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Kristie Hyerim Ahn (born June 15, 1992) is an American former professional tennis player.
![]() Ahn at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships | |
Full name | Kristie Hyerim Ahn |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Upper Saddle River, New Jersey |
Born | Flushing, New York | June 15, 1992
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1] |
Turned pro | May 2008 |
Retired | March 2022 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 1,236,893 |
Singles | |
Career record | 236–182 |
Career titles | 7 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 87 (September 30, 2019) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2018, 2020) |
French Open | 1R (2020) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2021) |
US Open | 4R (2019) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 57–57 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 199 (April 24, 2017) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2017) |
US Open | 1R (2009, 2017) |
In her career, she won seven singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 30 September 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 87. Her first appearance at a Grand Slam tournament was at 16 at the 2008 US Open.[2] In 2019, she was given a wildcard bid[3] and reached the fourth round of the US Open where she became the first Asian American woman to make the round of 16 at a Grand Slam tournament since Lilia Osterloh accomplished the feat in 2000.
Ahn is of Korean descent and was born in Flushing Hospital, having later lived in Englewood Cliffs, N.J.[4] She graduated from Stanford University in 2014 with a degree in Science, Technology and Society. She played on the Stanford women's tennis team from 2010 to 2014 and was an All-American in singles, ITA National Rookie of the Year, and Pac-10 Championships singles champion.[5]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | 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.[6]
Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | ... | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | Q2 | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||
French Open | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q3 | Q2 | 1R | NH | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||
US Open | 1R | Q2 | Q3 | Q2 | Q2 | 4R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% | ||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0 / 8 | 4–8 | 33% | ||
WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | NH | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Cincinnati Open | NT1 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[lower-alpha 1] | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
China Open | NT1 | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | Career total: 29 | ||||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||||
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–5 | 1–6 | 9–7 | 0–5 | 2–4 | 0 / 29 | 16–29 | 36% | ||
Year-end ranking[lower-alpha 2] | 443 | 345 | 220 | 106 | 196 | 91 | 108 | 252 | $1,069,413 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2008 | ITF Landisville, United States | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Jun 2008 | ITF Houston, United States | 10,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
7–6(7), 0–6, 7–6(2) |
Win | 3–0 | Mar 2009 | ITF Hammond, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
0–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–1 | May 2010 | Carson Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4–1 | May 2015 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 3–2 ret. |
Win | 5–1 | Aug 2015 | Winnipeg Challenger, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 5–2 | Apr 2016 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 5–3 | Nov 2016 | Scottsdale Challenge, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(4), 6–7(2) |
Win | 6–3 | Apr 2017 | Dothan Pro Classic, United States | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 6–4 | May 2017 | Open Saint-Gaudens, France | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7–4 | Nov 2017 | Tyler Pro Challenge, United States | 80,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 7–5 | Aug 2018 | Landisville Challenge, United States | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 0–1 ret. |
Loss | 7–6 | Feb 2019 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2010 | Raleigh Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2015 | Winnipeg Challenger, Canada | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2015 | Toronto Challenger, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–6(6), [6–10] |
Win | 2–2 | Apr 2017 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, US | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2017 | Dothan Pro Classic, US | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–1, [2–10] |
Loss | 2–4 | May 2019 | Fukuoka International, Japan | 60,000 | Carpet | ![]() |
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