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Whitney Osuigwe
Osuigwe at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships
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| Country (sports) |
 United States |
| Born |
(2002-04-17) April 17, 2002 (age 22)
Bradenton, Florida |
| Height |
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro |
2017 |
| Plays |
Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach |
Desmond Osuigwe |
| Prize money |
US$779,555 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
136–139 (49.45%) |
| Career titles |
2 ITF |
| Highest ranking |
No. 105 (August 12, 2019) |
| Current ranking |
No. 372 (November 20, 2023) |
| Grand Slam singles results |
| Australian Open |
1R (2019, 2021) |
| French Open |
Q2 (2019) |
| Wimbledon |
Q1 (2019, 2021) |
| US Open |
1R (2018, 2019, 2020) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
75–62 (54.74%) |
| Career titles |
1 WTA Challenger, 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking |
No. 156 (November 13, 2022) |
| Current ranking |
No. 156 (November 20, 2023) |
| Grand Slam doubles results |
| US Open |
2R (2019, 2022) |
| French Open Junior |
QF (2017) |
| Wimbledon Junior |
F (2017) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results |
| US Open |
1R (2018) |
Whitney Osuigwe ( ə-SIG-way; born April 17, 2002) is an American tennis player.
In 2017, Osuigwe was the ITF Junior World Champion. She won the juniors 2017 French Open to become the first American to win the girls' singles event in Paris in 28 years.
Personal life
Osuigwe has been playing tennis at the IMG Academy since age six, where her father Desmond has been a teacher at the academy since 1997 and acts as her primary coach. Desmond is from Lagos in Nigeria and played professional tennis events at the ITF Futures level before coming to the United States to attend college. Whitney has an older brother named Deandre who is a college basketball player and a younger sister named Victoria who also plays tennis.
Junior career
In June 2017, Osuigwe climbed to No. 2 in the junior rankings by dominating the clay-court events in the previous six months. She started by reaching the semifinals at the Orange Bowl in December, and then won two Grade-1 clay-court tournaments in back-to-back weeks in February. Osuigwe capped off her dominance in this part of the season by winning the 2017 Junior French Open over fellow American Claire Liu.
In doing so, she became the first American to win the girls' event since Jennifer Capriati in 1989, the fifth American champion overall, and the ninth youngest winner of the event at under 15 years and 2 months. This was also only the second time the final was contested between two Americans, with the other occurring in 1980.
Osuigwe would go on to finish the season as the number-one-ranked junior in the world, for which she was named the combined 2017 ITF Junior World Champion. Furthermore, she then won the Orange Bowl before the year came to a close.
On August 12, 2018, Osuigwe won the USTA Girls 18s National Championships which earned her a wildcard entry into the main draw of the US Open.
Professional career
Osuigwe made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2018 Miami Open, losing to her fellow wildcard and junior rival Claire Liu.
In January 2019, Osuigwe played alongside David Ferrer on the Spain team in the 2019 Hopman Cup, replacing Garbiñe Muguruza who was out due to injury. Osuigwe played only the mixed-doubles match, losing to the French team which consisted of Lucas Pouille and Alizé Cornet. In March, she entered the Miami Open main draw as a wildcard, winning her first-round match against fellow wildcard Mari Osaka, the sister of Naomi Osaka.
Performance timeline
Key
| W |
F |
SF |
QF |
#R |
RR |
Q# |
A |
NH |
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2022 Australian Open.
