Jamie Loeb

Jamie Loeb (born March 8, 1995) is an American tennis player.

Jamie Loeb
Wimbledon qualifying 2018
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceOssining, New York, U.S.
Born (1995-03-08) March 8, 1995
Bronxville, New York, U.S.
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUniversity of North Carolina (2013–15)
Prize moneyUS$470,412
Singles
Career record191–149 (56.2%)
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 132 (February 5, 2018)
Current rankingNo. 268 (August 31, 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2017)
French OpenQ2 (2018)
WimbledonQ3 (2017)
US Open1R (2015)
Doubles
Career record129–94 (57.8%)
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 120 (July 16, 2018)
Current rankingNo. 157 (August 31, 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (2018)
US Open1R (2018)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US Open1R (2017, 2018)
Last updated on: 5 October 2020.

She has career-high WTA rankings of 132 in singles, achieved in February 2018, and 120 in doubles, achieved in July 2018. Loeb has won eight singles titles and nine doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

She won the New York State high-school title as a sophomore. Loeb won the singles and doubles 18s championships at the 2012 USTA National Winter Championship, and won the doubles at the 2013 USTA International Spring Championship. Loeb attended the University of North Carolina for her freshman and sophomore years (2013–15), and won the singles NCAA Championship in 2015.

Biograhy

Born in Bronxville, New York, Loeb was raised in Ossining, New York.[1] Her parents are Jerry, who owns a butcher business, and Susan Loeb, who is a substitute teacher.[2][3] She is the youngest of four siblings, and is Jewish.[4][5] For middle school, she attended the Anne M. Dorner Middle School, while playing high school tennis.[3]

Tennis career

Her mother, a tennis instructor, was her first coach.[6] She began hitting tennis balls at Club Fit in Briarcliff at age five, and then at the Hardscrabble Club in Brewster at age seven, and by the age of 11, she was competing in national tournaments.[3][6] She won a New York State title for Ossining High School as a sophomore, following in the footsteps of her sister Jenna who had won three.[6][3] She finished her high school studies on-line.[3]

She trained at the John McEnroe Tennis Academy at Randall’s Island where on occasion she hit with McEnroe.[6][7]

Loeb won the singles and doubles 18s championships at the 2012 USTA National Winter Championship, won the doubles and finished runner-up in singles at the 2013 USTA International Spring Championship, and was a quarterfinalist at the 2013 Wimbledon Juniors.[8]

Loeb attended the University of North Carolina for her freshman and sophomore years (2013–15), studying sports administration.[9][5] She played tennis for the North Carolina Tar Heels, and became the first freshman in close to 30 years to win both the Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championship (defeating Carol Zhao of Stanford in the final of the 2015 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships; making her the NCAA Women's Singles Tennis National Champion) and the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship.[5] She was also the first singles national champion in UNC women's tennis history.[10] After she won the national championship, the Village and Town of Ossining declared August 3 to be Jamie Loeb Day.[11] In both her freshman and her sophomore seasons, she was named Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Year and ITA All American.[1][10][8]

She then decided to compete in tennis as a professional, leaving UNC with an 84–9 career-record in singles competition.[5][10]

Loeb won her biggest title to date at the 2015 Stockton Challenger in the doubles event, partnering Sanaz Marand. She received a wildcard for the 2015 US Open and played fourth seed Caroline Wozniacki in the first round, losing in straight sets. Loeb won two ITF singles titles in 2016, at tournaments in Surprise, Arizona, and El Paso, Texas.

WTA 125K series finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2018 Newport Beach Challenger, United States Hard Rebecca Peterson Misaki Doi
Jil Teichmann		 6–7(4–7), 6–1, [8–10]
Loss 0–2 Sep 2019 New Haven Challenger, United States Hard Usue Maitane Arconada Anna Blinkova
Oksana Kalashnikova		 2–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Loeb at UNC in 2013

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 10 (8 titles, 2 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–2)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2012 ITF Buffalo, United States 10,000 Clay Tornado Alicia Black 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win 2–0 Sep 2012 ITF Amelia Island, United States 10,000 Clay Mari Osaka 6–3, 7–5
Win 3–0 May 2013 ITF Sumter, United States 10,000 Hard Brooke Austin 6–4, 6–3
Win 4–0 Jul 2015 ITF El Paso, United States 25,000 Hard Jennifer Brady 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–2
Win 5–0 Feb 2016 ITF Surprise, United States 25,000 Hard CiCi Bellis 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win 6–0 Jul 2016 ITF El Paso, United States 25,000 Hard Caitlin Whoriskey 7–5, 6–3
Win 7–0 Feb 2017 Launceston International, Australia 60,000 Hard Tamara Zidansek 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 7–1 Oct 2017 ITF Templeton, United States 60,000 Hard Sachia Vickery 1–6, 2–6
Loss 7–2 Feb 2018 ITF Midland, United States 100,000 Hard (i) Madison Brengle 1–6, 2–6
Win 8–2 Oct 2019 ITF Dallas, United States 25,000 Hard Anhelina Kalinina 6–0, 6–7(3–7), 6–0

