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Shortly after turning 17, Day won her first career title at a $50,000 tournament in ]. The following week, she reached the semifinal at ] to enter the Top 200 for the first time. With her combined performance at these two events, Day won the Australian Open Wild Card Challenge to earn a spot in the main draw at the first grand slam of 2017. Shortly after turning 17, Day won her first career title at a $50,000 tournament in ]. The following week, she reached the semifinal at ] to enter the Top 200 for the first time. With her combined performance at these two events, Day won the Australian Open Wild Card Challenge to earn a spot in the main draw at the first grand slam of 2017.


== ITF finals == ==ITF Finals==

=== Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) ===
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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$97,000.00
Singles
Career record42 - 22
Career titles1 ITF
Highest ranking195 (November 14, 2016)
Current ranking195 (November 14, 2016)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2017)
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: October 31, 2016.

Kayla Day (born September 28, 1999) is an American professional 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 to No. 1 in 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

2016

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.

Shortly after turning 17, Day won her first career title at a $50,000 tournament in Macon. The following week, she reached the semifinal at Scottsdale to enter the Top 200 for the first time. With her combined performance at these two events, Day won the Australian Open Wild Card Challenge to earn a spot in the main draw at the first grand slam of 2017.

ITF Finals

Singles (1–1)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000/$80,000 tournaments
$50,000/$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000/$15,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. May 15, 2016 Naples, United States Clay Russia Valeria Solovyeva 4–6, 0–6
Winner 2. October 30, 2016 Macon, United States Hard United States Danielle Collins 6–1, 6–3

Doubles (0–1)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000/$80,000 tournaments
$50,000/$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000/$15,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 5 February 2017 Midland, United States Hard (i) United States Caroline Dolehide United States Ashley Weinhold
United States Caitlin Whoriskey 		6–7, 3–6

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 2017 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 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 0–0 0
Year End Ranking 198 $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.
  4. "Day captures Junior Crown at US Open". WTA. Retrieved 13 September 2016.

External links

US Open girls' singles champions
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