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2020 LTP Charleston Pro Tennis – Singles
Taylor Townsend was the defending champion, but chose not to participate as she is on maternity leave. Mayar Sherif won the title, defeating Katarzyna Kawa Katarzyna Kawa (; born 17 November 1992) is a Polish professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings are No. 64 in doubles, set on 10 October 2022, and No. 112 in singles, achieved on 9 November 2020. She has won five WTA Challenger d ... in the final, 6–2, 6–3. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half References Main Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2020 LTP Charleston Pro Tennis - Singles LTP Charleston Pro Tennis - Singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayar Sherif
Mayar Sherif Ahmed Abdel-Aziz (; born 5 May 1996) is an Egyptian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA ranking of No. 31 in singles, making her the highest ranked Egyptian singles player, male or female, in the Open Era. She also has a career-high of No. 65 in doubles. Sherif has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour and one title in doubles. She has also won a record eight WTA 125 tournaments, WTA 125 singles titles and two doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour along with nine singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, ITF Women's Circuit. She is the younger sister of Rana Sherif Ahmed. Sherif spent her final two years of college at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, graduating in 2018 with a bachelor of science in sports medicine. She was part of the university's tennis team and was an All-American in both 2017 and 2018, and the West Coast Conference Player of the Year in 2018. She made the semifinals of the 2018 NCAA sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Montgomery
Robin Montgomery (born September 5, 2004) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 95, attained on 9 June 2025, and a best doubles ranking of No. 119, achieved on 11 September 2023. She won the girls' singles and girls' doubles titles at the 2021 US Open. She has won three singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. Montgomery made her WTA Tour debut at the 2020 US Open, receiving a wildcard into the women's singles main draw. Early life Montgomery was born in Washington, D.C. She began playing tennis at the age of four, and currently trains at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Maryland. Career 2019: Orange Bowl winner In August 2019, Montgomery played in the girls' singles at the US Open, where she reached the third round. In September, she represented the US in the final of the Junior Fed Cup, teaming with Connie Ma to win the doubles match against the Czech Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hailey Baptiste
Hailey Baptiste (born November 3, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. She reached her best singles ranking of world No. 70 on 19 May 2025. She has won one WTA Tour and two WTA Challenger Tour doubles titles. Her highest doubles ranking is No. 92, achieved on 22 July 2024. She has also won four singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Career Juniors On the junior tour, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 38 on 29 January 2018. She ended runner-up at the US Open junior doubles' tournament in 2018. 2019–2022: Major, WTA Tour, and WTA 1000 debuts Baptiste made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at her hometown tournament, the 2019 Washington Open, and defeated major finalist and former top-ten player, Madison Keys. She made her major debut at the 2020 US Open as a wildcard player. She made her WTA 1000 debut at the 2021 Miami Open, after reaching the main draw having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition. On her debut at the Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennedy Shaffer
Kennedy may refer to: People * Kennedy (surname), including any of several people with that surname ** Kennedy family, a prominent American political family that includes: *** Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (1888–1969), American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and politician *** John F. Kennedy (1917–1963), 35th president of the United States from 1961 to 1963 *** Robert F. Kennedy (1925–1968), 64th United States attorney general and U.S. senator from New York *** Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (born 1954), American politician and environmental lawyer *** Ted Kennedy (1932–2009), U.S. senator from Massachusetts ** John Kennedy (Louisiana politician) (born 1951), U.S. senator from Louisiana ** Anthony Kennedy (born 1936), U.S. Supreme Court justice from 1988 to 2018 * Kennedy (commentator) (born 1972), Fox News commentator Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, who uses "Kennedy" as a stage name * Kennedy (given name), including any of several people with that given name Families * Kennedy (Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Bellis
Catherine Cartan "CiCi" Bellis (born April 8, 1999) is an American former professional tennis player. In early 2018, she was the second youngest player in the top 100 of the WTA rankings. Bellis has a career-high ranking of world No. 35 by the Women's Tennis Association, which she achieved in August 2017. She is known for winning a match at the 2014 US Open as a 15 year old against a top-20 opponent, making her the youngest match-winner at the US Open since 1996. Her biggest title came at the 2016 Hawaii Tennis Open, a WTA 125 event. She also won seven singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Bellis had an accomplished junior season the same year she played in her first US Open, finishing the 2014 season as the ITF Junior World Champion for holding the year-end world No. 1 junior ranking. She also won the USTA National Junior Championship that year at 15 to become the youngest winner of the event since Lindsay Davenport in 1991. Early life and background C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Govortsova
Olga Alekseyevna Govortsova ( (Volha Alyakseyeuna Havartsova); ; born 23 August 1988) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. On 23 June 2008, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 35. On 29 August 2011, she peaked at No. 24 in the doubles rankings. Tennis career She reached her first WTA Tour final at the 2008 Memphis Championships but lost in straight sets to Lindsay Davenport. Govortsova has been sponsored by Wilson and Chinese clothing company Peak. She is represented by French-based sports agency Lagardère Unlimited. 2009 She began her season at the Brisbane International, where she defeated eighth seed Francesca Schiavone en route to the quarterfinals. However, she fell against world No. 41, Sara Errani. At the Australian Open, she received main-draw entry but lost in straight sets against 20th seed Amélie Mauresmo in the first round. She then played in Indian Wells, a Premier-Mandatory event where she defeated British Anne Keothavong in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kateryna Bondarenko
