American tennis player (born 2002)
Whitney Osuigwe Country (sports) United States Born (2002-04-17 ) April 17, 2002 (age 22) Bradenton , FloridaHeight 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] Turned pro 2017 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Desmond Osuigwe Prize money US$ 791,328 Career record 144–146 (49.7%) Career titles 2 ITF Highest ranking No. 105 (August 12, 2019) Current ranking No. 354 (March 4, 2024) Australian Open 1R (2019 , 2021 ) French Open Q2 (2019 ) Wimbledon Q1 (2019 , 2021 ) US Open 1R (2018 , 2019 , 2020 ) Career record 86–67 (56.2%) Career titles 1 WTA Challenger, 7 ITF Highest ranking No. 126 (March 4, 2024) Current ranking No. 126 (March 4, 2024) US Open 2R (2019 , 2022 ) French Open JuniorQF (2017 ) Wimbledon JuniorF (2017 ) US Open 1R (2018 ) Last updated on: March 4, 2024.
Whitney Osuigwe ( ə-SIG -way ;[2] born April 17, 2002) is an American tennis player.
In 2017, Osuigwe was the ITF Junior World Champion .[3] 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 [ edit ] 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.[4] [5]
Junior career [ edit ] 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.[6]
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 .[7]
Professional career [ edit ] 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 .[8]
Performance timeline [ edit ] 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.
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. [9]
Singles [ edit ] Current through the 2022 Australian Open .
WTA Challenger finals [ edit ] Doubles: 1 (title) [ edit ] ITF Circuit finals [ edit ] Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups) [ edit ] Legend W100 tournaments (0–1) W80 tournaments (2–0) W25 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 W25 Clay Francesca Di Lorenzo 2–6, 6–1, 4–6 Win 1–1 Nov 2018 Tyler Pro Challenge , United States W80 Hard Beatriz Haddad Maia 6–3, 6–4 Win 2–1 Apr 2019 Charlottesville Open , United States W80 Clay Madison Brengle 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 Loss 2–2 May 2019 Tyler Pro Challenge, United States W100 Clay Taylor Townsend 4–6, 4–6 Loss 2–3 Mar 2023 ITF Boca Raton, United States W25 Hard Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva 2–6, 2–6 Loss 2–4 Apr 2023 ITF Jackson, United States W25 Clay Tímea Babos 5–7, 5–7
Doubles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner-ups) [ edit ] Legend W100 tournaments (2–1) W80 tournaments (0–1) W60/75 tournaments (1–3) W25/35 tournaments (4–0) W15 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface Hard (4–3) Clay (4–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Mar 2018 ITF Orlando, United States W15 Clay Caty McNally Dia Evtimova Ilona Kremen 6–2, 6–3 Win 2–0 Apr 2018 ITF Jackson, United States W25 Clay Sanaz Marand Gaia Sanesi Chanel Simmonds 6–1, 6–3 Loss 2–1 Apr 2018 Charlottesville Open , United States W80 Clay Ashley Kratzer Sophie Chang Alexandra Mueller 6–3, 4–6, [7–10] Loss 2–2 Jul 2018 Ashland Tennis Classic , United States W60 Hard Sanaz Marand Jovana Jakšić Renata Zarazúa 3–6, 7–5, [4–10] Loss 2–3 Feb 2020 Kentucky Open , United States W100 Hard (i) Hailey Baptiste Catherine Harrison Quinn Gleason 5–7, 2–6 Win 3–3 Jan 2022 ITF Orlando Pro , United States W60 Hard Hailey Baptiste Angela Kulikov Rianna Valdes 7–6(7) , 7–5 Win 4–3 Mar 2023 ITF Boca Raton, United States W25 Hard Hailey Baptiste Francesca Di Lorenzo Makenna Jones 6–2, 6–2 Win 5–3 Jul 2023 ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic W25 Clay Victoria Osuigwe Alicia Herrero Liñana Melany Solange Krywoj 6–1, 1–6, [10–7] Win 6–3 Nov 2023 ITF Charleston Pro , United States W100 Clay Hailey Baptiste Nigina Abduraimova Carole Monnet 6–4, 3–6, [13–11] Loss 6–4 Jan 2024 ITF Vero Beach, United States W75+H Clay Hailey Baptiste Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa 3–6, 6–3, [4–10] Loss 6–5 Jan 2024 Georgia's Rome Open , United States W75 Hard (i) Hailey Baptiste Angela Kulikov Jamie Loeb walkover Win 7–5 Feb 2024 Guanajuato Open , Mexico W100 Hard Hailey Baptiste Ann Li Rebecca Marino 7–5, 6–4 Win 8–5 Feb 2024 ITF Spring, United States W35 Hard Alana Smith Malkia Ngounoue Thaísa Pedretti 6–4, 6–4
ITF Junior finals [ edit ] Grand Slam tournaments [ edit ] Singles: 1 (title) [ edit ] Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups) [ edit ] ITF Junior Circuit [ edit ] Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner–ups) [ edit ] 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) [ edit ] 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)
References [ edit ] ^ "French Open junior champ Whitney Osuigwe eyes bigger things" . ESPN . June 23, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2018 . ^ RacquetComedy (December 28, 2017). "FULL INTERVIEW: Whitney Osuigwe & Caty McNally" . YouTube . Retrieved January 25, 2018 . ^ "Whitney OSUIGWE" . Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2023 . ^ "Bradenton teen reaches French Open girls final" . Bradenton Herald . Retrieved June 10, 2017 . ^ "The Journey - Osuigwe Family" . IMG Academy . Retrieved February 9, 2018 . ^ "American Whitney Osuigwe wins girls' title at French Open" . Excelle Sports . Retrieved June 13, 2017 . ^ "Floridian Whitney Osuigwe wins USTA girls 18s tennis championship" . August 13, 2018. ^ Rothenberg, Ben (March 21, 2019). "The Osakas' Brief Sister Act at the Miami Open" . New York Times . Retrieved March 27, 2019 . ^ "Whitney Osuigwe [USA] | Australian Open" . ausopen.com . External links [ edit ]