Robin Montgomery
Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Washington D.C. |
Born | Washington D.C.[1] | September 5, 2004
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 2020[2] |
Plays | Left (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Eric Nunez |
Prize money | US$ 348,790 |
Singles | |
Career record | 80–50 |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 147 (June 26, 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 147 (June 26, 2023) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2023) |
French Open | Q1 (2023) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2023) |
US Open | 1R (2020) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 38–20 |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 165 (March 7, 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 172 (June 26, 2023) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | 2R (2021) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
US Open | 1R (2022) |
Last updated on: June 27, 2023. |
Robin Montgomery (/kɪk/; born September 5, 2004) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 147, achieved on 26 June 2023, and a best doubles ranking of No. 165, achieved on 7 March 2022. She has won three singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour.
A product of the Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC), Montgomery made her WTA Tour debut at the 2020 US Open, receiving a wildcard in the women's singles draw.[3] The next year, she returned to juniors, winning the girls' singles and doubles titles at the US Open.
Career
2019: Orange Bowl winner
In August 2019, Montgomery played in the Girls' Singles at the US Open, where she reached the third round, losing to fellow-American Katrina Scott.[4] In September, she represented the US in the final of the Junior Fed Cup, teaming up with Connie Ma to win the doubles match against the Czech Republic and secure victory for the US.[5] In December, she won the "18 and under" title in the 2019 Orange Bowl.[6]
2020: Turned pro, first ITF title, junior No. 5 & major debut
Montgomery 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.[1] As of August 2020[update], she was at No. 5 in the junior world rankings.[4]
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 tenth seed Sorana Cîrstea.[7] The following week, she received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2020 US Open — her first Grand Slam appearance.[4] She lost in the first round to Yulia Putintseva.[8]
2021: WTA 1000 debut, US Open junior singles and doubles titles
She made her WTA 1000 debut in the main draw at the 2021 Miami Open as a wildcard.
At the US Open, seventh-seeded Montgomery defeated sixth-seeded Kristina Dmitruk in straight sets in the girls' singles final to win her first Grand Slam singles title. She followed that victory a few hours later with her first major doubles title, along with her partner Ashlyn Krueger; they defeated fellow American duo Reese Brantmeier and Elvina Kalieva in three sets, after coming back from losing the first set to take the second set and win the match tiebreak. 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.[9]
2023: First WTA 1000 win
She qualified for the inaugural Texas Open in Austin but lost in the first round to lucky loser CoCo Vandeweghe, in three tight sets.[10]
She received a wildcard for the main draw of the Miami Open and reached the second round, defeating Ana Bogdan for her first WTA 1000 level win.
Performance timeline
W | 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 and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current after the 2023 ATX Open.
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wimbledon | NH | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
US Open | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
WTA 1000 | |||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Indian Wells Open | NH | A | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Miami Open | NH | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
Madrid Open | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Canadian Open | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Cincinnati Open | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Wuhan Open | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
China Open | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
Career statistics | |||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Career total: 6 | ||
Overall Win-loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0 / 6 | 0–6 | 0% |
Year-end ranking | 491 | 371 | 247 | $233,630 |
ITF finals
Singles: 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 | You Xiaodi | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2020 | ITF Orlando, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Alycia Parks | 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2022 | ITF Nottingham, UK | 25,000 | Hard | Eden Silva | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2022 | ITF Templeton, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Madison Brengle | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Nov 2022 | Calgary Challenger, Canada | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Urszula Radwańska | 7–6(6), 7–5 |
Loss | 2–4 | Jan 2023 | ITF Orlando, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Peyton Stearns | 2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 3–4 | May 2023 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | 60,000 | Clay | Alice Robbe | 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 | Séléna Janicijevic | Harriet Dart Sarah Beth Grey |
w/o |
Win | 2–0 | Jul 2021 | ITF Evansville, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Kylie Collins | Lauren Proctor Anna Ulyashchenko |
5–7, 6–3, [10–2] |
Win | 3–0 | Mar 2022 | Arcadia Pro Open, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Ashlyn Krueger | Harriet Dart Giuliana Olmos |
w/o |
Win | 4–0 | Feb 2023 | Orlando USTA Pro, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Ashlyn Krueger | Arianne Hartono Eva Vedder |
7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 4–1 | Apr 2023 | ITF Charleston Pro, United States | 100,000 | Clay | Ashlyn Krueger | Sophie Chang Angela Kulikov |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 4–2 | May 2023 | ITF Bonita Springs, United States | 100,000 | Clay | Ashlyn Krueger | Makenna Jones Jamie Loeb |
7–5, 4–6, [2–10] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2021 | US Open | Hard | Kristina Dmitruk | 6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles: 1 (title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2021 | US Open | Hard | Ashlyn Krueger | Reese Brantmeier Elvina Kalieva |
5–7, 6–3, [10–4] |
Notes
- ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 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
- ^ a b Macpherson, Alex (2020-08-28). "Introducing the 2020 US Open's Grand Slam debutantes". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ 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, Is Ready for Her U.S. Open Debut". The New York Times.
- ^ 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.
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- American female tennis players
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- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American women