92 to reach the fourth round. August 2, 2022 2 Mins Read Stephens was born on March 20, 1993, to accomplished athletes Sybil Smith and John Stephens in Plantation, Florida. She won her only match, a doubles dead rubber with partner Liezel Huber, as the United States won the tie 50 to return to the top-level World Group in 2013. [239][237] She also noted that she has read Serena's autobiography and respects her strong personality. [150][151] She also reached the third round at Wimbledon, despite having lost her previous two opening round matches there. Although she reached No. [117] She then defeated No. [77] She was able to recover in time to open her season at the Australian Open. [176], Stephens began her clay-court season at the Charleston Open. We aims to be available wherever and whenever you need it. Stephens also earned acareer-high rank of No. [60], Stephens was ready to return for the Australian hardcourt season. IBM is already working with American stars Sloane Stephens and Frances Tiafoe -- neither of whom advanced to the third round of this year's U.S. Open -- to test out Coach Advisor, using them to . She lost in the third round to No. 2, Maria Sharapova. "Sloane is in the best physical condition she's been in years," said Nick Saviano, a veteran coach who has long been a mentor to Stephens and watched her victory over Gauff on television.. [281][282][283], Stephens has previously signed a deal with the American Express credit card company and was formerly an endorser of the Listerine mouthwash product. Darian is a Barbadian tennis player who is currently ranked 402 in the Singles and 282 in the Doubles. 802, she finished the 2010 season just inside the top 200 at No. Now, Stephens has Nadal's former coach in her corner. [197], Stephens started her 2022 season at the Australian Open. [40], In the middle of 2009, Stephens participated in World TeamTennis as a member of the New York Buzz. Nonetheless, she finished the year as the youngest player in the top 50 at No. [190], At the first edition of the Chicago Fall Classic, Stephens was eliminated in the first round by 13th seed Tamara Zidanek. [177] She ended up losing in the quarterfinals to 15th seed and eventual champion, Veronika Kudermetova. I'd love for both of us to be able to be in the position to play each other multiple times. [186] In Montreal, she was beaten in the second round by top seed and world No. [17], Stephens began competing in low-level events on the ITF Junior Circuit in 2006 at the age of 13. Although she lost to Elena Baltacha, she rose to a career best No. During the time she won the US Open and made the final at Roland Garris, many made many comparisons and comparisons between Serena and. Sloane Stephens is "on a break" from her coach, Kamau Murray, Murray has told the New York Times. [83] After playing in one more tournament in September, she ended her season early to recover from a wrist injury. Sloane Stephens is a top-rated American female tennis player with a lot to offer and a potential successor to the retired Serena Williams. Sloane Stephens has added a new coach along with a new fiance this weekthe 25-year-old announced that Sven Groeneveld has joined her team. [143][144] She then closed out the season by participating in her first WTA Finals in Singapore. She defeated Lucie Hradeck in her first career main-draw match before losing to the defending champion, 12th-seeded Vera Zvonareva. With Colgate, Stephens is a part of their Bright Smiles, Bright Futures campaign that focuses on educating children about oral hygiene. [204] In Rome, she was eliminated in the first round by Ekaterina Alexandrova. A year after her breakthrough, she reached the fourth round and was again defeated by world No. Stephens started her clay-court season at the Charleston Open. [136][137] Despite going up a set and a break, Stephens lost the final to world No. Here's to a successful journey together, let's get to work," tweeted the 29-year-old American, who won her only Major title at Flushing Meadows in 2017. 3 Angelique Kerber. Also, I like listening to Depeche Mode and walking my dog. [70] Stephens continued her Grand Slam tournament success at Wimbledon by making it to the quarterfinals, again without defeating a seeded opponent. Sloane Stephens hasreconnected with coach Kamau Murray days ahead of this year's U.S. Open, which Stephens won in 2017 while working with Murray. [11] She started playing tennis at the age of nine at the Sierra Sport and Racquet Club, a tennis facility located across the street from her house where her stepfather regularly played and her mother was taking lessons. [155] Aside from this tournament and the French Open, the only other event where she reached the quarterfinals was the Charleston Open at the start of the clay court season. