Whitney Osuigwe
Whitney Osuigwe (/əˈsɪɡweɪ/ ə-SIG-way;[2] born April 17, 2002) is an American tennis player.
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Born | Bradenton, Florida | April 17, 2002
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] |
Turned pro | 2017 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Desmond Osuigwe |
Prize money | $460,469 |
Singles | |
Career record | 79–56 (58.5%) |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 105 (August 12, 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 161 (January 11, 2021) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2019, 2021) |
French Open | Q2 (2019) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2019) |
US Open | 1R (2018, 2019, 2020) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 25–21 (54.3%) |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 232 (November 12, 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 285 (January 11, 2021) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
US Open | 2R (2019) |
French Open Junior | QF (2017) |
Wimbledon Junior | F (2017) |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
US Open | 1R (2018) |
Last updated on: January 16, 2021. |
In 2017, Osuigwe was the ITF Junior World Champion.[3] She won the juniors 2017 French Open to become the first American to win the girls' singles event in 28 years.
Personal life
Osuigwe has been playing tennis at the IMG Academy since age 6, where her father Desmond has been a teacher at the academy since 1997 and acts as her primary coach. Desmond is from Lagos in Nigeria and played professional tennis events at the ITF Futures level before coming to the United States to attend college. Whitney has an older brother named Deandre who is a college basketball player and a younger sister named Victoria who also plays tennis.[4][5]
Junior career
In June 2017, Osuigwe climbed to No. 2 in the junior rankings by dominating the clay-court events in the previous six months. She started by reaching the semifinals at the Orange Bowl in December and then won two Grade-1 clay-court tournaments in back-to-back weeks in February. Osuigwe capped off her dominance in this part of the season by winning the 2017 Junior French Open over fellow American Claire Liu. In doing so, she became the first American to win the girls' event since Jennifer Capriati in 1989, the fifth American champion overall, and the ninth youngest winner of the event at under 15 years and 2 months. This was also only the second time the final was contested between two Americans, with the other occurring in 1980.[6]
Osuigwe would go on to finish the season as the No. 1 ranked junior in the world, for which she was named the 2017 ITF Junior World Champion. Furthermore, she then won the Orange Bowl before the year came to a close.
On August 12, 2018, Osuigwe won the USTA Girls 18s National Championships which earned her a wild-card entry into the main draw of the US Open.[7]
Professional career
Osuigwe made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2018 Miami Open, losing to her fellow wildcard and junior rival Claire Liu.
In January 2019, Osuigwe played alongside David Ferrer on the Spain team in the 2019 Hopman Cup, replacing Garbiñe Muguruza who was out due to injury. Osuigwe played only the mixed-doubles match, losing to the French team which consisted of Lucas Pouille and Alizé Cornet. In March, she entered the Miami Open main draw as a wildcard, winning her first-round match against fellow wildcard Mari Osaka, the sister of Naomi Osaka.[8]
Performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
This table is current through the 2020 US Open.
Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
French Open | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
US Open | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |
WTA 1000 | ||||||||
Miami Open | A | 1R | 2R | NH | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
Career statistics | ||||||||
Year-end ranking | 1120 | 226 | 132 | $369,570 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2018 | ITF Wesley Chapel, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 2018 | RBC Pro Challenge, United States | 80,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2–1 | Apr 2019 | Boar's Head Resort Open, United States | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–2 | May 2019 | LTP Charleston Pro, United States | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2018 | ITF Orlando, United States | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Apr 2018 | ITF Jackson, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–1 | Apr 2018 | Boar's Head Resort Open, United States | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [7–10] |
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2018 | Braidy Industries Classic, United States | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, [4–10] |
Loss | 2–3 | Feb 2020 | Kentucky Open, United States | 100,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 2–6 |
ITF Junior Circuit
Singles: 1 (1 title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2017 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 |
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2017 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2018 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
ITF Junior finals
Legend |
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Grand Slam |
Category GA |
Category G1 |
Category G2 |
Category G3 |
Category G4 |
Category G5 |
Singles: 10 (7 titles, 3 runner–ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2015 | ITF Plantation, United States | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | May 2016 | ITF Plantation, United States | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Feb 2017 | ITF Asuncion, Paraguay | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 3–1 | Feb 2017 | ITF Criciúma, Brazil | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 4–1 | Jun 2017 | French Open, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 |
Win | 5–1 | Oct 2017 | ITF Tulsa, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–2 | Oct 2017 | ITF Osaka, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5–3 | Nov 2017 | ITF Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–3 | Dec 2017 | ITF Bradenton, United States | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
Win | 7–3 | Dec 2017 | ITF Plantation, United States | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Doubles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2016 | ITF Plantation, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2017 | ITF Criciúma, Brazil | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [5–10] |
Win | 1–2 | Apr 2017 | ITF Indian Wells, United | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(10–8) |
Win | 2–2 | May 2017 | ITF Milan, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 2–3 | Jul 2017 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Nov 2017 | ITF Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3–4 | Dec 2017 | ITF Bradenton, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 4–4 | Jul 2018 | ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7) |
Loss | 4–5 | Jul 2018 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
References
- "French Open junior champ Whitney Osuigwe eyes bigger things". ESPN. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- RacquetComedy (December 28, 2017). "FULL INTERVIEW: Whitney Osuigwe & Caty McNally". YouTube. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100291615
- "Bradenton teen reaches French Open girls final". Bradenton Herald. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
- "The Journey - Osuigwe Family". IMG Academy. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- "American Whitney Osuigwe wins girls' title at French Open". Excelle Sports. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/sd-sp-usta-girls-tennis-0813-story.html
- Rothenberg, Ben (March 21, 2019). "The Osakas' Brief Sister Act at the Miami Open". New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
External links
- Whitney Osuigwe at the Women's Tennis Association
- Whitney Osuigwe at the International Tennis Federation
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ITF Junior World Champion 2017 |
Succeeded by![]() |