Liu at the2023 US Open | |
| Country (sports) | United States |
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| Residence | Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. |
| Born | (2000-05-25)May 25, 2000 (age 25) Thousand Oaks, California, U.S. |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,347,843 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 254–183 |
| Career titles | 1WTA Challenger |
| Highest ranking | No. 52 (January 30, 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 209 (November 9, 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2023) |
| French Open | 2R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2018,2021,2022) |
| US Open | 2R (2018) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 29–32 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger |
| Highest ranking | No. 257 (January 30, 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 1,201 (October 27, 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2023) |
| US Open | 1R (2017,2021,2022) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2015) |
| Last updated on: October 27, 2025. | |
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| Simplified Chinese | 刘婧文 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉婧文 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Claire Liu (born May 25, 2000) is an American professionaltennis player. On 30 January 2023, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 52.
Liu has won one singles title and one doubles title on theWTA Challenger Tour as well as six titles in singles and one doubles title on theITF Women's Circuit.
In 2017, she was the world No. 1 in the junior rankings, after winning theWimbledon girls' singles title, and finishing runner-up at theFrench Open. Liu also won a juniorGrand Slam doubles title atWimbledon withUsue Arconada in 2016.
Liu grew up in Thousand Oaks, California. Both her parents areChinese immigrants.[1] In 2023, she began maintaining a blog that recounts her experiences on the professional tennis tour and personal life.[2]
Grand Slam results - Singles:
Grand Slam results - Doubles:
Liu won theWimbledon junior doubles tournament in 2016 with fellow AmericanUsue Maitane Arconada, defeatingMariam Bolkvadze andCaty McNally in the final, in straight sets. The following year, after losing theFrench Open junior final toWhitney Osuigwe, she came back to win theWimbledon singles title againstAnn Li, making her the first American girl to win the event sinceChanda Rubin in 1992.[3] With this Grand Slam success, Liu rose to world No. 1 in the girls' junior rankings.[citation needed]
She won her first professional title in March 2015, at an Orlando clay-court tournament on theITF Women's Circuit.[4] At age 14, Liu was the youngest tennis player to win a professional tournament sinceAnna Kournikova in 1996.[5]
On her debut at theUS Open, Liu was granted a wildcard into the qualifying tournament. She beatVerónica Cepede Royg and ninth seedJana Čepelová in her first two matches, before losing to the 26th seed,Alexandra Panova, in the final round. Liu, alongsideTaylor Fritz, was also given a wildcard for themixed-doubles draw; they were defeated in the first round by the fourth seeds and eventual champions,Martina Hingis andLeander Paes.[citation needed]
After securing two ITF tournament wins in 2017, Liu was granted again a wildcard into the qualifying for theUS Open. She defeated all three of her opponents in the qualifying tournament, earning her a spot in the singles main draw of a Grand Slam championship for the first time.[6] There, she was defeated in the first round, in straight sets byDuan Yingying.[citation needed]
Liu qualified for the main-draw at the2018 Wimbledon Championships and won her first match at a major by defeatingAna Konjuh,[7] before losing in the second round to 11th seed eventual champion,Angelique Kerber, in three sets.[8] Liu was the only player in the tournament to win a set against Kerber.[9]
In October 2019, Liu won her fourth title on the ITF Circuit at a $25k tournament inFlorence, South Carolina.[10]
After finishing as a runner-up in two tournaments in 2020 and another two in 2021, Liu won consecutive tournaments in May 2021 at the $60k event inCharlottesville, Virginia[11] and the $100kCharleston Pro Tennis.[12] As a result, she entered the top 100 on 23 August 2021.[citation needed]
In May, Liu won her firstWTA 125 title at theTrophee Lagardère in Paris, defeatingBeatriz Haddad Maia in the final.[13][14] The following week she reached her maiden WTA Tour final inRabat, losing toMartina Trevisan.[15] As a result, she reached the top 75 on 23 May 2022.[citation needed]
She made it through to the semifinals at theJasmin Open inMonastir, Tunisia, defeating seventh seedKateřina Siniaková in the second round[16] and top seedOns Jabeur in the quarterfinals for her first win over a top-10 ranked player.[17][18] Her run was ended in the last four by fifth seed and eventual championElise Mertens.[19]
At theAustralian Open, Liu overcameMadison Brengle[20] to reach the second round where she lost to 12th seedBelinda Bencic.[21]
She reached the third round of a WTA 1000 for the first time at the2Miami Open defeating Kateřina Siniaková by retirement[22] and lucky loserJulia Grabher[23] before she lost to 25th seed Martina Trevisan.[24]
At theItalian Open, Liu got the better of wildcardCamilla Rosatello in a first round match that went to three sets,[25] before losing to 32nd seedMarta Kostyuk.[26] She reached the second round at theFrench Open thanks to a win over qualifierYlena In-Albon,[27] but lost to top seed and eventual championIga Świątek.[28]
Liu defeated alternateOana Gavrilă[29] andIrina Khromacheva[30] at theSwedish Open to set up a quarterfinal meeting withLouisa Chirico which she lost in three sets.[31] The following week at theHungarian Open, gained revenge by defeating Louisa Chirico in the first round,[32] before recording wims over fourth seedYulia Putintseva[33] and eighth seedAnna Karolína Schmiedlová[34] to reach the semifinals where she lost toKateryna Baindl.[35]
Wins overIrina Fetecău,[36]Storm Hunter,[37] sixth seedRebeka Masarova[38] andCristina Bucșa,[39] saw Liu make it through to the final at theChicago Challenger where she lost toViktoriya Tomova.[40]
She reached the quarterfinals at theKorea Open, defeating qualifierKu Yeon-woo[41] and seventh seedArantxa Rus.[42] She lost in the last eight to top seed and eventual championJessica Pegula.[43]