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. [72], At the Cincinnati Open in August, Stephens scored her second big upset of the year when she knocked out Sharapova, the No. [57], Back in the United States, Stephens played at the Citi Open in late July and made it to her second career WTA semifinal. With Smith as her coach, she became a top-ranked junior with three Grand Slam tournament doubles titles and also cracked the top 100 of the WTA rankings. 2 seed in the WTT Playoffs. [93] In her only grass-court tune-up, Stephens made it to the semifinals at the Eastbourne International. [15], Roger Smith began coaching Stephens in early 2009 and worked with her for several years. [63][64] This was the first top-ten victory of Stephens's career and made her much more prominent. This match takes place at ATX Open 2023 - Round of 16 - 01 March 2023. . [56] This string of performances brought her into the top 50 of the WTA rankings for the first time. Stephens reached the fourth round at the Australian Open, securing her first match wins at the tournament since 2014. [66], Following the Australian Open, Stephens was forced to miss the United States' quarterfinal Fed Cup tie after aggravating her abdominal injury during her deep run at the tournament. On our site youll find a variety of options to continue watching and talking about famous sportsmens,tennis tournaments and tennis gear. "I've known him for a really long time. Seeded sixth, she won her seventh WTA singles title by beating Marie Bouzkov in the final. She upset eighth seed, world No. Sloane Stephens is building her resume of accomplishments both on and off the court!. [47][45] In August, Stephens entered the Southern California Open as a wildcard and defeated No. Kamau also established a Tennis Programme named XS in Chicago. When the WTA Tour resumed tournament play in August, Stephens competed at the first edition of the Top Seed Open. She has never won a professional title on grass, and Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam event where she has not made it to at least the semifinals. No explanation was offered for the suspension of the successful coaching partnership. [49] With this third-round appearance, Stephens made her debut in the top 100 of the WTA rankings and also became the youngest player in the top 100 at 18 years old. As the top seed, she was eliminated in the first round by lucky loser and world No. [102] During the semifinals of this tournament, she defeated No. [92] Serena then defeated her in the fourth round, which turned out to be Stephens's best Grand Slam tournament result of the year. [121][122] She became the first American woman other than the Williams sisters to win a major title since Jennifer Capriati won the Australian Open in 2002 and the first to win the US Open since Lindsay Davenport in 1998. A few days ago, Stephens had also announced her. In the opening round, she defeated Rka Luca Jani for her first Grand Slam tournament match win. Stephens' results with Groeneveld were inconsistent. ", "Keys leads next generation of American women at U.S. Open", "Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys Highlight New Wave of American Female Tennis Players", "W2W4 at US Open: Advantage Madison Keys or Sloane Stephens? [80] Once again, Stephens did not have a good clay-court season, winning multiple matches in just two out of six tournaments. [174] In Miami, she earned her first win of the season by defeating qualifier, Ocane Dodin, in the first round. Stephens played singles for the Smash throughout the season, helping them to earn a No. When she won the 2017 US Open, she recalled an instance at age 11 when her mother believed Stephens had high upside in spite of being told by an instructor at a junior tennis academy that she would be lucky to get a tennis scholarship to a Division II college. The 29-year-old Stephens announced she's hired Francisco Roig as her new coach. [271][272] She split with Murray in 2021 before the Miami Open and is working with ATP tennis player Darian King who is also her practice partner. [277], Stephens uses Head rackets, specifically endorsing the Speed line as of January 2023. [246] Both of these wins came before Halep entered the top ten in 2014. [241] Her only victory against Serena came at the 2013 Australian Open when she was still relatively unknown as a 19-year-old. Sloane Stephens is a long-time Rafa Nadal fan. [273][274], Stephens is represented by GSE Worldwide. With these results, Stephens climbed back into the top 100 of the WTA rankings. [120] Stephens closed out the tournament by defeating Keys in straight sets to win her first Grand Slam tournament title. Tennis Interviews Sloane Stephens against Serena Williams? In the round robin stage, Stephens swept her group of Naomi Osaka, Kiki Bertens, and Angelique Kerber to advance to the knockout stage. 