Kristie Ahn

Kristie Ahn

Ahn at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships
Full name	Kristie Hyerim Ahn
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, U.S.
Born	(1992-06-15) June 15, 1992 Flushing, New York, U.S.
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$1,070,684
Singles
Career record	230–167
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 87 (September 30, 2019)
Current ranking	No. 210 (September 13, 2021)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2018, 2020)
French Open	1R (2020)
Wimbledon	2R (2021)
US Open	4R (2019)
Doubles
Career record	55–53
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 199 (April 24, 2017)
Current ranking	No. 296 (March 22, 2021)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	Q1 (2017)
US Open	1R (2009, 2017)
Last updated on: March 22, 2021.

Kristie Hyerim Ahn (born June 15, 1992) is an American professional tennis player.

She has won seven singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 30 September 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 87. Her first appearance at a Grand Slam tournament was at the age of 16 at the 2008 US Open. In 2019, she was given a wildcard bid and reached the fourth round of the US Open where she became the first Asian American woman to make the round of 16 at a Grand Slam tournament since Lilia Osterloh accomplished the feat in 2000.

Ahn is of Korean descent and was born in Flushing Hospital, having later lived in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. She graduated from Stanford University in 2014 with a degree in Science, Technology and Society. She played on the Stanford women's tennis team from 2010 to 2014 and was All-American in singles, ITA National Rookie of the Year, and Pac-10 Championships singles champion.

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through 2021 US Open.

Tournament	2008	2009	...	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A		Q1	A	1R	Q2	1R	A		0 / 2	0–2	0%
French Open	A	A		Q2	Q2	Q1	Q1	1R	Q1		0 / 1	0–1	0%
Wimbledon	A	A		A	Q3	Q2	1R	NH	2R		0 / 2	1–2	33%
US Open	1R	Q2		Q3	Q2	Q2	4R	1R	Q1		0 / 3	3–3	50%
Win–Loss	0–1	0–0		0–0	0–0	0–1	3–2	0–3	1–1		0 / 8	4–8	33%
WTA 1000
Indian Wells Open	A	A		A	A	Q2	A	NH	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Miami Open	A	A		A	A	Q1	A	NH	Q2		0 / 0	0–0	–
Canadian Open	A	A		A	A	A	A	NH	Q2		0 / 0	0–0	–
Cincinnati Open	NT1	A		A	A	A	Q1	Q2	Q1		0 / 0	0–0	–
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open	A	A		A	Q1	A	A	NH			0 / 0	0–0	–
China Open	NT1	A		A	Q1	A	Q1	NH			0 / 0	0–0	–
Career statistics
Tournaments	1	0		0	5	6	7	5	4		Career total: 29
Titles	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0		Career total: 0
Finals	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0		Career total: 0
Overall Win–Loss	0–1	0–0		0–0	4–5	1–6	9–7	0–5	2–4		0 / 29	16–29	36%
Year-end ranking	443	345		220	106	196	91	108			$1,069,413

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend $80,000 tournaments $50,000/$60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (6–4) Clay (1–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	May 2008	ITF Landisville, United States	10,000	Hard	Rebecca Marino	6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Win	2–0	Jun 2008	ITF Houston, United States	10,000	Hard (i)	Chan Chin-wei	7–6(7), 0–6, 7–6(2)
Win	3–0	Mar 2009	ITF Hammond, United States	25,000	Hard	Sophie Ferguson	0–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss	3–1	May 2010	Carson Challenger, United States	50,000	Clay	CoCo Vandeweghe	1–6, 3–6
Win	4–1	May 2015	ITF Changwon, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Lee Ye-ra	6–3, 3–2 ret.
Win	5–1	Aug 2015	Winnipeg Challenger, Canada	25,000	Hard	Sharon Fichman	6–2, 7–5
Loss	5–2	Apr 2016	ITF Changwon, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Susanne Celik	2–6, 0–6
Loss	5–3	Nov 2016	Scottsdale Challenge, United States	50,000	Hard	Beatriz Haddad Maia	6–7(4), 6–7(2)
Win	6–3	Apr 2017	Dothan Pro Classic, United States	60,000	Clay	Amanda Anisimova	1–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss	6–4	May 2017	Open Saint-Gaudens, France	60,000	Clay	Richèl Hogenkamp	2–6, 4–6
Win	7–4	Nov 2017	Pro Challenge Tyler, United States	80,000	Hard	Danielle Collins	6–4, 6–4
Loss	7–5	Aug 2018	ITF Landisville, United States	60,000	Hard	Madison Brengle	4–6, 0–1 ret.
Loss	7–6	Feb 2019	ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States	25,000	Hard	Nicole Gibbs	3–6, 3–6

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend $80,000 tournaments $50,000/$60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments

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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	May 2010	ITF Raleigh, United States	50,000	Clay	Nicole Gibbs	Alexandra Mueller Ahsha Rolle	6–3, 6–2
Loss	1–1	Aug 2015	ITF Winnipeg, Canada	25,000	Hard	Lorraine Guillermo	Sharon Fichman Jovana Jakšić	2–6, 1–6
Loss	1–2	Oct 2015	ITF Toronto, Canada	50,000	Hard (i)	Fanny Stollár	Sharon Fichman Maria Sanchez	2–6, 7–6(6), [6–10]
Win	2–2	Apr 2017	ITF Indian Harbour Beach, U.S.	80,000	Clay	Quinn Gleason	Laura Pigossi Renata Zarazúa	6–3, 6–2
Loss	2–3	Apr 2017	ITF Dothan, United States	60,000	Clay	Lizette Cabrera	Emina Bektas Sanaz Marand	3–6, 6–1, [2–10]
Loss	2–4	May 2019	ITF Fukuoka, Japan	60,000	Carpet	Alison Bai	Naomi Broady Heather Watson	walkover

External links

• Kristie Ahn at the Women's Tennis Association
• Kristie Ahn at the International Tennis Federation