Grace Min

Grace Min

Grace Min at the 2015 Wimbledon qualifying tournament
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Born	(1994-05-06) May 6, 1994 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	2008
Plays	right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach(es)	Roger Anderson, USTA Player Development Program
Prize money	US $364,108
Singles
Career record	165–103
Career titles	0 WTA, 8 ITF
Highest ranking	97 (2 March 2015)
Current ranking	97 (2 March 2015)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2015)
French Open	1R (2013, 2014)
Wimbledon	Q3 (2013)
US Open	1R (2013, 2014)
Doubles
Career record	19–24
Career titles	0 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	308 (17 September 2012)
Current ranking	768 (2 February 2015)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open	1R (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US Open	1R (2012)
Last updated on: 2 February 2015.

Grace Min (born May 6, 1994) is an American tennis player who won the 2011 US Open girls' singles title.^[1] She also won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Doubles with Canadian Eugenie Bouchard. Min's highest singles ranking was Number 100 on 2 February 2015, making her the fourteenth highest ranked American.

2006

Grace's first tournament was the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships, an under 14 tournament at the Bollettieri Sports Academy. Aged twelve and seeded tenth, Grace received a bye into the second round, where she was defeated by Nataliya Pintusova 6–3 6–4.

Her next tournament was the Prince Cup in Miami, Florida. In the first round she defeated tenth seed Melina Ferrero 2–6 6–0 10–8, for her first victory of the year. She then fell to qualifier Laurie Gingras 6–3 6–3 in the second round.

Her final tournament of the year was the Junior Orange Bowl in Coral Gables, Florida. In the first round, she crushed German Sarah Ott 6–1 6–0, and backed it up by another straight sets victory over qualifier Yuki Kristina Chiang 6–1 6–2. Next, she demolished Donna Vekić 6–0 6–1, but was eventually defeated by Chanelle Van Nguyen 6–3 6–1 in the fourth round.

2007

The first tournament of the year was an under 14 tournament in Bolton, England, but Grace lost in the second round to ninth seed Nastja Kolar 6–2 6–3. She then headed to Tarbes, France, where she was awarded a wildcard for the qualifying draw of the Les Petits As. She qualified for the tournament, defeating Eugenie Prince, Manon Peral and Marine Even all in straight sets to qualify. She reached the semifinals of the tournament before her unexpected run was cut short by top seed Anna Orlik 6–3 7–5. Her success in the tournament greatly improved her ranking.

Grace then played the USTA National Open and the Easter Bowl, losing in the first round of the former and the quarterfinals of the latter. She then headed to Waco, Texas for the ITF Spring Circuit, where she lost in the third round to tenth seed Chieh-Yu Hsu 6–1 6–3.

She won the USTA National Open in Marietta, Georgia, defeating compatriot Carolyn Chupa, Amelia Martinez and top seed Courtney Griffith to reach the quarterfinals, where she overcame Alina Jerjomina 4–6 6–3 7–6 (3). In the semis, she played another tough match against Rachel Kahan, eventually prevailing 6–2 2–6 6–3. In the final, she defeated Elizabeth Begley 6–0 6–1. She then won the Peach State Classic in Norcross, Georgia without dropping a set.

She then played the U.S. Jr. Grass Court Championships in Philadelphia, losing in the first round. Following this loss, she headed to Georgia to play the under 18 USTA National Open in Stone Mountain, losing in the quarterfinals. Grace rebounded, winning two titles back to back, the National Claycourt Championships in Plantation, Florida and the National Hardcourt Championships in Peachtree City, Georgia. These were the last tournaments Grace would win that year. From August to December, she played five under 18 tournaments, two under 16 tournaments and one under 14 tournament, her best result being a quarterfinals appearance at the Dunlop Orange Bowl.

2008

Grace started the year at the AEGO International where she defeated Morven Mcculoch, Patricia Martins, Leolia Jeanjean and second seed Irina Khromacheva to reach the final, where she was defeated by Polina Leykina 6–2 6–2. Her next tournament was the Les Petits As, where she lost in the third round to Jessica Ren 2–6 7–6 (4) 7–6 (6) and was unable to defend her points from the previous year. She then fell in the first round of the USTA National Open to eventual champion Danielle Rose Collins in straight sets. She also suffered two more first round exit at the USTA International Spring Championships and the Easter Bowl ITF.

In May, Grace played her first professional tournament at a 25k event in Raleigh, North Carolina. She crushed Sianna Simmons in the first round of qualifying 6–2 6–1 but was eliminated from the tournament by Chieh Yu-Hsu 6–2 5–7 6–3 in the second round of qualifying. She then lost in the second round of the USTA National Open in Norcross, Georgia.

Grace then qualified for her first ITF senior main draw at a 10k event in Sumter, South Carolina. In the first round of the main draw she crushed fellow qualifier Eugenie Bouchard 6–0 6–3 but lost to fifth seed Anna Wishink 7–6 (2) 7–5 in the second round.