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[139], Stephens did not carry any momentum into the grass-court season, losing at Wimbledon in the first round in her only event. A look at Sloane Stephens' Fresno ties", "WTA star Sloane Stephens expands youth programs in Fresno", "Tennis Pro Sloane Stephens Has Valley Roots", "Is Sloane Stephens the Future of American Tennis? She achieved a career-best ranking of world No. [149] She finished the season ranked No. Sloane took Franciscos advice at 11 and proceeded to Boca Raton to train. Kamau Murray(born 1980) is an American tenniscoach. 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[45][67][75], Stephens began 2014 at the Hopman Cup with John Isner. 4, Maria Sakkari. She switched to a new coach, Kamau Murray, under whom she returned to elite level and won three WTA titles in the first half of 2016. [213] At the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, she lost in the second round to world No. Although she remained in the top 10 for the majority of the year in large part due to ranking points she was defending from the previous year's WTA Finals, she could not match her best performances at the Grand Slam tournaments or other higher-level events. 45 while rising no higher than No. Their two biggest matches came in 2018, both of which were three set finals. The foundation is run by Stephens, her mother, and her uncle Ronald Smith. [297] She finished her degree while recovering from foot surgery earlier in the year. Required fields are marked *. 109, Melinda Czink, while still only 15 years old, but was unable to advance to the main draw in any of these appearances. She lost in the first round to Leylah Fernandez. [138] Nonetheless, this run catapulted her to a career-high ranking of No. [257] Stephens excels in point construction, and varies patterns of hitting in order to confuse opponents. Naomi Osaka rallies to beat Sloane Stephens in return to Indian Wells. [135] Stephens entered the French Open having never reached the quarterfinals. 1 Iga witek. Her mother was the first African-American woman to be named a first-team All-American swimmer in Division I history. [75] Although Stephens continued to struggle outside of the majors after the US Open, she was named the second alternate for the WTA Tour Championships. 20, Julia Grges, en route to her first WTA quarterfinal. In thecharacteristically wide-open landscape of women's tennis, Stephens will be one of many potential contenders for this year's U.S. Open, which will announce its main draw Thursday and begin play Monday. In the first tie, Slovakia beat the USA 21. Sloane Stephens' Coach on 'Creative' Ways They Kept Up Her Training Regimen amid Pandemic Still, she says, "The pandemic has taught me to focus more on what I can control and less on what I cannot. Without a permanent coach this year the world No.7 posted a 6-6 match record on Tour until appointing Sven Groeneveld ahead of her clay-court campaign. [99][100] Stephens would win two more WTA titles during the season. 3, Agnieszka Radwaska. She lost in the first round to qualifier Liudmila Samsonova in three sets. While the 2017 US Open champion, 29, has had quite the packed . Kamau Murray (left) coaches Sloane Stephens but that's not his only job. Her mother was a swimmer in Division I history. 10 Inspirational Juan Martin del Potro Quotes, Sloane Stephenss achievements with different coaches. [18], At the French Open, Stephens extended her main-draw win streak to 16 matches in a row to start the season, despite needing to qualify for the main draw, before losing to French junior Kristina Mladenovic in the semifinals. American professional tennis player Madison Keys, 24, is back at the US Open (she was defeated by Sloane Stephens at the finals in 2017), and on the heels of winning the Western & Southern Open. 3 after Wimbledon in 2018. [119] Madison Keys won the other semifinal against CoCo Vandeweghe. [82], Stephens did not do well at the US Open either, losing in the second round to world No. [44] Early in the year, she played in her first Australian Open main draw and made it to the second round. [88] Stephens then improved on that result with a quarterfinal appearance at the Miami Open, which included a win over rival Madison Keys in their first encounter. 