Robin Montgomery

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Robin Montgomery
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceWashington D.C.
Born (2004-09-05) September 5, 2004 (age 19)
Washington D.C.[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2020[2]
PlaysLeft (two-handed backhand)
CoachEric Nunez
Prize moneyUS$ 566,278
Singles
Career record100–64 (61.0%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 143 (July 17, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 183 (April 22, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2023)
French OpenQ1 (2023)
WimbledonQ2 (2023)
US Open1R (2020, 2023)
Doubles
Career record43–25 (63.2%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 119 (September 11, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 239 (April 22, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open3R (2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open2R (2023)
Last updated on: April 23, 2024.

Robin Montgomery (/kɪk/;[citation needed] born September 5, 2004) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 143, attained on 17 July 2023, and a best doubles ranking of No. 119, achieved on 11 September 2023. She has won three singles and four doubles titles in tournaments of the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour.

An alumna of the Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC), Montgomery made her WTA Tour debut at the 2020 US Open, receiving a wildcard in the women's singles draw.[3] The next year, she returned to juniors, winning the girls' singles and doubles titles at the US Open.

Career[edit]

Montgomery in 2021

2019: Orange Bowl winner[edit]

In August 2019, Montgomery played in the girls' singles at the US Open, where she reached the third round, losing to fellow-American Katrina Scott.[4] In September, she represented the US in the final of the Junior Fed Cup, teaming up with Connie Ma to win the doubles match against the Czech Republic and secure victory for the US.[5] In December, she won the "18 and under" title in the 2019 Orange Bowl.[6]

2020: Turned pro, first ITF Circuit title, junior No. 5 & major debut[edit]

Montgomery reached the quarterfinals of the 2020 Australian Open girls' singles tournament in January, and in March, she won her first ITF tournament, a $25k event in Las Vegas.[1] As of August 2020, she was the No. 5 in the junior world rankings.[4]

Following the break in the season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Montgomery took part in the Western & Southern Open as a wildcard entrant in the qualifying competition, losing in the first round to tenth-seeded Sorana Cîrstea.[7] The following week, she received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2020 US Open — her first Grand Slam appearance.[4] She lost in the first round to Yulia Putintseva.[8]

2021: WTA 1000 debut, US Open junior singles and doubles titles[edit]

She made her WTA 1000 debut in the main draw of the Miami Open as a wildcard player.

At the US Open, seventh-seeded Montgomery defeated sixth-seeded Kristina Dmitruk in straight sets in the girls' singles final to win her first Grand Slam singles title. She followed that victory a few hours later with her first major doubles title, along with her partner Ashlyn Krueger; they defeated fellow American duo Reese Brantmeier and Elvina Kalieva in three sets, after coming back from losing the first set to take the second set and win the match tiebreak. Montgomery became the first girl to achieve the feat of winning both titles at the US Open since Michaëlla Krajicek in 2004 and was the first American to take the girls' singles title since Amanda Anisimova in 2017.[9]

2023-2024: First WTA 1000 wins[edit]

She qualified for the inaugural 2023 ATX Open in Austin, Texas but lost in the first round to lucky loser CoCo Vandeweghe, in three tight sets.[10]

She received a wildcard for the qualifying draw of the Indian Wells Open, and for the main draw of the Miami Open,[11] where she reached the second round, defeating Ana Bogdan for her first WTA 1000-level win.

In 2024, she qualified for the main draw in Indian Wells, having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition.[12] She also received wildcards for the qualifying competition at Miami.

At the Madrid Open, also as a main draw wildcard, she defeated Elina Avanesyan and 26th seed Katie Boulter, reaching the third round for the first time at this level.

Performance timelines[edit]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, Hopman Cup, United Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[13]

Singles[edit]

Current through the 2023 Guadalajara Open.

