Claire Liu
Claire Liu (born May 25, 2000) is an American tennis player.
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Residence | Thousand Oaks, California |
Born | Thousand Oaks, California | May 25, 2000
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$507,868 |
Singles | |
Career record | 113–84 (57.4%) |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 137 (January 20, 2020) |
Current ranking | No. 245 (November 2, 2020) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2021) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2018) |
US Open | 2R (2018) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 16–19 (45.7%) |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 437 (March 19, 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 459 (November 2, 2020) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
US Open | 1R (2017) |
French Open Junior | QF (2017) |
Wimbledon Junior | W (2016) |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
US Open | 1R (2015) |
Last updated on: November 6, 2020. |
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In 2017, she was the world No. 1 in the junior rankings, after winning the Wimbledon girls' singles title, and finishing runner-up at the French Open. Liu also won a junior Grand Slam doubles title at Wimbledon with Usue Arconada in 2016.
As a professional, Liu has won four singles titles and one doubles title on tournaments of the ITF Circuit. She has reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 137.
Junior career
Liu won the Junior Wimbledon doubles tournament in 2016 with fellow American Usue Arconada, defeating Mariam Bolkvadze and Caty McNally in the final, in straight sets. The following year, after losing in the Junior French Open final to Whitney Osuigwe, she came back to win the Wimbledon singles title against Ann Li, making her the first American girl to win the event since Chanda Rubin in 1992.[1] With this Grand Slam success, Liu rose to world No. 1 in the girls' junior rankings.
Professional career
She won her first professional title in March 2015, at an Orlando clay-court tournament on the ITF Women's Circuit.[2] At age 14, Liu was the youngest tennis player to win a professional tournament since Anna Kournikova in 1996.[3]
At the 2015 US Open, Liu was granted a wildcard into the qualifying tournament. She beat Verónica Cepede Royg and ninth seed Jana Čepelová in her first two matches before losing to the 26th seed, Alexandra Panova, in the final round. Liu, alongside Taylor Fritz, was also given a wildcard for the mixed-doubles event; they were defeated in the first round by the fourth seeds and eventual champions, Martina Hingis and Leander Paes.
After securing two ITF tournament wins in 2017, Liu was granted again a wildcard into the qualifying for the US 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.[4] There, she was defeated in the first round, in straight sets by Duan Yingying. In their Grand Slam doubles main-draw debut, Liu and Taylor Johnson lost in the first round at the US Open.[5]
At the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, Liu advanced to the main draw by winning all of her qualifying matches. She lost in the second round to the eventual champion Angelique Kerber.[6] Liu was the only player in the tournament to win a set against Kerber.[7]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner–ups)
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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, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–1 | Jan 2020 | ITF Malibu, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4–2 | Feb 2020 | Kentucky Open, United States | 100,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 2019 | ITF Landisville, United States | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
Grand Slam performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
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 |
Girls' doubles: 1 (1 title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2016 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
References
- "Claire Liu Ends Drought for American Women in Wimbledon Junior Singles". New York Times. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- 2015 ITF Pro Circuit Tournament in Orlando, Florida. International Tennis Federation. Accessed on 27 August 2017.
- Kumar, Aishwarya. Wimbledon junior champ Claire Liu is having a ball after shaking slump. ESPN: August 2, 2017. Accessed on August 27, 2017.
- US Open 2017: Women's Qualifying Singles Draw. Archived 2017-08-30 at the Wayback Machine US Open. Accessed on August 27, 2017.
- US Open 2017: Women's Doubles Draw. Archived 2017-09-10 at the Wayback Machine US Open. Accessed on August 27, 2017.
- "Kerber weathers Liu scare to move on at Wimbledon". 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- Roenigk, Alyssa (15 July 2018). "Lost amid the Serena Williams fairy-tale story ... the Angelique Kerber fairy-tale story". ESPN. Retrieved 15 July 2018.