Kayla Day

Kayla Day (born September 28, 1999) [1] is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high Women's Tennis Association (WTA) ranking of No. 122 in the world. As a junior, she won the one junior Grand Slam title, the 2016 US Open in girls event. There she also finished as runner–up in girl's doubles event, parnering with Caroline Dolehide. Despite having success as junior, Day is mostly spending time playing at the ITF Women's Circuit instead of WTA Tour, due to her ranking. She officially turned pro in 2017 at the Australian Open.[2]

Kayla Day
Kayla at the 2016 US Open
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceLake Nona, Florida, U.S.
Born (1999-09-28) September 28, 1999[1]
Santa Barbara, California, United States
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2017
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$398,037
Singles
Career record106–96 (52.5%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 122 (June 19, 2017)
Current rankingNo. 478 (December 7, 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2017)
French OpenQ2 (2017)
WimbledonQ1 (2017)
US Open2R (2016)
Doubles
Career record22–21 (51.2%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 133 (January 29, 2018)
Current rankingNo. 444 (December 7, 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open Junior2R (2016)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2015, 2016)
US Open JuniorF (2016)
Last updated on: December 7, 2020.

Early life and background

Kayla started playing tennis when she was seven years old.[3] Her mother is from the Czech Republic.[4]

Junior career

Kayla was No. 1 in the girls' 12s, 14s, 16s, and 18s US national rankings.[3] In 2016, she climbed to No. 1 in the ITF junior rankings by winning the Junior US Open, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon, and reaching the final at the Orange Bowl the previous year.[5][6] She also won the 2016 Girls 18s National Championships to earn a wildcard into the main draw of the US Open.[6][7]

Professional career

2016

Day made her WTA Tour debut at the Connecticut Open in New Haven, after reaching the main draw as a lucky loser, having defeated Naomi Broady and Kirsten Flipkens along the way. The following week, she played in her first career Grand Slam at the US Open and won her first match against compatriot Madison Brengle.

Shortly after turning 17, Day won her first career title at a $50,000 tournament in Macon. The following week at Scottsdale, she reached the semifinals to enter the top 200 for the first time. With her combined performance at these two events, Day won the Australian Open Wild Card Challenge to earn a spot in the main draw at the first Grand Slam event of 2017.

2017

Day picked up her first WTA Tour wins of the season — and first wins of her career at a Premier Mandatory event — at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, including a victory over 2017 Australian Open semifinalist Mirjana Lučić-Baroni to reach the third round of the tournament.

Grand Slam performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles
Tournament20162017201820192020 2021 SRW–LWin %
Australian Open A 1R Q3 A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A Q2 Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A Q1 A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open 2R 1R Q1 A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win-Loss 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 3 1–3 25%

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2016 ITF Naples, United States 25,000 Clay Valeria Solovyeva 4–6, 0–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2016 Classic of Macon, United States 50,000 Hard Danielle Collins 6–1, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Feb 2017 ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States 25,000 Hard Bianca Andreescu 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner–up)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2017 Dow Classic, United States 100,000 Hard (i) Caroline Dolehide Ashley Weinhold
Caitlin Whoriskey		 6–7(1–7), 3–6
Win 1–1 Feb 2017 ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States 25,000 Hard Caroline Dolehide Anhelina Kalinina
Chiara Scholl		 6–3, 1–6, [10–7]
Win 2–1 Feb 2019 ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States 25,000 Hard Sophia Whittle Eudice Chong
You Xiaodi		 6–2, 5–7, [10–7]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' singles: 1 (1 title)
Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2016 US Open Hard Viktória Kužmová 6–3, 6–2

Girls' doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2016 US Open Hard Caroline Dolehide Jada Hart
Ena Shibahara		 6–4, 2–6, [11–13]

References
  1. https://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/322534/title/kayla-day-0
  2. Rubin, Stephanie (January 11, 2017). "Kayla Day to make Slam debut as Pro in Melbourne". Baseline. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  3. "Kayla Day cruises into Junior singles' semi-final". Wimbledon. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. "Meet Kayla Day, American Teenager with Plenty to Smile About". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  5. Pantic, Nina (September 13, 2016). "A brand new day: U.S. Open Junior Champ Kayla Day is as confident as she is talented". tennis.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  6. "Kayla Day Junior Singles Activity". ITF Junior. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  7. "Michael Mmoh, Kayla Day earn US Open Wild-card Entries". Tennis Magazine. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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