_(9379233670).jpg) Hampton at the2013 French Open | |
| Full name | Jamie Lee Hampton |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Residence | Auburn, Alabama, U.S. |
| Born | (1990-01-08)January 8, 1990 (age 35) Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Turned pro | September 2009 |
| Retired | May 2020 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 1,017,477 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 184–113 |
| Career titles | 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 24 (July 29, 2013) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2013) |
| French Open | 4R (2013) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2012) |
| US Open | 3R (2013) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 47–40 |
| Career titles | 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 74 (May 21, 2012) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | 2R (2010) |
Jamie Lee Hampton (born January 8, 1990) is an American former professional tennis player. In July 2013, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 24. Due to many injuries, she needed to stop playing in 2014, and officially retired in 2020.
Hampton was born in Frankfurt, West Germany, because her father, a careerUS Army officer, was stationed in Germany at the time. Her mother is fromSouth Korea. Soon after, the family moved to the United States. She lived inEnterprise, Alabama, until she was 13; then, she moved toAuburn, Alabama and trained with tennis coach Geoff Waring inMontgomery, Alabama.[1] Before graduating fromAuburn High School in 2008, Hampton twice won theUSTA Girls’ 18s doubles title.[2] Hampton turned pro in 2009, playing her firstUS Open in 2010.[3]
After qualifying for theAuckland Open, Hampton fell in the first round toMonica Niculescu.[4] As a qualifier, she advanced to the second round of theAustralian Open with a win overMandy Minella.[5] She was then beaten by the eventual finalist,Maria Sharapova.[6] Next, Hampton played inMemphis International where she beat defending championMagdaléna Rybáriková in the first round,[7] but then fell toVera Dushevina.[8]
She then received awildcard into theIndian Wells Open where she made it into the fourth round before having to retire due to cramping againstAgnieszka Radwańska,[9] having defeated former championJelena Janković in the second round en route.[10] Hampton had to go through qualifying to play in theMiami Open, and then lost in the first round toPolona Hercog.[11] Her next tournament was theCharleston Cup. She beat compatriotSloane Stephens[12] but then lost to US Open championSamantha Stosur in the second round.[13]
While struggling with back injuries during the clay court season, Hampton lost in qualifying at theItalian Open andInternationaux de Strasbourg.[citation needed] She was forced to retire in the first round of theFrench Open againstArantxa Rus due to an injury.[14] After withdrawing from theAegon Classic,[citation needed] Hampton upset 27th seedDaniela Hantuchová in the first round ofWimbledon.[15] In the second round, she lost toHeather Watson.[16]
Next up for Hampton was theUS Open, where she lost in the first round toMarion Bartoli.[17] Her next tournament was theKorea Open where she went through qualifying. She then advanced to the second round but was beaten byEkaterina Makarova.[18] The next week, Hampton played in thePan Pacific Open. After advancing to the third round with wins overCaroline Garcia[19] andKaia Kanepi,[20] she fell short to Agnieszka Radwańska.[21]
Her last tournament of the year was theOsaka Open in Japan. She defeatedAyumi Morita[22] andTamarine Tanasugarn[23] to get to the quarterfinals where she lost to top seed Samantha Stosur.[24] With her best year on tour to date, Hampton ended the year ranked 71 in singles.[citation needed]
Hampton started off 2013 by playing inAuckland. In the first round, she defeated defending champion and fourth seed,Zheng Jie.[25] In the next round, Hampton beatMarina Erakovic to get a place in the quarterfinals.[26] She defeatedKiki Bertens in the quarterfinals.[27] Hampton lost a tight two-set semifinal with two tiebreaks to world No. 4 and eventual champion Agnieszka Radwańska.[28]
Her next tournament was theAustralian Open. In the first round, she upset 31st seedUrszula Radwańska.[29] Hampton then defeated qualifierLuksika Kumkhum.[30] In the third round, she faced defending championVictoria Azarenka. The match lasted over two hours before Azarenka prevailed in three sets. Hampton suffered a lower-back injury late in the second set.[31]
At theBrussels Open, Hampton defeated second seedRoberta Vinci to reach the semifinals,[32] but lost in straight sets toKaia Kanepi.[33]
At theFrench Open, Hampton defeated 25th seedLucie Šafářová in the first round in a three sets[34] and thenAnna Karolína Schmiedlová in the second round.[35] She defeated seventh seedPetra Kvitová in the third round in straight sets,[36] before she lost to Jelena Janković in the fourth round.[37]
After qualifying for theEastbourne International, Hampton upset top seed and world No. 4, Agnieszka Radwańska, in straight sets in the first round,[38] and then went on to beatCaroline Wozniacki in the semifinals to reach her first WTA tournament final.[39] She lost in the final toElena Vesnina in straight sets.[40] Hampton lost to Sloane Stephens in the first round ofWimbledon.[41]
