Robin Montgomery (born September 5, 2004) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 107, attained on 5 August 2024, and a best doubles ranking of No. 119, achieved on 11 September 2023. She has won three singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour.
Montgomery at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
Country (sports) | |
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Residence | Washington, D.C. |
Born | Washington, D.C. | September 5, 2004
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 2020[1] |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 762,730 |
Singles | |
Career record | 115–70 |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 107 (5 August 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 107 (5 August 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2023) |
French Open | Q3 (2024) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2024) |
US Open | 1R (2020, 2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 43–25 |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 119 (11 September 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 283 (22 July 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | 3R (2023) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
US Open | 2R (2023) |
Last updated on: 5 August 2024. |
Montgomery made her WTA Tour debut at the 2020 US Open, receiving a wildcard into the women's singles main draw.[2] The following year, she won the girls' singles and girls' doubles titles at the US Open.
Early life
editMontgomery was born in Washington, D.C..[3] She began playing tennis at the age of four,[4] and currently trains at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Maryland.[5][6]
Career
edit2019: Orange Bowl winner
editIn August 2019, Montgomery played in the girls' singles at the US Open, where she reached the third round.[7] 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 and secure victory for the US.[8] In December, she won the "18 and under" title in the 2019 Orange Bowl.[9]
2020: Turned pro, first ITF Circuit title & major debut
editMontgomery reached the quarterfinals of the 2020 Australian Open girls' singles tournament in January, and in March, she won her first ITF tournament, a $25k event in Las Vegas.[3] As of August 2020[update], she was the No. 5 in the junior world rankings.[7]
Following the break in the season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Montgomery took part in the Western & Southern Open as a wildcard entrant in the qualifying competition, losing in the first round to Sorana Cîrstea.[10] The following week, she received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2020 US Open — her first Grand Slam appearance.[7] She lost in the first round to Yulia Putintseva.[11]
2021: WTA 1000 debut, US Open junior singles and doubles titles
editShe made her WTA 1000 debut in the main draw of the Miami Open as a wildcard player.
At the US Open, Montgomery defeated Kristina Dmitruk in straight sets in the girls' singles final to win her first Grand Slam singles title. She followed this victory a few hours later with her first major doubles title. She and partner Ashlyn Krueger defeated fellow American duo Reese Brantmeier and Elvina Kalieva in three sets. Montgomery became the first girl to achieve the feat of winning both titles at the US Open since Michaëlla Krajicek in 2004 and was the first American to take the girls' singles title since Amanda Anisimova in 2017.[12]
2023-2024: First WTA 1000 and major wins and WTA 500 quarterfinal
editShe qualified for the inaugural 2023 ATX Open in Austin, Texas but lost in the first round.[13]
She received a wildcard for the qualifying draw of the Indian Wells Open and for the main draw of the Miami Open,[14] where she reached the second round, defeating Ana Bogdan for her first WTA 1000-level win.
In 2024, she qualified for the main draw in Indian Wells, having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition.[15] She also received a wildcard for the qualifying competition in Miami. At the Madrid Open, also as a main draw wildcard, she reached the third round, losing to defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.[16]
At the beginning of the grass season, she qualified for the Rosmalen Open and then reached her first tour quarterfinal.[17][18] She also qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.[19]
At the beginning of the American summer swing, she reached her first WTA 500 quarterfinal at the Washington Open, after receiving a walkover from fourth seed Ons Jabeur. She qualified for the main draw at the Cincinnati Open, having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition.
Performance timelines
editW | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, Hopman Cup, United Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[20]
Singles
editCurrent through the 2023 Guadalajara Open.
