Van Uytvanck at the2019 Open de Limoges | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1994-03-26)26 March 1994 (age 31) Vilvoorde, Belgium |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Turned pro | 2010 |
| Retired | August 2024 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Ann Devries |
| Prize money | US$ 4,452,645 |
| Official website | alisonvanuytvanck.be |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 391–268 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 37 (13 August 2018) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2021,2022) |
| French Open | QF (2015) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2018) |
| US Open | 2R (2019,2022) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 3R (2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 70–75 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 66 (16 May 2022) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2023) |
| French Open | 2R (2020,2022) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2015) |
| US Open | 3R (2021) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 15–15 |
| Last updated on: 19 August 2024. | |
Alison Van Uytvanck (Dutch pronunciation:[vɑnˈœytfɑŋk]; born 26 March 1994) is a Belgian former professionaltennis player. In August 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 37.
Van Uytvanck won five singles and two doublesWTA Tour titles and three Challenger Tour singles titles, as well as 15 singles and two doubles titles on theITF Circuit.
Van Uytvanck was born in the small town ofGrimbergen to René Van Uytvanck and Krista Laemers. She started playing tennis at age five when her older brother Sean introduced her to the game. She has a twin brother named Brett. Van Uytvanck graduated from high school at Sint-Donatus inMerchtem. As a junior, she alternated between training with local coach Sacha Katsnelson and the Flemish Tennis Association, where she was coached byAnn Devries. She admiresRoger Federer, and her compatriotKim Clijsters.[1][2] Van Uytvanck was in a relationship with fellow Belgian tennis playerGreet Minnen.[3][4] In July 2023, she married Emilie Vermeiren.[5]
Van Uytvanck played her first professional tennis match aged 15 in 2009.[6] She made herWTA Tour main-draw debut at the2011 Brussels Open where she entered as a qualifier and defeatedPatty Schnyder in the first round, before losing to fellow Belgian and sixth seedYanina Wickmayer in her next match.[7]
In February 2012, she debuted forBelgium inFed Cup againstSerbia, partnering with Yanina Wickmayer in the deciding doubles match, which they lost toAna Ivanovic andBojana Jovanovski.[8]
As a wildcard entrant at the2012 Brussels Open, Van Uytvanck reached her first WTA quarterfinal, where she lost to top seedAgnieszka Radwańska.[9]
Ranked world No. 129, she won her firstWTA 125 title at the2013 Taipei Ladies Open, defeating world No. 50 and second seed Yanina Wickmayer in the final.[10][11]
Van Uytvanck made hermajor main-draw debut at the2014 Australian Open, losing toVirginie Razzano in the first round.[12] In June 2014 atWimbledon, she got her maiden win at a major, overcomingMonica Niculescu to make it through to the second round,[13] at which point she lost to 10th seedDominika Cibulková in three sets.[14]
Her best run at a major came at the2015 French Open, where she made the quarterfinals, losing toTimea Bacsinszky.[15]
Van Uytvanck won her first WTA title at the2017 Coupe Banque Nationale inQuebec City, defeatingTímea Babos in the final in three sets.[16][17]
Her second WTA title came in February 2018 atHungarian Ladies Open, where she outlasted top seed Dominika Cibulková in a three set final played over two hours and 11 minutes.[18][19]
At the2018 Wimbledon Championships, she defeatedPolona Hercog in the first round[20] and then eliminated defending champion and third seed,Garbiñe Muguruza, to record her first win over a top-10 ranked player.[21][22] Next Van Uytvanck overcame 28th seedAnett Kontaveit,[23] before losing in the fourth round to 14th seedDaria Kasatkina.[24]
PartneringGreet Minnen, she won her first WTA Tour doubles title at the2018 Luxembourg Open, defeatingVera Lapko andMandy Minella in the final.[25]
In February 2019, Van Uytvanck successfully defended her title at theHungarian Ladies Open, with a win overMarkéta Vondroušová in the final.[26] She won her second title of 2019 at theTashkent Open in September, defeatingSorana Cîrstea in the final.[27][28]
Representing Belgium at the delayedTokyo Olympics, Van Uytvanck defeated 10th seedPetra Kvitová in the second round,[29] before losing to seventh seed Garbiñe Muguruza in her next match.[30]
Alongside Greet Minnen, she beatErin Routliffe andKimberley Zimmermann in the final to win the doubles title atLuxembourg Open in September 2021.[31] The following week Van Uytvanck claimed her fifth, and last, WTA title at the2021 Astana Open, defeating top seedYulia Putintseva in the final.[32][33]
She won the WTA 125 event inLimoges in December 2021, overcomingAna Bogdan in the final.[34]
As top seed, Van Uytvanck defeatedSara Errani in the final to claim the title at the2022 WTA 125 Veneto Open.[35]
She won the 24th, and final, singles title of her career at theITF W100 Surbiton Trophy in June 2024, overcoming second seedTatjana Maria in the championship match.[36][37]
On 19 August 2024, Van Uytvanck announced her retirement from professional tennis at the age of 30, stating she no longer had the "same fire it takes to give my all" after struggling "physically and especially mentally" following a back injury which had forced her to miss most of the 2023 season.[6][38]
| 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.[39]
Current through the2024 Wimbledon Championships.
