_(43553113551).jpg) Ahn at the2018 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 (age 33) Flushing, New York, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1] |
| Turned pro | May 2008 |
| Retired | March 2022 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 1,236,893 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 236–182 |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 87 (September 30, 2019) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2018,2020) |
| French Open | 1R (2020) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2021) |
| US Open | 4R (2019) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 57–57 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 199 (April 24, 2017) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2017) |
| US Open | 1R (2009,2017) |
Kristie Hyerim Ahn (born June 15, 1992) is an American former professionaltennis player. She won seven singles and two doubles titles on theITF Circuit and had a career-high singles ranking of world No. 87, achieved on 30 September 2019.
Ahn made herGrand Slam debut aged 16 at the2008 US Open. She had her best result at a major 11 years later at the2019 US Open where she reached the fourth round.
Ahn is ofKorean descent and was born inFlushing Hospital, later living inEnglewood Cliffs, New Jersey.[2] She graduated fromStanford University in 2014 with a degree in Science, Technology and Society.[3]
Aged 16 and ranked 758 in the world, Ahn made hermajor debut at the2008 US Open having been given awildcard entry into thequalifying tournament and winning three matches to reach themain-draw,[4] where she lost to sixth seedDinara Safina.[5]
Representing theStanford Cardinal women's tennis team, she was 2011Pac-10 Championships singles champion[6] and would also be ITA National Rookie of the Year and a three-time All-American during her college career spanning from 2010 to 2014.[7]
Ahn won her biggestITF Circuit titles in 2017, taking two $80,000 level titles – one each in singles and doubles. In April she teamed up withQuinn Gleason to win the doubles atIndian Harbour Beach, defeatingLaura Pigossi andRenata Zarazúa in the final.[8] Ahn then claimed the singles title at theTyler Pro Challenge in November, overcomingDanielle Collins in the championship match.[9] Sandwiched in between these two title triumphs, Ahn also reached her firstWTA Tour quarterfinal as a qualifier at theNottingham Open in June, a run which included a win over eighth seedNaomi Osaka,[10] before ultimately ending in defeat toMagdaléna Rybáriková.[11]
Having won theUnited States Tennis Association (USTA) wildcard challenge,[12] she made her maiden main-draw appearance at theAustralian Open in January 2018, losing toBarbora Strýcová in the first round.[13]
Ahn qualified for the2019 Wimbledon Championships,[14] making her main-draw debut at the grass-court major in a first round defeat to 12th seedAnastasija Sevastova.[15]
She reached her second WTA quarterfinal at the2019 Silicon Valley Classic, qualifying for the main-draw and then overcomingAjla Tomljanović and third seedElise Mertens,[16] before losing to fifth seedDonna Vekić.[17]
Eleven years after her only previous appearance in the main-draw atFlushing Meadows, Ahn won the USTA wildcard challenge to gain a place at the2019 US Open.[18] She proceeded to have her career-best run at a major, recording straight sets wins over2004 championSvetlana Kuznetsova,[19] qualifierAnna Kalinskaya[20] and2017 French Open winnerJeļena Ostapenko,[21][22] to make it through to the fourth round, at which point she lost to 25th seed Elise Mertens.[23]
Ranked inside the top-100 for the first time at world No. 93, Ahn was awarded a wildcard entry into the2019 Korea Open and went on to reach the quarterfinals bydouble baggelingTimea Bacsinszky[24] and defeating qualifierAna Bogdan in a third set tiebreak,[25] before losing in the last eight to second seedEkaterina Alexandrova.[26]
Ahn gained direct entry into the2020 French Open, completing appearances at the full-set of majors, although she lost in the first round to three-time champion and sixth seedSerena Williams in straight sets.[27]
At the2021 Wimbledon Championships, she lost in the final round of qualifying but entered the main-draw as a lucky loser and defeatedHeather Watson,[28] before bowing out againstSloane Stephens in the second round.[29]
Ahn announced her retirement from professional tennis in March 2022 at the age of 29.[30][31]
| 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.[32]
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | ... | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 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 | 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[b] | 443 | 345 | 220 | 106 | 196 | 91 | 108 | 252 | $1,069,413 | |||
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| 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 | Hard |  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 | Tyler Pro Challenge, United States | 80,000 | Hard | Danielle Collins | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Aug 2018 | Landisville Challenge, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Madison Brengle | 4–6, 0–1 ret. |
| Loss | 7–6 | Feb 2019 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Nicole Gibbs | 3–6, 3–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2010 | Raleigh Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Nicole Gibbs | Alexandra MuellerAhsha Rolle | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2015 | Winnipeg Challenger, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | Lorraine Guillermo | Sharon Fichman Jovana Jakšić | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2015 | Toronto Challenger, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) |  Fanny Stollár | Sharon FichmanMaria Sanchez | 2–6, 7–6(6), [6–10] |
| Win | 2–2 | Apr 2017 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, US | 80,000 | Clay | Quinn Gleason | Laura Pigossi Renata Zarazúa | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2017 | Dothan Pro Classic, US | 60,000 | Clay | Lizette Cabrera | Emina BektasSanaz Marand | 3–6, 6–1, [2–10] |
| Loss | 2–4 | May 2019 | Fukuoka International, Japan | 60,000 | Carpet | Alison Bai |  Naomi BroadyHeather Watson | w/o |
