Cadence Brace (born 25 February 2005) is a

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player. She has a career high WTA singles ranking of 266 achieved on 9 June 2025. She also has a career high WTA doubles ranking of 371 achieved on 7 April 2025.

Career

Brace reached her first ITF final at the W15 event in Lambare, Paraguay, in December 2021, losing to

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. In August 2022, she defeated third seed

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to reach the second round at the WTA Challenger event in

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, where she lost to eventual champion

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. Brace made her WTA main draw debut at the 2022 Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby after qualifying for the singles main draw. She defeated seventh seed

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in the first round, before losing to

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in her next match. She won her first ITF title at the W35 tournament in

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, in June 2024, defeating top seed Victoria Hu in the final. In August 2024, Brace joined the

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tennis program.

ITF Finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Doubles: 1 (title)

References

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