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'''Kayla Day''' (born September 28, 1999) is an American junior tennis player. She is the reigning USTA Girls' 18s national champion, which earned her a wild card into the main draw of the ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Mmoh, Kayla Day earn US Open Wild-card Entries|url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/08/michael-mmoh-kayla-day-earn-us-open-wild-card-entries/59952/|website=Tennis Magazine|accessdate=16 August 2016}}</ref> She is also the reigning ].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Latest: American Kayla Day Wins US Open Junior Title|url=http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/09/11/sports/tennis/ap-ten-us-open-the-latest.html?_r=0|website=New York Times|accessdate=11 September 2016}}</ref> '''Kayla Day''' (born September 28, 1999) is an American junior ] player. She is the reigning ] and the reigning USTA Girls' 18s national champion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Mmoh, Kayla Day earn US Open Wild-card Entries|url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/08/michael-mmoh-kayla-day-earn-us-open-wild-card-entries/59952/|website=Tennis Magazine|accessdate=16 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Latest: American Kayla Day Wins US Open Junior Title|url=http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/09/11/sports/tennis/ap-ten-us-open-the-latest.html?_r=0|website=New York Times|accessdate=11 September 2016}}</ref>


== Personal life == == Personal life ==
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==Junior career== ==Junior career==
Day has been No. 1 in the Girls' 12s, 14s, 16s, and 18s US national rankings.<ref name=wimbledon16/> Her career best results as a junior include winning the ] and 2016 USTA Girls 18s national championship, reaching the semifinals at ] in 2016, and reaching the final at the ]. Day has been No. 1 in the Girls' 12s, 14s, 16s, and 18s US national rankings.<ref name=wimbledon16/> In 2016, she climbed into the Top 5 of the ITF junior rankings by winning the ], reaching the semifinals at ], and reaching the final at the ] the previous year. She also won the 2016 USTA Girls 18s national championship to earn a wild card into the main draw of the ].


==Professional career== ==Professional career==

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Kayla Day
Kayla Day at Wimbledon 2016.
Full nameKayla Day
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceSanta Barbara, California, United States
Born (1999-09-28) September 28, 1999 (age 25)
Santa Barbara, California, United States
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (Two-handed backhand)
CoachHenner Nehles
Prize money$13,226
Singles
Career record1–2
Highest ranking374 (August 22, 2016)
Current ranking374 (August 22, 2016)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open2R (2016)
French Open Junior3R (2016)
Wimbledon JuniorSF (2016)
US Open JuniorW (2016)
Doubles
Career record29–33
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open Junior2R (2016)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2015, 2016)
US Open JuniorF (2016)
Last updated on: September 11, 2016.

Kayla Day (born September 28, 1999) is an American junior tennis player. She is the reigning US Open junior champion and the reigning USTA Girls' 18s national champion.

Personal life

Day started playing tennis when she was 7 years old.

Junior career

Day has been No. 1 in the Girls' 12s, 14s, 16s, and 18s US national rankings. In 2016, she climbed into the Top 5 of the ITF junior rankings by winning the Junior US Open, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon, and reaching the final at the Orange Bowl the previous year. She also won the 2016 USTA Girls 18s national championship to earn a wild card into the main draw of the US Open.

Professional career

Day made her WTA debut at the 2016 Connecticut Open in New Haven after reaching the main draw as a lucky loser, having defeated Naomi Broady and Kirsten Flipkens along the way. The following week, she played in her first career grand slam at the US Open and won her first match against compatriot Madison Brengle.

ITF finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result Date Tournament Surface Opponents Score
Runner-up May 15, 2016 Naples, United States Clay Russia Valeria Solovyeva 4–6, 0–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 2016 US Open Hard Slovakia Viktória Kužmová 6–3, 6–2

Girls' Doubles

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 2016 US Open Hard United States Caroline Dolehide United States Jada Hart
United States Ena Shibahara 		6–4, 2–6,

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.
Tournament 2016 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A 0 / 0 0–0 0%
French Open A 0 / 0 0–0 0%
Wimbledon A 0 / 0 0–0 0%
US Open 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Career statistics
Titles–Finals 0–0 0
Year End Ranking $7,446

References

  1. "Michael Mmoh, Kayla Day earn US Open Wild-card Entries". Tennis Magazine. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. "The Latest: American Kayla Day Wins US Open Junior Title". New York Times. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Kayla Day cruises into Junior singles' semi-final". Wimbledon. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

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