| Tournament |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
SR |
W–L |
Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Australian Open |
A |
A |
1R |
Q1 |
1R |
Q2 |
A |
0 / 2 |
0–2 |
0% |
| French Open |
A |
A |
Q2 |
Q1 |
Q1 |
A |
A |
0 / 0 |
0–0 |
– |
| Wimbledon |
A |
A |
Q1 |
NH |
Q1 |
A |
A |
0 / 0 |
0–0 |
– |
| US Open |
Q1 |
1R |
1R |
1R |
Q1 |
Q3 |
A |
0 / 3 |
0–3 |
0% |
| Win–loss |
0–0 |
0–1 |
0–2 |
0–1 |
0–1 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0 / 5 |
0–5 |
0% |
| WTA 1000 |
| Miami Open |
A |
1R |
2R |
NH |
Q1 |
Q1 |
Q1 |
0 / 2 |
1–2 |
33% |
| Career statistics |
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
SR |
W–L |
Win % |
| Tournaments |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Career total: 10 |
| Titles |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career total: 0 |
| Finals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career total: 0 |
| Overall win–loss |
0–0 |
0–2 |
1–4 |
0–1 |
0–3 |
0–0 |
0–0 |
0 / 10 |
1–10 |
9% |
| Year-end ranking |
1120 |
226 |
132 |
160 |
247 |
278 |
|
$610,068 |
WTA Challenger finals
Doubles: 1 (title)
| Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
| Win |
1–0 |
Nov 2023 |
WTA 125 Midland, United States |
Hard (i) |
 Hailey Baptiste |
Sophie Chang
Ashley Lahey |
2–6, 6–2, [10–1] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| $80,000 tournaments (2–0) |
| $25,000 tournaments (0–2) |
|
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (1–1) |
| Clay (1–3) |
|
| Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
| Loss |
0–1 |
Jan 2018 |
ITF Wesley Chapel, United States |
25,000 |
Clay |
Francesca Di Lorenzo |
2–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Win |
1–1 |
Nov 2018 |
ITF Tyler, United States |
80,000 |
Hard |
 Beatriz Haddad Maia |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win |
2–1 |
Apr 2019 |
ITF Charlottesville, United States |
80,000 |
Clay |
Madison Brengle |
6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Loss |
2–2 |
May 2019 |
ITF Tyler, United States |
100,000 |
Clay |
Taylor Townsend |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss |
2–3 |
Mar 2023 |
ITF Boca Raton, United States |
25,000 |
Hard |
 Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss |
2–4 |
Apr 2023 |
ITF Jackson, United States |
25,000 |
Clay |
 Tímea Babos |
5–7, 5–7 |
Doubles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments (1–1) |
| $80,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| $60,000 tournaments (1–1) |
| $25,000 tournaments (3–0) |
| $15,000 tournaments (1–0) |
|
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (2–2) |
| Clay (4–1) |
|
| Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
| Win |
1–0 |
Mar 2018 |
ITF Orlando, United States |
15,000 |
Clay |
Caty McNally |
 Dia Evtimova
 Ilona Kremen |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win |
2–0 |
Apr 2018 |
ITF Jackson, United States |
25,000 |
Clay |
Sanaz Marand |
 Gaia Sanesi
 Chanel Simmonds |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss |
2–1 |
Apr 2018 |
ITF Charlottesville, United States |
80,000 |
Clay |
Ashley Kratzer |
Sophie Chang
Alexandra Mueller |
6–3, 4–6, [7–10] |
| Loss |
2–2 |
Jul 2018 |
ITF Ashland, United States |
60,000 |
Hard |
Sanaz Marand |
 Jovana Jakšić
 Renata Zarazúa |
3–6, 7–5, [4–10] |
| Loss |
2–3 |
Feb 2020 |
ITF Nicholasville, United States |
100,000 |
Hard (i) |
Hailey Baptiste |
Catherine Harrison
Quinn Gleason |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Win |
3–3 |
Jan 2022 |
ITF Orlando, United States |
60,000 |
Hard |
Hailey Baptiste |
Angela Kulikov
Rianna Valdes |
7–6(7), 7–5 |
| Win |
4–3 |
Mar 2023 |
ITF Boca Raton, United States |
25,000 |
Hard |