Liu qualified for the2024 Miami Open and defeatedPetra Martić,[44] before losing to 10th seedDaria Kasatkina by retiring.[45]
She also qualified for the2024 Charleston Open, but lost her main-draw match to wildcardShelby Rogers.[46]
In May 2024, Liu won theITF tournament inSaint-Gaudens, France, defeatingSéléna Janicijevic in the final.[47] Later that month she lost in the first round of qualifying for theFrench Open toVeronika Erjavec in three sets.[48]
Liu took the rest of the 2024 season off for a mental health break.[49]
Seven months after her previous match, Liu returned to competitive tennis at the ITF W75 event inNonthaburi, Thailand, in January 2025, reaching the semifinals before withdrawing due to a neck problem.[49]
She qualified for the WTA 1000 tournament inIndian Wells in March, but lost toPolina Kudermetova in the first round.[50] Liu also qualified for theMiami Open, but again was eliminated in the first round, this time byLinda Fruhvirtová.[51]
Liu made it throughqualifing at theUS Open,[52] before losing toCristina Bucșa in the first round.[53]
In October 2025 at theGuangzhou Open, Liu qualified for the main-draw and defeated fourth seedAlexandra Eala,[54]Anna Bondár[55] andElla Seidel to reach her first WTA semifinal since July 2023.[56] She lost in the last four toLulu Sun.[57]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results inWTA Tour,Grand Slam tournaments,Billie Jean King Cup,United Cup,Hopman Cup andOlympic Games are included in win–loss records.[58]
Current through the2023 Tunis Open.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 2R | Q1 | NH | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| US Open | Q3 | A | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0 / 14 | 6–14 | 30% |
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||
| Qatar Open[a] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Dubai[a] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | NH | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Miami Open | A | Q1 | A | 2R | A | NH | Q1 | Q1 | 3R | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||
| Wuhan Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| China Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–5 | 0 / 10 | 6–10 | 38% |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | Career total: 50 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 8–10 | 9–13 | 0 / 33 | 20–33 | 38% |
| Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 5–5 | 0 / 11 | 13–11 | 54% |
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–7 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 14–15 | 14–20 | 0 / 50 | 36–50 | 42% |
| Year-end ranking | 566 | 670 | 263 | 138 | 333 | 222 | 94 | 60 | 94 | $1,916,181 | ||
Current through the2023 Wimbledon Championships.
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | ... | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| US Open | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | ||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | ||
| Career statistics | |||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Career total: 6 | |||
| Overall win-loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 6 | 2–5 | ||
| Year-end ranking[b] | 933 | 629 | 467 | 403 | |||||
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2022 | Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco | WTA 250 | Clay | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | May 2022 | Clarins Open Paris, France | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2023 | Chicago Challenger, United States | Hard | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2022 | Veneto Open, Italy | Grass | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2023 | Golden Gate Open, United States | Hard | 6–7(4), 7–6(6), [8–10] |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2015 | ITF Orlando, United States | 10,000 | Clay | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2017 | ITF Naples, United States | 25,000 | Clay | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Win | 3–0 | May 2017 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | 4–0 | Oct 2019 | ITF Florence, US | 25,000 | Clay | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 4–1 | Jan 2020 | ITF Malibu, US | 25,000 | Hard | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 4–2 | Feb 2020 | Kentucky Open, US | 100,000 | Hard (i) | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 4–3 | Feb 2021 | ITF Boca Raton, US | 25,000 | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, 0–6 | |
| Loss | 4–4 | Mar 2021 | ITF Newport Beach, US | 25,000 | Hard | 2–6, 6–4, 2–6 | |
| Win | 5–4 | Apr 2021 | Charlottesville Open, US | 60,000 | Clay | 3–6, 6–4, 4–1 ret. | |
| Win | 6–4 | May 2021 | ITF Charleston Pro, US | 100,000 | Clay | 6–2, 7–6(6) | |
| Win | 7–4 | May 2024 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | 75,000 | Clay | 6–1, 6–7(3), 6–0 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2019 | Landisville Tennis Challenge, United States | 60,000 | Hard | 4–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 2017 | French Open | Clay | 4–6, 7–6(5), 3–6 | |
| Win | 2017 | Wimbledon | Grass | 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2016 | Wimbledon | Grass | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Result | W–L | Opponent | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Rank | H2H |
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| 2018 | |||||||||
| Loss | 0–1 | No. 10 | Wimbledon Championships, UK | Grass | 2R | 6–3, 2–6, 4–6 | No. 237 | ||
| 2022 | |||||||||
| Loss | 0–2 | No. 3 | Charleston Open, United States | Clay (g) | 3R | 6–3, 6–7(8–10), 1–6 | No. 89 | ||
| Win | 1–2 | No. 2 | Jasmin Open, Tunisia | Hard | QF | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | No. 73 | ||
| 2023 | |||||||||
| Loss | 1–3 | No. 10 | Australian Open, Australia | Hard | 2R | 6–7(3–7), 3–6 | No. 62 | ||
| Loss | 1–4 | No. 1 | Indian Wells Open, United States | Hard | 2R | 0–6, 1–6 | No. 56 | ||
| Loss | 1–5 | No. 1 | French Open, France | Clay | 2R | 4–6, 0–6 | No. 102 | ||
| Loss | 1–6 | No. 1 | Poland Open, Poland | Hard | 2R | 2–6, 2–6 | No. 78 | ||
| Loss | 1–7 | No. 4 | Korea Open, South Korea | Hard | QF | 6–4, 3–6, 0–6 | No. 98 | ||
| 2024 | |||||||||
| Loss | 1–8 | No. 3 | ASB Classic, New Zealand | Hard | 1R | 4–6, 2–6 | No. 95 | ||