Doubles: 22 (9 titles, 13 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–2)
$80,000 tournaments (0–3)
$50,000 (2–2) / $60,000 tournaments (1–2)
$25,000 tournaments (5–3)
$10,000 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–12)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2012 ITF Buffalo, United States 10,000 Clay Nika Kukharchuk Fatma Al-Nabhani
Jacqueline Cako		 1–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 1–1 May 2013 ITF Sumter, United States 10,000 Hard Sanaz Marand Kristy Frilling
Alexandra Mueller		 4–6, 3–6
Win 2–1 Jun 2014 ITF El Paso, United States 25,000 Hard Ashley Weinhold Danielle Lao
Hsu Chieh-yu		 4–6, 6–4, [15–13]
Loss 2–2 Jul 2014 Vancouver Open, Canada 100,000 Hard Allie Will Asia Muhammad
Maria Sanchez		 3–6, 6–1, [8–10]
Win 3–2 Aug 2014 ITF Landisville, United States 25,000 Hard Sanaz Marand Lena Litvak
Alexandra Mueller		 7–6(7–5), 6–1
Win 4–2 Oct 2014 ITF Florence, United States 25,000 Hard Sanaz Marand Danielle Lao
Keri Wong		 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win 5–2 Jul 2015 Stockton Challenger, United States 50,000 Hard Sanaz Marand Kaitlyn Christian
Danielle Lao		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 5–3 Jun 2016 ITF Sumter, United States 25,000 Hard Carol Zhao Ashley Weinhold
Caitlin Whoriskey		 6–7(5–7), 1–6
Loss 5–4 Jun 2016 ITF Baton Rouge, United States 25,000 Hard Ingrid Neel Lauren Herring
Ellen Perez		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 5–5 Jul 2016 ITF Sacramento, United States 50,000 Hard Chanel Simmonds Ashley Weinhold
Caitlin Whoriskey		 4–6, 4–6
Win 6–5 Aug 2016 Challenger de Granby, Canada 50,000 Hard An-Sophie Mestach Julia Glushko
Olga Govortsova		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 6–6 Oct 2016 ITF Las Vegas, United States 50,000 Hard Chanel Simmonds Michaëlla Krajicek
Maria Sanchez		 5–7, 1–6
Loss 6–7 Nov 2016 Ando Securities Open, Japan 100,000 Hard An-Sophie Mestach Rika Fujiwara
Yuki Naito		 4–6, 7–6(14–12), [8–10]
Loss 6–8 Nov 2017 Tyler Challenge, United States 80,000 Hard Rebecca Peterson Jessica Pegula
Taylor Townsend		 4–6, 1–6
Loss 6–9 Apr 2018 Hardee's Pro Classic, United States 80,000 Clay Sofia Kenin Alexa Guarachi
Erin Routliffe		 4–6, 6–2, [9–11]
Win 7–9 May 2018 ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain 25,000 Clay Ana Sofia Sanchez Chiara Scholl
Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers		 6–3, 6–2
Win 8–9 Jul 2019 Championships of Honolulu, United States 60,000 Hard Hayley Carter Usue Maitane Arconada
Caroline Dolehide		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 8–10 Aug 2019 Lexington Challenger,
United States		 60,000 Hard Ann Li Robin Anderson
Jessika Ponchet		 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), [7–10]
Loss 8–11 Aug 2019 Koser Jewelers Challenge,
United States		 60,000 Hard Hayley Carter Vania King
Claire Liu		 6–4, 2–6, [5–10]
Win 9–11 Oct 2020 ITF Porto, Portugal 25,000 Hard Ana Sofia Sanchez Jana Fett
Erin Routliffe		 2–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 9–12 Oct 2020 Classic of Macon,
United States		 80,000 Hard Francesca Di Lorenzo Magdalena Fręch
Katarzyna Kawa		 5–7, 1–6
Loss 9–13 Nov 2020 ITF Orlando, United States 25,000 Hard Erin Routliffe Rasheeda McAdoo
Alycia Parks		 6–4, 1–6, [9–11]

See also

References
  1. "Rising Jewish star Loeb ousted," The Jerusalem Post.
  2. WTA Staff (30 June 2018). "Jamie Loeb". wtatennis.com. WTA Tennis. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. "Jamie Loeb, Ossining's Rising Tennis Star". Ossining-Croton-On-Hudson, NY Patch. September 10, 2014.
  4. "Brengle leads three Jewish tennis players at Rogers Cup in Toronto," The Canadian Jewish News.
  5. "Meet Jamie Loeb, a 20-Year-Old From Ossining, NY, Who Will Make Her Pro Tennis Debut at The U.S. Open," Tablet Magazine.
  6. Coffey, Wayne. "Jamie Loeb, 20, ready to take stage at U.S. Open". nydailynews.com.
  7. "McEnroe spurring Loeb on to big time," The Jewish Chronicle.
  8. University of North Carolina Tar Heels Official Athletic Site
  9. "Malan Award-winning Loeb likes to talk tennis as much as playing it," Midland Daily News.
  10. "UNC's Jamie Loeb finishes spectacular season, claims individual title". 25 May 2015.
  11. "Village of Ossining Proclaims August 3 as Jamie Loeb Day".
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