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 2–9 | 18% |
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | QF | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | 47% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 2R | NH | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 9 | 5–9 | 36% |
| US Open | A | A | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 9 | 2–9 | 18% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0 / 36 | 17–36 | 32% |
| National representation | |||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | A | NH | A | NH | 3R | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | ||||||
| United Cup | NH | RR | A | 0 / 1 | 2–0 | 100% | |||||||||||
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dubai /Qatar Open[a] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 2R | NH | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | Q2 | 2R | A | NH | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | NH | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | Q2 | 2R | A | NH | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Pan Pacific /Wuhan Open[b] | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 1R | A | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
| China Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | Career total: 153 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 5 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 5 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 10–17 | 19–18 | 4–13 | 8–8 | 21–22 | 24–20 | 7–11 | 15–15 | 8–14 | 5–4 | 0–4 | 5 / 153 | 126–154 | 45% |
| Year-end ranking | 297 | 220 | 129 | 80 | 42 | 124 | 75 | 50 | 47 | 63 | 68 | 54 | 299 | – | $4,068,237 | ||
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | 0% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
| Wimbledon | A | 3R | A | A | A | 2R | NH | 2R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0 / 21 | 10–21 | 32% |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 2 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 4 | ||
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2017 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | International[c] | Carpet (i) | 5–7, 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 2018 | Hungarian Ladies Open | International | Hard (i) | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 | |
| Win | 3–0 | Feb 2019 | Hungarian Ladies Open(2) | International | Hard (i) | 1–6, 7–5, 6–2 | |
| Win | 4–0 | Sep 2019 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 | |
| Win | 5–0 | Oct 2021 | Astana Open, Kazakhstan | WTA 250 | Hard (i) | 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2015 | Diamond Games, Belgium | Premier[d] | Hard (i) | 4–6, 6–3, [5–10] | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2018 | Luxembourg Open | International | Hard (i) | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2021 | Serbia Open | WTA 250 | Clay | 0–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2021 | Luxembourg Open(2) | WTA 250 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2013 | Taipei Ladies Open, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2019 | Karlsruhe Open, Germany | Clay | 6–3, 1–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 2–1 | Dec 2021 | Open de Limoges, France | Hard (i) | 6–2, 7–5 | |
| Win | 3–1 | Jun 2022 | Veneto Open, Italy | Grass | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2013 | Taipei Ladies Open, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2022 | Karlsruhe Open, Germany | Clay | 7–5, 4–6, [2–10] |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2011 | ITF Vale do Lobo, Portugal | 10,000 | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2011 | ITF Dijon, France | 10,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 2–1 | Apr 2011 | ITF Tessenderlo, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay (i) | 3–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | 3–1 | May 2011 | ITF Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 10,000 | Clay | 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Win | 4–1 | Nov 2011 | ITF Sunderland, UK | 10,000 | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Win | 5–1 | Jan 2012 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | 10,000 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 5–2 | Jan 2012 | ITF Kaarst, Germany | 10,000 | Hard (i) | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 5–3 | Oct 2012 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 | |
| Win | 6–3 | Nov 2012 | ITF Equeurdréville, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | 7–3 | Jan 2013 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 7–4 | Mar 2013 | ITF Sunderland, UK | 10,000 | Hard (i) | 2–6, 6–7(4) | |
| Win | 8–4 | Apr 2013 | Chiasso Open, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | 7–6(2), 6–3 | |
| Win | 9–4 | Sep 2013 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 7–5, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 9–5 | Sep 2013 | GB Pro-Series Loughborough, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 3–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | 10–5 | Jul 2016 | Stockton Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Hard | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | |
| Win | 11–5 | Oct 2016 | Las Vegas Open, United States | 50,000 | Hard | 3–6, 7–6(4), 6–2 | |
| Loss | 11–6 | Jun 2017 | Ilkley Trophy, UK | 100,000 | Grass | 5–7, 6–7(3) | |
| Loss | 11–7 | Oct 2017 | Internationaux de Poitiers, France | 100,000 | Hard (i) | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 12–7 | Jun 2021 | Nottingham Trophy, UK | W100 | Grass | 6–0, 6–4 | |
