Jaimee Fourlis
Jaimee Fourlis (born 17 September 1999) is a professional Australian tennis player of Greek descent. She grew up in Melbourne and attended Northcote High School. Her family origins are from Agrinio, Greece.
Fourlis at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships | |
Country (sports) | Australia |
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Residence | Melbourne, Australia |
Born | Melbourne | 17 September 1999
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $267,414 |
Singles | |
Career record | 95–70 (57.6%) |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 189 (24 September 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 251 (16 March 2020) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2017) |
French Open | 1R (2017) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2018) |
US Open | Q3 (2018, 2019) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 27–30 (47.4%) |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 138 (2 March 2020) |
Current ranking | No. 145 (16 March 2020) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open Junior | SF (2016) |
French Open Junior | QF (2016) |
Wimbledon Junior | 2R (2016) |
Last updated on: 28 May 2020. |
On the ITF Junior Circuit, Fourlis has a career-high combined ranking of 38, achieved in February 2016. She reached the semifinals of the 2016 Australian Open girls' doubles event, partnering Maddison Inglis.
Fourlis has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 189, achieved on 24 September 2018, and a highest doubles ranking of 138, reached on 2 March 2020. She has won three ITF singles titles and three ITF doubles title.
Fourlis made her Grand Slam main-draw debut, after winning the Wildcard Playoff defeating Abbie Myers in the final, granting her a wildcard into the 2017 Australian Open singles tournament.
Career
2014–2016: The beginnings
Fourlis made her ITF debut in Glen Iris in March 2014. Her first win came in October 2014 in Cairns when her opponent Carolin Daniels retired while 0–3 down. In March 2015, she qualified for the Melbourne ITF event and made the semifinal. She played two more ITF tournaments in Croatia for the year.
In 2016, Fourlis commenced the year at the Perth $25k where she qualified en route to winning her first title.[1] She played a number of events across Australia and Great Britain, with limited success. She ended the 2016 season with a ranking of 427.
2017: Grand Slam debut
Fourlis was given a wildcard into the Hobart International where she lost to Kirsten Flipkens in the opening round. She made her Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open, after winning the Wildcard Playoff. She defeated Anna Tatishvili before losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the second round. In February and March, Fourlis competed on the Australian ITF Circuit, reaching the quarterfinals in Launceston. In May, she competed in Wiesbaden, Dunakeszi before winning an Australian wild-card play off[2] into the French Open, losing to former world No. 1, Caroline Wozniacki, in three sets. After the French Open, Fourlis took three months off to focus on her 'Year 12 studies', returning to the Australian ITF circuit in September,[3] where she reached the quarterfinals in both Penrith and Brisbane. In December, Fourlis won the Under-18 Australian Championships and an 2018 Australian Open main-draw wildcard.[4]
2018: Top 200
Fourlis was given a wildcard into the Hobart International where she defeated Nina Stojanović,[5] before losing to Heather Watson in round two. At the Australian Open, she lost to Olivia Rogowska in the first round. In April, Fourlis won her second and third ITF titles.[6] In June, her ranking peaked inside the world's top 200.[7] Fourlis ended the year with a singles ranking of 202.
Grand Slam performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 3 (3 titles)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 2016 | ITF Perth, Australia | 15,000 | Hard | Jang Su-jeong | 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–1) |
Win | 2–0 | Apr 2018 | ITF Canberra, Australia | 15,000 | Clay | Ellen Perez | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 3–0 | Apr 2018 | ITF Pula, Italy | 15,000 | Clay | Anastasia Grymalska | 6–4, 4–6, 6–0 |
Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2018 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Ellen Perez | Chen Pei-hsuan Wu Fang-hsien |
6–7(6–8), 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Mar 2019 | ITF Canberra, Australia | 25,000 | Clay | Alison Bai | Naiktha Bains Tereza Mihalíková |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–2 | Apr 2019 | ITF Chiasso, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Sharon Fichman | Cristina Bucșa Marta Kostyuk |
1–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
Loss | 1–3 | May 2019 | ITF Wiesbaden, Germany | 60,000 | Clay | Kathinka von Deichmann | Anna Blinkova Yanina Wickmayer |
3–6, 6–4, [3–10] |
Loss | 1–4 | Sep 2019 | ITF Darwin, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | Alison Bai | Destanee Aiava Lizette Cabrera |
4–6, 6–2, [3–10] |
Loss | 1–5 | Oct 2019 | ITF Macon, United States | 80,000 | Hard | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | Usue Maitane Arconada Caroline Dolehide |
7–6(7–2), 2–6, [8–10] |
Win | 2–5 | Jan 2020 | ITF Canberra, Australia[a] | 25,000 | Hard | Alison Bai | Anna Bondár Pemra Özgen |
5–7, 6–4, [10–8] |
Win | 3–5 | Feb 2020 | ITF Launceston, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Alison Bai | Alicia Smith Abigail Tere-Apisah |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Loss | 3–6 | Feb 2020 | ITF Perth, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Erin Routliffe | Kanako Morisaki Erika Sema |
5–7, 4–6 |
Notes
- a Tournament was moved from Canberra to Bendigo due to the smoke affecting Canberra from the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season.
Playing style
Fourlis is an offensive baseliner and has a powerful forehand which she uses to try to dictate play from the back of the court. Her backhand and serve are reliable. She covers the court well. When she plays, she looks to use her forehand to finish off points.
References
- "BIGGEST MOVERS: FOURLIS SOARS AFTER FIRST PRO WIN". Tennis Australia. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- "FOURLIS FLIES INTO FRENCH OPEN". Tennis Australia. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- "FIVE MINUTES WITH … JAIMEE FOURLIS". Tennis Australia. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- "FOURLIS WINS 18/U TITLE FOR AUSTRALIAN OPEN WILDCARD". Tennis Austrlaia. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- "Aussie Fourlis gets opening Hobart win". SBS. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- "ITF TITLES FOR FOURLIS, RODIONOVA IN EUROPE". Tennis Australia. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- "BIGGEST MOVERS: EBDEN CRACKS TOP 60". Tennis Australia. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.