Kateryna Volodymyrivna Volodko (née Bondarenko; ; born 8 August 1986) is a tennis player from Ukraine. Her career-high rankings are world No. 29 in singles and No. 9 in doubles. She was the doubles champion at the 2008 Australian Open, partnering her sister Alona Bondarenko. Her best Grand Slam performance in singles was reaching the quarterfinals at the 2009 US Open. Over her career, Bondarenko has defeated top ten players Elena Dementieva, Sara Errani, Ana Ivanovic, Garbiñe Muguruza, Li Na, Agnieszka Radwańska, Roberta Vinci, and Venus Williams. Personal life Kateryna is the younger sister of professional tennis players Valeria Bondarenko and Alona Bondarenko. Bondarenko was born on 8 August 1986 in Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR (nowadays Ukraine) to father, Vladimir, and mother, Natalia. She was introduced to tennis at age four by her parents. She has two sisters, Valeria and Alona, both used to play on the WTA Tour. Her favourite surface is hardcourt. In September 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Parry
Diane Parry (; born 1 September 2002) is a French professional tennis player. On 28 October 2024, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 48. On 4 December 2023, she peaked at No. 74 in the WTA doubles rankings. She is the current French No. 3 singles player. Parry was the junior world No. 1 in 2019. Career Juniors Grand Slam performance - Singles: * Australian Open: 1R (2018) * French Open: 2R (2019) * Wimbledon: SF (2019) * US Open: 2R (2018) - Doubles: * Australian Open: 1R (2018) * French Open: SF (2019) * Wimbledon: QF (2018) * US Open: QF (2019) Parry has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 1, attained on 21 October 2019. She was designated ITF Junior World Champion for 2019. 2017: WTA Tour debut She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the French Open thanks to a wildcard, partnering Giulia Morlet; they were defeated by the 13th-seeded pair of Kiki Bertens and Johanna Larsson, in two sets in the first round. Parry won her first ITF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Liu
Claire Liu (born May 25, 2000) is an American professional tennis player. On 30 January 2023, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 52. Liu has won one singles title and one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as six titles in singles and one doubles title on the ITF Women's Circuit. In 2017, she was the world No. 1 in the junior rankings, after winning the Wimbledon girls' singles title, and finishing runner-up at the French Open. Liu also won a junior Grand Slam doubles title at Wimbledon with Usue Arconada in 2016. Personal life Liu grew up in Thousand Oaks, California. Both her parents are Chinese immigrants. In 2023, she began maintaining a blog that recounts her experiences on the professional tennis tour and personal life. Career Juniors Grand Slam results - Singles: * Australian Open: – * French Open: F (2017) * Wimbledon: W (2017) * US Open: 2R (2013, 2016) Grand Slam results - Doubles: * Australian Open: – * French Open: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Navarro
Emma Navarro (born May 18, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 by the WTA, achieved on September 9, 2024 and a best doubles ranking of No. 93, set in 2024. Navarro has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour, and reached a major semifinal at the 2024 US Open. Navarro played college tennis at the University of Virginia and won the NCAA Singles Championship in 2021, later becoming the first women's singles NCAA champion to reach the US Open semifinals. She won her first WTA Tour title at the 2024 Hobart International in Hobart, Australia. Career 2019: WTA Tour debut Navarro finished as the runner-up in the junior 2019 French Open singles draw, and won the junior 2019 French Open in doubles playing with Chloe Beck. They also finished as runners-up in the junior 2019 Australian Open. Navarro made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2019 Charleston Open in South Carolina, after receiving a wildcard for the sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitney Osuigwe
Whitney Osuigwe ( ; born April 17, 2002) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 105 and a best doubles ranking of No. 115, achieved in August 2019 and 2024, respectively. In 2017, Osuigwe was the ITF Junior World Champion. She won the juniors 2017 French Open to become the first American to win the girls' singles event in Paris in 28 years. Personal life Osuigwe has been playing tennis at the IMG Academy since age six, where her father Desmond has been a teacher at the academy since 1997 and acts as her primary coach. Desmond is from Lagos in Nigeria and played professional tennis events at the ITF Futures level before coming to the United States to attend college. Whitney has an older brother named Deandre who is a college basketball player and a younger sister named Victoria who also plays tennis. Juniors In June 2017, Osuigwe climbed to No. 2 in the junior rankings by dominating the clay-court events in the previous six months. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Bethanie Mattek-Sands ( Bethanie Lynn Mattek; born March 23, 1985) is an American professional tennis player. She has won nine Grand Slam titles (five in women's doubles and four in mixed doubles), and an Olympic gold medal, and is a former world No. 1 in doubles. In women's doubles, Mattek-Sands has won 30 career titles, including five majors at the 2015 Australian Open, 2015 French Open, 2016 US Open, 2017 Australian Open and 2017 French Open, all partnering Lucie Šafářová. The pair also were the runners-up of the 2016 WTA Finals. Mattek-Sands became the world No. 1 in doubles on January 9, 2017, and held the top ranking for 32 consecutive weeks. Mattek-Sands has also found great success in mixed doubles; she won the 2012 Australian Open with and the 2015 French Open and a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Mattek-Sands then suffered a major knee injury in 2017 that required surgery and a year away from competition to heal, but eventually came back to win the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
