "Storm Sanders beaten at Australian Open". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
14. "Storm Sanders secures last Hobart wildcard". Daily Mail. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
15. O'Donoghue, Craig (19 January 2015). "Open experience ends for West Aussie". The West Australian. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
16. "Aussies in action: Kyrgios seeded second in Atlanta". Tennis Australia. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

External links

• Storm Sanders at the Women's Tennis Association
• Storm Sanders at the International Tennis Federation