Grace played two more 10k events in the USA, losing during the qualifications of both. She then won her first title of the year at the under 18 USTA National Open in her hometown, dropping only one set in the tournament. Grace then lost in the quarterfinals of the under 18 National Clay Court Championships and the second round of the US International Hardcort Championships.

Grace was then awarded a wildcard for the junior US Open, her first ever Grand Slam. However, she was defeated in the first round of qualifications by seventh qualifying seed and eventual qualifier Heather Watson 7–5 6–0. Following this loss, Grace headed to Lexington, Kentucky for the under 18 Kentucky International Junior Tennis Derby, where she qualified for the main draw, but was eliminated in the first round by Michaela Boev 6–2 6–0. She then fell in the third round of the USTA ITF Junior Circuit – Georgia in Atlanta to Elizabeth Begley 7–5 6–3.

Grace then received a wildcard for the maindraw of a 50k professional event in Lawrenceville, Georgia. In the first round she overcame countrywoman Julia Cohen in straight sets, 4–6 6–4 6–2. However, she was crushed by sixth seed Angela Haynes 6–0 6–1 in the second round. With these professional tournaments, she established her first WTA ranking. She lost in the second round of an under 18 tournament in South Carolina, before reaching a final in Florida. She then fell in the first round of the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships as a wildcard to sixth seed Yana Buchina of Russia 2–6 6–1 6–3. Grace's final tournament of the year was the Dunlop Orange Bowl, where she managed to defend her points by reaching the quarterfinals.

2012

In 2012 she won her first ITF Challenger Circuit title at $25k Innisbrook, Florida in January, as a qualifier, she won seven matches in a row, defeating Catalina Castaño, Lauren Davis and Gail Brodsky.

Grace reached another final at $25k Clearwater, Florida in March, where she defeated World No.65 Anastasiya Yakimova in QF but lost the final to Garbine Muguruza Blanco.

She won her second ITF Challenger Circuit title at $50k Indian Harbour Beach, Florida defeating top seed and World No.97 Irina Falconi in the first round, Krista Hardebeck 2–6 7–5 6–1 in the semifinal, coming back from 2–6 2–4 down, and defeated Maria Sanchez 6–4 7–6.

2014

At the French Open, Grace was 20th seed in the qualifying draw women's singles and won three qualifying matches to enter the main competition. In the first round, Grace lost to Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain in straight sets, 7–5, 7–6 (8–6).

2015

Grace during the 2015 Wimbledon Women's Singles Qualifying

In January 2015, Min entered the Auckland Open and Hobart International tournaments but lost in the qualifying first round in both. Then also in January at the 2015 Australian Open she was unseeded playing in the women's singles main draw for the first time and lost to fourteenth seed Sara Errani of Italy in straight sets, 6–1, 6–0.

On 2 February 2015, Min was ranked in the top 100 in singles for the first time at number 100, making her the fourteenth highest ranked American.

ITF Circuit Finals

Singles: 15 (8–7)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	October 17, 2011	Rock Hill, United States	Hard	Romina Oprandi	7–5, 6–1
Winner	1.	January 9, 2012	Palm Harbor, United States	Hard	Gail Brodsky	2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	March 18, 2012	Clearwater, United States	Hard	Garbiñe Muguruza	0–6, 1–6
Winner	2.	April 30, 2012	Indian Harbour Beach, United States	Clay	Maria Sanchez	6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Winner	3.	May 14, 2012	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Tamaryn Hendler	3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Winner	4.	March 17, 2014	Innisbrook, United States	Clay	Nicole Gibbs	7–5, 6–0
Winner	5.	April 20, 2014	Dothan, United States	Clay	Victoria Duval	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	3.	October 26, 2014	Macon, United States	Hard	Kateryna Bondarenko	4–6, 5–7
Winner	6.	October 25, 2015	Florence, United States	Hard	Paula Cristina Gonçalves	6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–2)
Runner-up	4.	March 20, 2016	Orlando, United States	Clay	Katerina Stewart	4–6, 3–6
Winner	7.	April 10, 2016	Jackson, United States	Clay	Paula Badosa Gibert	1–6, 6–2, 6–4
Winner	8.	April 17, 2016	Pelham, United States	Clay	Bernarda Pera	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	5.	April 30, 2016	Charlottesville, United States	Clay	Taylor Townsend	5–7, 1–6
Runner-up	6.	July 24, 2016	Sacramento United States	Hard	Sofia Kenin	6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	7.	November 7, 2016	Waco, United States	Hard	Beatriz Haddad Maia	2–6, 6–3, 1–6

Doubles (1–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	October 18, 2009	Cleveland, United States	Clay	Jamie Hampton	Taraka Bertrand Elizabeth Lumpkin	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	1.	September 25, 2011	Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Melanie Oudin	Alexa Glatch Asia Muhammed	6–4, 3–6, [2–10]

Singles performance timeline

Women's Doubles performance timeline

Women's Doubles partners: ^LD Lauren Davis ^LH Lauren Herring ^MO Melanie Oudin

Mixed Doubles performance timeline

Mixed Doubles partners: ^BK Bradley Klahn

References

External links

• Grace Min at the Women's Tennis Association
• Grace Min at the International Tennis Federation