| Win | 13–7 | Jun 2022 | Surbiton Trophy, UK | W100 | Grass | 7–6(3), 6–2 | |
| Win | 14–7 | Oct 2023 | ITF Reims, France | W25 | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 14–8 | Feb 2024 | AK Ladies Open, Germany | W75 | Carpet (i) | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 15–8 | Apr 2024 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | W35 | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Win | 16–8 | Jun 2024 | Surbiton Trophy, UK | W100 | Grass | 6–7(5), 6–1, 6–2 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2010 | ITF Westende, Belgium | 10,000 | Hard | 6–3, 4–6 [4–10] | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2012 | ITF Dijon, France | 10,000 | Hard (i) | 5–7, 6–7(7) | ||
| Win | 1–2 | Mar 2013 | Open de Seine-et-Marne, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 2–2 | Jul 2016 | Stockton Challenger, US | 50,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–3 |
Van Uytvanck's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are inboldface.[40]
| Player | Record | Win% | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number 1 ranked players | ||||||
| 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | Won (6–3, 7–5) at 2017 French Open | |
| 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–4, 6–7, 7–5) at 2015 Luxembourg | |
| 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–4, 7–5) at 2019 Budapest | |
| 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–1, 7–6) at 2022 US Open | |
| 1–4 | 20% | 0–4 | – | 1–0 | Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2020 Olympics | |
| 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (0–6, 4–6) at 2015 Australian Open | |
| 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (0–6, 0–6) at 2016 Australian Open | |
| 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (1–6, 6–4, 4–6) at 2014 Hong Kong | |
| 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2017 Wimbledon | |
| 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2019 Australian Open | |
| Number 2 ranked players | ||||||
| 4–0 | 100% | 4–0 | – | – | Won (6–0, 6–3) at 2022 Lyon | |
| 1–0 | 100% | – | – | 1–0 | Won (6–4, 4–6, 6–2) at 2019 Wimbledon | |
| 2–2 | 50% | 1–2 | – | 1–0 | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Cluj | |
| 1–1 | 50% | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2021 US Open | |
| 1–2 | 33% | 1–2 | – | – | Lost (6–7, 2–6) at 2023 Australian Open | |
| 1–2 | 33% | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | Lost (3–6, 6–3, 6–7) at 2022 's-Hertogenbosch | |
| 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 6–4, 2–6) at 2015 Hobart | |
| 0–4 | 0% | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | Lost (3–6, 6–7) at 2018 Miami | |
| Number 3 ranked players | ||||||
| 1–1 | 50% | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2019 Rabat | |
| 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | Lost (3–6, 6–2, 3–6) at 2021 Wimbledon | |
| Number 4 ranked players | ||||||
| 2–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | Won (5–7, 7–6, 6–3) at 2018 Eastbourne | |
| 2–2 | 50% | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | Lost (6–7, 7–6, 6–7) at 2020 Lyon | |
| 1–1 | 50% | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | Won (6–3, 3–6, 7–5) at 2018 Budapest | |
| 1–1 | 50% | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | Lost (6–4, 3–6, 3–6) at 2019 Linz | |
| 1–2 | 33% | 1–2 | – | – | Lost (6–4, 3–6, 5–7) at 2022 Lyon | |
| 1–4 | 20% | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2019 Madrid | |
| 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 6–3, 3–6) at 2014 Wuhan | |
| 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | Lost (3–6, 6–7) at 2021 Nottingham | |
| Number 5 ranked players | ||||||
| 2–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | Won (6–4, 6–3) at 2022 Gaiba | |
| 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–2, 3–6, 6–1) at 2016 Fed Cup | |
| 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | Lost (6–1, 3–6, 2–6) at 2016 Luxembourg | |
| 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2016 Hobart | |
| 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2015 US Open | |
| Number 6 ranked players | ||||||
| 0–3 | 0% | 0–3 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 4–6) at 2017 Monterrey | |
| Number 7 ranked players | ||||||
| 2–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | Won (4–6, 6–4, 6–2) at 2017 Luxembourg | |
| 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2015 Beijing | |
| 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2021 Linz | |
| Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
| 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (1–6, 6–7) at 2022 French Open | |
| 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2017 Wimbledon | |
| Number 9 ranked players | ||||||
| 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 5–7) at 2015 French Open | |
| 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–7, 6–7) at 2014 Miami | |
| 0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2018 Luxembourg | |
| 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (5–7, 6–7) at 2018 French Open | |
| 0–2 | 0% | – | – | 0–2 | Lost (7–6, 3–6, 2–6) at 2018 Wimbledon | |
| Number 10 ranked players | ||||||
| 4–0 | 100% | 3–0 | 1–0 | – | Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2021 Limoges | |
| 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Wimbledon | |
| Total | 34–61 | 36% | 19–40 (32%) | 8–9 (47%) | 7–12 (37%) | current after the 2023 Australian Open |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | ||||||
| 1. | No. 3 | Wimbledon | Grass | 2R | 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 | |