1, Victoria Azarenka, she rose to a career-high ranking of No. [110] Stephens returned to the WTA Tour in July for Wimbledon, about eleven months after her last match and with her ranking having dropped to No. [287] Stephens is of Trinidadian descent through her maternal grandfather Noel Smith, who came to the United States from Trinidad to pursue a career as a doctor. 11 in the world,. Darian has also represented Barbados at the Davis Cup and holds a record of 40-22 at the tournament. I'm just gonna keep improving and getting better and looking forward to the next tournaments. From there, she continued her training in Boca Raton, where she trained at Evert Tennis Academy before she made her way to Nick Saviano High-Performance Tennis Academy at 12. 11 towards the end of 2013, she regressed and stayed outside the top 25 to the end of 2015. She fell out of the top 20 upon losing her 2018 WTA Finals rankings points near the end of the season. While 19 years old, Stephens rose to prominence at the 2013 Australian Open with a semifinal run beating world No. She has since won five of her six titles, including three in 2016, her first major at the 2017 US Open, and her first Premier Mandatory title in 2018. [7], Smith left Stephens's father after his multiple arrests in 1994. He worked alongside Othmane Garma while coaching Sloane and worked briefly with Monica Puig before reconciling with Sloane. Emma Hruby . Kamau Murray coaching Sloane Stephens at last year's Open. [175] She was beaten in her second-round match by 28th seed and compatriot, Amanda Anisimova. [12][13][14] Two years after she started playing tennis, Stephens relocated to Boca Raton in Florida. [248] Their next big match, the final at the Canadian Open, was ranked as the match of the year by the WTA. [258][259], Stephens has been perceived as having a nonchalant attitude towards losing matches and striving to meet expectations. [46] She then made it through qualifying at the French Open to make her Grand Slam main-draw debut in singles. The reception was held at the St. Regis in Bal Harbour, Fla., in Miami Beach. [285] Moreover, Stephens has worked with Time Warner Cable as part of their Connect a Million Minds campaign to motivate the importance of education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. [288][289], Her favorite player growing up was Kim Clijsters, who congratulated Stephens in person after her 2017 US Open title. [158] This was her first loss to a player outside the top 200 since 2011. Stephens had frequently been regarded as a potential successor to Serena Williams to become the next top American women's tennis player, if not the best in the world. She is enshrined in the Boston University Athletic Hall of Fame and recognized as the greatest swimmer in the history of the university. 17 Anastasija Sevastova to set up the first all-American semifinals at a major since Wimbledon in 1985, and the first at the US Open since 1981. Their relationship ended in 2012; David Nainkin. Keys has said, "Sloane and I, since we were 12 and 14, have constantly been compared to each other. Defending champion Naomi Osaka enters as the No. [62] She entered the Australian Open seeded 29th, her first Grand Slam tournament as a seeded player. 44-ranked Puig, she continued. She notably defeated world No. She finished runner-up at the Canadian Open to Halep, her second high-level Premier final of the year. [51] Stephens then closed out the winter hardcourt season by qualifying for the Miami Open. Seeded seventh, she lost in the first round to qualifier Leylah Fernandez. I'm always cheering for her."[231]. [293][294] She had previously dated fellow American tennis player Jack Sock for over a year. Stephens's biggest rivalry is with her close friend and compatriot Madison Keys. In her first appearance in 2008, she defeated world No. Murray coached Stephens from 2015 until the end of the 2018 season, a span that included Stephens' unseeded run to the 2017 U.S. Open title, the first and only Grand Slam championship of her career thus far. 10, Karolna Plkov, in the second round. [69] She then lost to world No. [268] While working with Saviano, Stephens won her first WTA title, but did not manage to ascend back up the WTA rankings. 2 Angelique Kerber, who needed to retire in the second set due to an illness. [67][76] She finished the year at world No. Stephens had entered the month having never reached a semifinal at a high-level Premier tournament. Murray also . After two lopsided split sets, Stephens won a tight third set to reach her first Grand Slam singles final. 