Hailey Baptiste |
Francesca Di Lorenzo
Makenna Jones |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win |
5–3 |
Jul 2023 |
ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
25,000 |
Clay |
Victoria Osuigwe |
 Alicia Herrero Liñana
 Melany Solange Krywoj |
6–1, 1–6, [10–7] |
| Win |
6–3 |
Nov 2023 |
ITF Charleston, United States |
100,000 |
Clay |
Hailey Baptiste |
 Nigina Abduraimova
 Carole Monnet |
6–4, 3–6, [13–11] |
ITF Junior finals
Junior Grand Slam tournaments
Singles: 1 (title)
| Result |
Year |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
| Win |
2017 |
French Open |
Clay |
Claire Liu |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 |
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
| Result |
Year |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
| Loss |
2017 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
Caty McNally |
Olga Danilović
 Kaja Juvan |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss |
2018 |
Wimbledon |
Grass |
Caty McNally |
 Wang Xinyu
Wang Xiyu |
2–6, 1–6 |
ITF Junior Circuit
Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner–ups)
| Legend |
| Grade A (1–2) |
| Grade 1 (4–0) |
| Grade 4 (1–1) |
| Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
| Win |
1–0 |
May 2015 |
ITF Plantation, U.S. |
Grade 4 |
Clay |
Carson Branstine |
6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Loss |
1–1 |
May 2016 |
ITF Plantation, U.S. |
Grade 4 |
Clay |
Carson Branstine |
6–3, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win |
2–1 |
Feb 2017 |
ITF Asunción, Paraguay |
Grade 1 |
Clay |
Draginja Vukovic |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win |
3–1 |
Feb 2017 |
ITF Criciúma, Brazil |
Grade 1 |
Clay |
 Emily Appleton |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Win |
4–1 |
Oct 2017 |
ITF Tulsa, United States |
Grade 1 |
Hard |
Natasha Subhash |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss |
4–2 |
Oct 2017 |
ITF Osaka, Japan |
Grade A |
Hard |
Wang Xinyu |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss |
4–3 |
Nov 2017 |
ITF Mexico City |
Grade A |
Clay |
Alexa Noel |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win |
5–3 |
Dec 2017 |
ITF Bradenton, U.S. |
Grade 1 |
Clay |
Clara Burel |
6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Win |
6–3 |
Dec 2017 |
ITF Plantation, U.S. |
Grade A |
Clay |
 Margaryta Bilokin |
6–1, 6–2 |
Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner–ups)
| Legend |
| Grade A (1–1) |
| Grade 1 (3–1) |
| Grade 4 (0–1) |
| Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
| Loss |
0–1 |
May 2016 |
ITF Plantation, U.S. |
Grade 4 |
Clay |
Alexa Noel |
Alana Smith
Peyton Stearns |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss |
0–2 |
Feb 2017 |
ITF Criciúma, Brazil |
Grade 1 |
Clay |
Hailey Baptiste |
Elysia Bolton
Vanessa Ong |
6–4, 4–6, [5–10] |
| Win |
1–2 |
Apr 2017 |
ITF Indian Wells, United States |
Grade 1 |
Hard |
Caty McNally |
Taylor Johnson
Ann Li |
6–3, 7–6(10–8) |
| Win |
2–2 |
May 2017 |
ITF Milan, Italy |
Grade A |
Clay |
Caty McNally |
 Cho I-hsuan
 Ayumi Miyamoto |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss |
2–3 |
Nov 2017 |
ITF Mexico City |
Grade A |
Clay |
Ellie Douglas |
Dalayna Hewitt
Peyton Stearns |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win |
3–3 |
Dec 2017 |
ITF Bradenton, U.S. |
Grade 1 |
Clay |
Caty McNally |
 Thasaporn Naklo
Naho Sato |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Win |
4–3 |
Jul 2018 |
ITF Roehampton, UK |
Grade 1 |
Grass |
Caty McNally |
 Clara Tauson
Wang Xinyu |
7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7) |
See also
In Spanish: Whitney Osuigwe para niños
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