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon NH A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open 1R Q1 A 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0 / 2 0–2 0%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open NH A 1R Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open NH 1R 1R 2R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Madrid Open NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Guadalajara Open NH A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wuhan Open NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–2 0 / 5 1–5 17%
Career statistics
2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 1 1 3 4 Career total: 9
Titles 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall win-loss 0–1 0–1 0–3 1–4 0 / 9 1–9 10%
Year-end ranking 491 371 247 187 $496,510

ITF Circuit finals[edit]

Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner–ups)[edit]

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (2–1)
$25,000 tournaments (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2020 Las Vegas Open, United States 25,000 Hard China You Xiaodi 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Nov 2020 ITF Orlando, United States 25,000 Hard United States Alycia Parks 6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Apr 2022 ITF Nottingham, UK 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Eden Silva 4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Oct 2022 ITF Templeton Pro, United States 60,000 Hard United States Madison Brengle 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Win 2–3 Nov 2022 Calgary Challenger, Canada 60,000 Hard (i) Poland Urszula Radwańska 7–6(6), 7–5
Win 2–4 Jan 2023 ITF Orlando, United States 25,000 Hard United States Peyton Stearns 2–6, 0–6
Win 3–4 May 2023 Open Saint-Gaudens, France 60,000 Clay France Alice Robbe 7–5, 6–4

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)[edit]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–2)
$60,000 tournaments (2–0)
$25,000 tournaments (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2020 ITF Reims, France 25,000 Hard France Séléna Janicijevic United Kingdom Harriet Dart
United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey
w/o
Win 2–0 Jul 2021 ITF Evansville,
United States
25,000 Hard United States Kylie Collins United States Lauren Proctor
United States Anna Ulyashchenko
5–7, 6–3, [10–2]
Win 3–0 Mar 2022 Arcadia Pro Open,
United States
60,000 Hard United States Ashlyn Krueger United Kingdom Harriet Dart
Mexico Giuliana Olmos
w/o
Win 4–0 Feb 2023 ITF Orlando Pro,
United States
60,000 Hard United States Ashlyn Krueger Netherlands Arianne Hartono
Netherlands Eva Vedder
7–5, 6–1
Loss 4–1 Apr 2023 ITF Charleston Pro,
United States
100,000 Clay United States Ashlyn Krueger United States Sophie Chang
United States Angela Kulikov
3–6, 4–6
Loss 4–2 May 2023 ITF Bonita Springs,
United States
100,000 Clay United States Ashlyn Krueger United States Makenna Jones
United States Jamie Loeb
7–5, 4–6, [2–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals[edit]

Singles: 1 (title)[edit]

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2021 US Open Hard Belarus Kristina Dmitruk 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (title)[edit]

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2021 US Open Hard United States Ashlyn Krueger United States Reese Brantmeier
United States Elvina Kalieva
5–7, 6–3, [10–4]

Head-to-head records[edit]

Record against top 10 players[edit]

  • She has a 0–1 (0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Result W–L Opponent Rank Event Surface Round Score Rank H2H
2022
Loss 0–1 United States Coco Gauff No. 8 San Diego Open, United States Hard 1R 3–6, 3–6 No. 294 0–1

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Macpherson, Alex (2020-08-28). "Introducing the 2020 US Open's Grand Slam debutantes". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  2. ^ Maine, D'Arcy (2020-08-31). "Robin Montgomery out to make the most of US Open wild card". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-09-02. Montgomery officially announced she was turning professional..., earlier this month.
  3. ^ Rothenberg, Ben (31 August 2020). "Robin Montgomery, Still Just 15, Is Ready for Her U.S. Open Debut". The New York Times.
  4. ^ a b c Chiesa, Victoria (August 30, 2020). "Teens Robin Montgomery, Katrina Scott guaranteed debut to remember". US Open. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  5. ^ Kapetanakis, Arthur (September 30, 2019). "Team USA three-peats as Junior Fed Cup champs". USTA. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  6. ^ "Montgomery and Tirante win the Orange Bowl". ITF. December 16, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "In pictures: The story of the 2020 Western & Southern Open". WTA. August 27, 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  8. ^ Pratt, Steve (August 31, 2020). "Yulia Putintseva eliminates wild card Robin Montgomery". US Open.
  9. ^ Sode, Scott (11 September 2021). "Junior Wrap: Robin Montgomery, Daniel Rincon win US Open singles titles". US Open. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Tennis, WTA – Austin Open 2023: Vandeweghe gets past Montgomery". March 2023.
  11. ^ "Erika Andreeva, Brenda Fruhvirtova awarded Miami Open wild cards". 14 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Indian Wells Qualifying Awards: Debut Breakthroughs, Resilient Veterans".
  13. ^ "Robin Montgomery [USA]- Australian Open". ausopen.com.

External links[edit]

Sporting positions
Preceded by Orange Bowl Girls' Singles Champion
Category: 18 and under

2019
Succeeded by