3, 2021: French Open fourth round, out of top 50, 2022: First title since 2018, French Open quarterfinal, Last edited on 28 February 2023, at 15:01, https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1605598193718161408, "For a Rising Tennis Star, a Connection, Then Dealing With Loss", "She beat Venus to reach the U.S. Open final. The 2017 titlist took to Twitter on Monday to announce that she will no longer be. Now the Grand Slam champion is here to sh. She became a promising junior player, reaching an ITF junior ranking of world No. In Murray's absence, Stephens had worked with Sven Groeneveld for three months. [278], After her US Open victory, Stephens accrued several new sponsors, including Mercedes-Benz. [169] Seeded 29th at the French Open, she lost in the second round to Paula Badosa.[170]. [218] Seeded fourth at the Hobart International, she was defeated in the first round by qualifier, compatriot, and eventual champion, Lauren Davis. Serena Williams, who reached the finalsof her previoustwo tournaments, is the No. [191] In Indian Wells, she was beaten in the second round by 19th seed and compatriot, Jessica Pegula. 17 after the tournament. (Elsa/Getty Images) This article is more than 3 years old. [215], Two weeks after the US Open, Stephens played at the Emilia-Romagna Open. 11 in the world. [97] She maintained a steady ranking all year, dropping no lower than No. [132] In March, Stephens returned to form and won the Miami Open, her first Premier Mandatory title. [33], Stephens often plays behind the baseline, relying on her athleticism to defend against her opponent's shots. [210] At Wimbledon, she lost in the first round to Zheng Qinwen. 9, Carla Surez Navarro, in the second round for her first top-ten victory in almost two years. Chicago defeated the Orlando Storm to earn a spot in the final, but ultimately fell to the New York Empire in a supertiebreaker. Stephens and Murray went "on a break" -- in Murray's . Her successful year was cut short by a foot injury that kept her out for months. Sloane Stephens hired Kamau Murray, left, last fall to lift her career. [11] Although she started out at the Evert Tennis Academy for a year working with John and Chris Evert, she then moved to the Nick Saviano High Performance Tennis Academy, where she stayed for several years. [30][31] Her best singles result that year was a Grand Slam semifinal at the US Open, where she lost to Daria Gavrilova in a third set tiebreak. [182] She lost in her fourth-round match to eventual champion Barbora Krejkov. Paul is popular for his time with 20 times Grand Slam Champion Roger Federer and 17 times Grand Slam winner Pete Sampras. [15], After her stepfather's death, Stephens and her family moved back to their hometown of Fresno where her grandparents and other members of her mother's family still lived. [264] Nonetheless, under Nainkin, Stephens had her breakthrough tournament at the 2013 Australian Open and reached a career-best ranking of No. Murray had spent most of this season coaching Monica Puig, who was informed "at the end of last week" that Murray was moving on, she wrote in a statement toSporting News. [178] In Madrid, she was defeated in the second round by Ons Jabeur. Although she disliked that they were uninterested in signing autographs at a match she attended and has also commented that neither of them tried to serve as one of her mentors, Stephens has stated she developed a good relationship with the Williams sisters. [173], Stephens losing streak continued at the Monterrey Open. Here, Stephens upset No. 5 in the world. [222], Stephens has played five seasons with World TeamTennis starting in 2009 when she debuted in the league with the New York Buzz, followed by a season each with the Washington Kastles in 2014, the Philadelphia Freedoms in 2017 and 2018, and the New York Empire in 2019. Her stepfather was a competitive recreational tennis player and was her primary inspiration for beginning to play the sport. First, she qualified for the Premier-5 Italian Open and advanced to the second round. 2, Simona Halep, at the Washington Open. [45], Stephens started her 2020 season at the Brisbane International. She is now ranked 20th heading into Wimbledon, which begins . [251][252][253] She sometimes flattens out her shots, even on the run, and goes for stinging winners. 110 Sloane Stephens Coach Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Images Creative Editorial Video Creative Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 110 Sloane Stephens Coach Premium High Res Photos Browse 110 sloane stephens coach stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. [206] At the French Open, she upset 26th seed, Sorana Crstea, in the second round. [188] Ranked 66 at the US Open, she won a tight three-set first-round match over 2017 finalist Madison Keys.
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