As fourth seed at theStanford Classic in California, she defeatedNicole Gibbs[42] and Vera Dushevina[43] to reach the semifinals, where she lost to top seed Agnieszka Radwańska.[44] With this result, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 24.[citation needed]
At theUS Open, where Hampton was seeded at a Major for the first time, she reached the third round, but was again defeated by Sloane Stephens.[45]
Hampton had a strong start to her 2014 season, recording wins over wildcard entrantTamira Paszek,[46] qualifierKristýna Plíšková[47] andLauren Davis[48] to advance to the semifinals inAuckland, when she was forced to withdraw due to a hip injury before taking to the court againstVenus Williams.[49]
Ranked at world No. 27, she subsequently withdrew from theAustralian Open,[50] and then underwent six surgeries over the next 18 months.[51]
In May 2020, six years after playing her last match on tour, Hampton announced on Twitter that she was retiring from the tour due to nagging injuries.[52]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 |
| French Open | A | LQ | 1R | 4R | 0 / 2 | 3–2 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 1 | 1–2 |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 7–4 | 0 / 11 | 9–11 |
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 5 | 1–5 |
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| Premier M & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–1) |
| International (0–0) |
| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jun 2013 | Eastbourne International, UK | Premier | Grass |  Elena Vesnina | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| Premier M & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (0–1) |
| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Sep 2011 | Bell Challenge, Canada | International | Hard |  Anna Tatishvili |  Raquel Kops-JonesAbigail Spears | 1–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Location | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 25 June 2006 | ITF Fort Worth, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Alexa Glatch | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 23 June 2008 | ITF Wichita, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Lauren Embree | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | 18 October 2009 | ITF Cleveland, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Kyle Mcphillips | 6-4, 6-1 |
| Loss | 4. | 24 January 2010 | ITF Lutz, United States | 25,000 | Clay |  Mandy Minella | 2–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 7 March 2010 | ITF Hammond, United States | 25,000 | Hard |  Zhang Shuai | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 11 April 2010 | ITF Jackson, United States | 25,000 | Clay |  Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 7. | 18 April 2010 | ITF Osprey, United States | 25,000 | Clay |  Florencia Molinero | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 8. | 27 June 2010 | Boston Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Madison Brengle | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 9. | 11 July 2010 | ITF Grapevine, United States | 50,000 | Hard |  Kurumi Nara | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 10. | 13 September 2010 | ITF Redding, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Jelena Pandžić | 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11. | 7 November 2010 | Grapevine Classic, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Varvara Lepchenko | 6–7(1), 4–6 |
| Loss | 12. | 7 August 2011 | Vancouver Open, Canada | 100,000 | Hard |  Aleksandra Wozniak | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 21 September 2009 | ITF Obregón, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard | Whitney Jones |  Natalia Guitler Andrea Koch-Benvenuto | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 2. | 18 October 2009 | ITF Cleveland, United States | 10,000 | Clay | Grace Min | Taraka BertrandElizabeth Lumpkin | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3. | 8 November 2009 | ITF Rock Hill, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Lauren Albanese | Sharon FichmanAnna Tatishvili | 6–7(5), 6–4, [3–10] |
| Win | 4. | 3 April 2010 | ITF Pelham, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Mallory Cecil |  Chan Chin-wei Nicole Kriz | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 5. | 13 February 2011 | ITF Midland, United States | 100,000 | Hard | Anna Tatishvili | Irina FalconiAlison Riske | w/o |
| Loss | 6. | 7 August 2011 | Vancouver Open, Canada | 100,000 | Hard |  Noppawan Lertcheewakarn |  Kristýna PlíškováKarolína Plíšková | 7–5, 2–6, [2–10] |
| Loss | 7. | 9 October 2011 | Kansas City Classic, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Ajla Tomljanović | Maria AbramovićEva Hrdinová | 6–2, 2–6, [4–10] |
| Win | 8. | 1 November 2011 | Grapevine Classic, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Zhang Shuai | Lindsay Lee-WatersMegan Moulton-Levy | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 9. | 13 November 2011 | Phoenix Classic, United States | 75,000 | Hard | Ajla Tomljanović | Maria SanchezYasmin Schnack | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
