Samantha Crawford
American tennis player (born 1995)
Samantha Crawford Country (sports) United States Born (1995-02-18 ) February 18, 1995 (age 29) Atlanta , GeorgiaHeight 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Prize money US$ 573,320 Career record 145–131 Career titles 1 ITF Highest ranking No. 98 (July 11, 2016) Australian Open 2R (2017 ) French Open 1R (2016 ) Wimbledon 2R (2016 ) US Open 1R (2012 , 2015 , 2016 ) Career record 66–57 Career titles 5 ITF Highest ranking No. 216 (July 13, 2015) US Open 1R (2011 , 2012 , 2014 , 2016 )
Samantha Crawford (born February 18, 1995) is an American tennis player.
In her career, Crawford won one singles title and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit . In July 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 98. On July 13, 2015, she peaked at No. 216 in the WTA doubles rankings.
As a junior, Atlanta -born Crawford won the girls' singles title at the 2012 US Open , defeating Anett Kontaveit in the final.
Career
2012
Crawford received a wildcard into the qualifying of the US Open . She got into the competition with wins over Irina Khromacheva and Marie-Ève Pelletier , and played Eleni Daniilidou for a spot in the main draw, winning in three sets. In her first women's Grand Slam main-draw appearance, Crawford lost to fellow teenager Laura Robson .
2015
In 2015, Crawford came into the US Open by winning the Wild Card Challenge, a three-week series of hardcourt events played out on the USTA Pro Circuit.[ 1]
2016
At the Brisbane International , Crawford caused an upset by defeating top-15 player Belinda Bencic in the second round. She subsequently went on to reach her first semifinal on the WTA Tour , but lost the match to former world No. 1 and eventual champion, Victoria Azarenka , in straight sets.[ 2]
ITF finals
Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Jul 2012
ITF Yakima, United States
50,000
Hard
Shelby Rogers
4–6, 7–6(3) , 3–6
Loss
0–2
Jan 2015
ITF Plantation, United States
25,000
Clay
Sachia Vickery
3–6, 1–6
Loss
0–3
May 2015
ITF Raleigh, United States
25,000
Clay
Julia Boserup
3–6, 2–6
Loss
0–4
Aug 2015
Lexington Challenger , United States
50,000
Hard
Nao Hibino
2–6, 1–6
Win
1–4
Nov 2015
Scottsdale Challenge , United States
50,000
Hard
Viktorija Golubic
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Loss
1–5
Mar 2022
ITF Naples, United States
15,000
Clay
Madison Sieg
2–6, 0–1 ret.
Doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Jul 2012
ITF Yakima, United States
50,000
Hard
Madison Keys
Xu Yifan Zhou Yimiao
6–3, 2–6, [12–10]
Win
2–0
Feb 2013
ITF Surprise, United States
25,000
Hard
Sachia Vickery
Emily Harman Xu Yifan
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Win
3–0
Feb 2014
Rancho Santa Fe Open , United States
25,000
Hard
Xu Yifan
Danielle Lao Keri Wong
3–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Loss
3–1
Jul 2014
Carson Challenger, United States
50,000
Hard
Sachia Vickery
Michaëlla Krajicek Olivia Rogowska
6–7(4) , 1–6
Win
4–1
Feb 2015
Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States
25,000
Hard
Asia Muhammad
İpek Soylu Nina Stojanović
6–0, 6–3
Win
5–1
Jun 2015
ITF Baton Rouge, United States
25,000
Hard
Emily Harman
Storm Sanders Chanel Simmonds
7–6(4) , 6–1
Loss
5–2
Nov 2016
Scottsdale Challenge , United States
50,000
Hard
Melanie Oudin
Ingrid Neel Taylor Townsend
4–6, 3–6
Loss
5–3
Oct 2022
ITF Florence, United States
25,000
Hard
Clervie Ngounoue
Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa
3–6, 4–6
Junior career
Grand Slam finals
Girls' singles: 1 title
References
External links