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wimbledon | NH | A | A | Q2 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
US Open | 1R | Q1 | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
WTA 1000 | ||||||||
Qatar Open[a] | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Dubai [a] | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Indian Wells Open | NH | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Miami Open | NH | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
Madrid Open | NH | A | A | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Canadian Open | NH | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Cincinnati Open | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Guadalajara Open | NH | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
Wuhan Open | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
China Open | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% |
Career statistics | ||||||||
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Career total: 9 | |||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
Overall win-loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0 / 9 | 1–9 | 10% | |
Year-end ranking | 491 | 371 | 247 | 187 | $496,510 |
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2020 | Las Vegas Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2020 | ITF Orlando, United States | 25,000 | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 | |
Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2022 | ITF Nottingham, UK | 25,000 | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | |
Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2022 | ITF Templeton Pro, United States | 60,000 | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 | |
Win | 2–3 | Nov 2022 | Calgary Challenger, Canada | 60,000 | Hard (i) | 7–6(6), 7–5 | |
Win | 2–4 | Jan 2023 | ITF Orlando, United States | 25,000 | Hard | 2–6, 0–6 | |
Win | 3–4 | May 2023 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | 60,000 | Clay | 7–5, 6–4 |
Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partnering | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 2020 | ITF Reims, France | 25,000 | Hard | w/o | ||
Win | 2–0 | Jul 2021 | ITF Evansville, United States |
25,000 | Hard | 5–7, 6–3, [10–2] | ||
Win | 3–0 | Mar 2022 | Arcadia Pro Open, United States |
60,000 | Hard | w/o | ||
Win | 4–0 | Feb 2023 | ITF Orlando Pro, United States |
60,000 | Hard | 7–5, 6–1 | ||
Loss | 4–1 | Apr 2023 | ITF Charleston Pro, United States |
100,000 | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 4–2 | May 2023 | ITF Bonita Springs, United States |
100,000 | Clay | 7–5, 4–6, [2–10] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
editSingles: 1 (title)
editResult | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2021 | US Open | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles: 1 (title)
editResult | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2021 | US Open | Hard | 5–7, 6–3, [10–4] |
Head-to-head records
editRecord against top 10 players
edit- She has a 0–2 (0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Result | W–L | Opponent | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | Rank | H2H | |
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2024 | ||||||||||
Loss | 0–1 | Aryna Sabalenka | No. 2 | Madrid Open, Spain | Clay | 3R | 1-6, 7-6(7–5), 4-6 | No. 183 | 0–1 | |
2022 | ||||||||||
Loss | 0–1 | No. 8 | San Diego Open, United States | Hard | 1R | 3–6, 3–6 | No. 294 | 0–1 |
Notes
edit- ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009 until 2024. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
References
edit- ^ Maine, D'Arcy (2020-08-31). "Robin Montgomery out to make the most of US Open wild card". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
Montgomery officially announced she was turning professional..., earlier this month.
- ^ Rothenberg, Ben (31 August 2020). "Robin Montgomery, Still Just 15, Was Ready for Her U.S. Open Debut". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ a b Macpherson, Alex (1 January 2020). "Introducing the 2020 US Open's Grand Slam debutantes". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Gabrielle Montgomery". USTA. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ Maine, D'Arcy (31 August 2020). "Robin Montgomery out to make the most of US Open wild card". ESPN. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ Bembry, Jerry (28 September 2021). "Robin Montgomery, the future of women's tennis". Andscape. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Chiesa, Victoria (August 30, 2020). "Teens Robin Montgomery, Katrina Scott guaranteed debut to remember". US Open. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ^ Kapetanakis, Arthur (September 30, 2019). "Team USA three-peats as Junior Fed Cup champs". USTA. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
- ^ "Montgomery and Tirante win the Orange Bowl". ITF. December 16, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ^ "In pictures: The story of the 2020 Western & Southern Open". WTA. August 27, 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Pratt, Steve (August 31, 2020). "Yulia Putintseva eliminates wild card Robin Montgomery". US Open.
- ^ Sode, Scott (11 September 2021). "Junior Wrap: Robin Montgomery, Daniel Rincon win US Open singles titles". US Open. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Tennis, WTA – Austin Open 2023: Vandeweghe gets past Montgomery". March 2023.
- ^ "Erika Andreeva, Brenda Fruhvirtova awarded Miami Open wild cards". 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Indian Wells Qualifying Awards: Debut Breakthroughs, Resilient Veterans".
- ^ "Madrid Open: Who Is Aryna Sabalenka's Next Opponent? Meet America's Robin Montgomery, Who Created US Open History as a Junior Player". 28 April 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ https://x.com/TennisChannel/status/1801316425962865104 [bare URL]
- ^ "WTA roundup: Top seed Jessica Pegula upset in Netherlands". 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Katie Volynets, Robin Montgomery among four U.S. women to qualify at Wimbledon". 27 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Robin Montgomery [USA]- Australian Open". ausopen.com.