Kaitlyn Christian
American tennis player (born 1992)
Kaitlyn Christian Country (sports) United StatesBorn (1992-01-13 ) January 13, 1992 (age 32) Orange , CaliforniaHeight 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $588,826 Career record 50–55 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 570 (September 25, 2017) Career record 183–197 Career titles 1 WTA, 1 WTA Challenger Highest ranking No. 38 (February 25, 2019) Australian Open 3R (2019 ) French Open 2R (2018 , 2020 , 2022 ) Wimbledon 2R (2018 , 2021 ) US Open 2R (2022 ) Wimbledon 1R (2022 ) US Open 1R (2013 , 2018 ) Last updated on: May 27, 2023.
Kaitlyn Christian (born January 13, 1992) is a tennis player and pickleball player from the United States.
Christian is primarily a doubles player. She has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 38, achieved in February 2019, and a best singles ranking of 570, reached in September 2017.
Christian has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour and one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour , along with 14 titles (13 in doubles) on the ITF Circuit.
Personal life
Christian was Emma Stone 's body double as Billie Jean King in the 2017 film Battle of the Sexes ,[ 1] and she also is credited as portraying tennis player Kerry Melville in the film. She also portrayed tennis player Shaun Stafford in the 2021 film King Richard .[citation needed ]
Career
Partnering Sabrina Santamaria , Santamaria won her first WTA 125 doubles title at the 2021 L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo , defeating Hayley Carter and Luisa Stefani in the final.[ 2]
Having entered the tournament as alternates when second seeds Hailey Baptiste and Caty McNally withdrew, she won her biggest title to date in the doubles at the WTA 250 2022 Abierto Zapopan , playing with Lidziya Marozava and overcoming Wang Xinyu and Zhu Lin in the final.[ 3]
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.
WTA career finals
Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
Premier / WTA 500 (0–3)
International / WTA 250 (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–5)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Mar 2018
Abierto Mexicano
International
Hard
Sabrina Santamaria
Tatjana Maria Heather Watson
5–7, 6–2, [2–10]
Loss
0–2
Oct 2019
Luxembourg Open
International
Hard (i)
Alexa Guarachi
Coco Gauff Caty McNally
2–6, 2–6
Loss
0–3
Feb 2020
St. Petersburg Trophy , Russia
Premier
Hard (i)
Alexa Guarachi
Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara
6–4, 0–6, [3–10]
Loss
0–4
Mar 2021
St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia
WTA 500
Hard (i)
Sabrina Santamaria
Nadiia Kichenok Raluca Olaru
6–2, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss
0–5
Sep 2021
Ostrava Open , Czech Republic
WTA 500
Hard (i)
Erin Routliffe
Sania Mirza Zhang Shuai
3–6, 2–6
Win
1–5
Feb 2022
Abierto Zapopan , Mexico
WTA 250
Hard
Lidziya Marozava
Wang Xinyu Zhu Lin
7–5, 6–3
WTA 125 tournament finals
Doubles: 1 (title)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 3 (1–2)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
1.
Jul 2009
ITF Evansville, United States
10,000
Hard
Elizabeth Lumpkin
0–6, 2–6
Win
1.
Oct 2016
ITF Tarakan, Indonesia
10,000
Hard (i)
Haruka Kaji
5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Loss
2.
Nov 2016
ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa
10,000
Hard
Chanel Simmonds
6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Doubles: 19 (13–6)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (11–4)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1.
Jul 2009
ITF Atlanta, United States
10,000
Hard
Lindsey Nelson
Amanda Fink Yasmin Schnack
7–5, 7–6(2)
Loss
1.
Jul 2009
ITF Evansville, United States
10,000
Hard
Lindsey Nelson
Maria Sanchez Yasmin Schnack
6–4, 1–6, [4–10]
Win
2.
Jun 2010
ITF Mt. Pleasant, United States
10,000
Clay
Caitlin Whoriskey
Petra Rampre Shelby Rogers
6–4, 6–2
Loss
2.
Jun 2012
ITF Sacramento, United States
50,000
Hard
Maria Sanchez
Yasmin Schnack Asia Muhammad
3–6, 6–7(4)
Win
3.
Jul 2013
ITF Rimini, Italy
10,000
Clay
Sabrina Santamaria
Giulia Gasparri Lisa Sabino
6–2, 6–1
Win
4.
Feb 2015
ITF Surprise, United States
25,000
Hard
Jacqueline Cako
Johanna Konta Maria Sanchez
6–4, 5–7, [10–7]
Win
5.
Mar 2015
ITF Metepec, Mexico
10,000
Hard
Maria Fernanda Alves
Victoria Rodríguez Marcela Zacarías
2–6, 6–1, [15–13]
Loss
3.
Jul 2015
Stockton Challenger , United States
50,000
Hard
Danielle Lao
Jamie Loeb Sanaz Marand
3–6, 4–6
Win
6.
Nov 2016
ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa
10,000
Hard
Chanel Simmonds
Valeria Bhunu Linnea Malmqvist
6–0, 7–6(3)
Loss
4.
May 2017
ITF Charleston Pro , United States
60,000
Clay
Sabrina Santamaria
Emina Bektas Alexa Guarachi
7–5, 3–6, [5–10]
Win
7.
Jun 2017
ITF Sumter, United States
25,000
Hard
Giuliana Olmos
Ellen Perez Luisa Stefani
6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss
5.
Sep 2017
Abierto Tampico , Mexico
100,000
Hard
Giuliana Olmos
Caroline Dolehide María Irigoyen
4–6, 4–6
Win
8.
Oct 2017
Templeton Open , United States
60,000
Hard
Giuliana Olmos
Viktorija Golubic Amra Sadiković
7–5, 6–3
Win
9.
Oct 2017
Classic of Macon , United States
80,000
Hard
Sabrina Santamaria
Paula Cristina Gonçalves Sanaz Marand
6–1, 6–0
Win
10.
Feb 2018
Midland Classic , United States
100,000
Hard (i)
Sabrina Santamaria
Maria Sanchez Jessica Pegula
7–5, 4–6, [10–8]
Win
11.
Feb 2018
Rancho Santa Fe Open , United States
25,000
Hard
Sabrina Santamaria
Eva Hrdinová Taylor Townsend
6–7(6) , 6–1, [10–6]
Win
12.
May 2018
Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer , France
100,000
Clay
Sabrina Santamaria
Vera Lapko Galina Voskoboeva
2–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss
6.
Jul 2018
Budapest Ladies Open , Hungary
100,000
Clay
Giuliana Olmos
Alexandra Cadanțu Chantal Škamlová
1–6, 3–6
Win
13.
Mar 2022
Guanajuato Open , Mexico
60,000+H
Hard
Lidziya Marozava
Anastasia Tikhonova Daniela Vismane
6–0, 6–2
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