Jamie Loeb
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Residence | Ossining, New York |
Born | Bronxville, New York | March 8, 1995
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Turned pro | 2015 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
College | University of North Carolina (2013–15) |
Prize money | US$ 800,052 |
Singles | |
Career record | 287–247 |
Career titles | 11 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 132 (February 5, 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 305 (June 10, 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2017) |
French Open | Q2 (2018) |
Wimbledon | Q3 (2017) |
US Open | 1R (2015, 2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 216–155 |
Career titles | 17 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 117 (July 3, 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 198 (June 10, 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2018) |
US Open | 1R (2018, 2023) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
US Open | 1R (2017, 2018, 2021) |
Last updated on: June 14, 2024. |
Jamie Loeb (born March 8, 1995) is an American tennis player.
She has career-high WTA rankings of 132 in singles, achieved in February 2018, and 117 in doubles, achieved in July 2023. Loeb has won ten singles and 17 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
She won the New York State high-school title as a sophomore. Loeb won the singles and doubles U18s championships at the 2012 USTA National Winter Championship, and won the doubles at the 2013 USTA International Spring Championship. She attended the University of North Carolina for her freshman and sophomore years (2013–15), and won the singles NCAA Championship in 2015.
Biography
Born in Bronxville, New York, Loeb was raised in Ossining, New York.[1] Her parents are Jerry, who owns a butcher business, and Susan Loeb, who is a substitute teacher.[2][3] She is the youngest of four siblings, and is Jewish.[4][5] For middle school, she attended the Anne M. Dorner Middle School, while playing high school tennis.[3]
Tennis career
Her mother, a tennis instructor, was her first coach.[6] She began hitting tennis balls at Club Fit in Briarcliff at age five, and then at the Hardscrabble Club in Brewster at age seven, and by the age of 11, she was competing in national tournaments.[3][6] She won a New York State title for Ossining High School as a sophomore, following in the footsteps of her sister Jenna who had won three.[6][3] She finished her high school studies on-line.[3]
She trained at the John McEnroe Tennis Academy at Randall’s Island where on occasion she hit with McEnroe.[6][7]
Loeb won the singles and doubles 18s championships at the 2012 USTA National Winter Championship, won the doubles and finished runner-up in singles at the 2013 USTA International Spring Championship, and was a quarterfinalist at the 2013 Wimbledon Juniors.[8]
Loeb attended the University of North Carolina for her freshman and sophomore years (2013–15), studying sports administration.[9][5] She played tennis for the North Carolina Tar Heels, and became the first freshman in close to 30 years to win both the Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championship (defeating Carol Zhao of Stanford in the final of the 2015 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships; making her the NCAA Women's Singles Tennis National Champion) and the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship.[5] She was also the first singles national champion in UNC women's tennis history.[10] After she won the national championship, the Village and Town of Ossining declared August 3 to be Jamie Loeb Day.[11] In both her freshman and her sophomore seasons, she was named Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Year and ITA All American.[1][10][8]
She then decided to compete in tennis as a professional, leaving UNC with an 84–9 career-record in singles competition.[5][10]
Loeb won her biggest title to date at the 2015 Stockton Challenger in the doubles event, partnering Sanaz Marand. She received a wildcard for the 2015 US Open and played fourth seed Caroline Wozniacki in the first round, losing in straight sets. Loeb won two singles titles in 2016 at $25k tournaments in Surprise, Arizona, and El Paso, Texas.
She received a wildcard for the 2023 US Open for the main draw in doubles, partnering Makenna Jones.
Grand Slam performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
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Doubles
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WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2021 | WTA Charleston Pro, United States | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 4–6 |
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2018 | Newport Beach Challenger, US | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 6–1, [8–10] |
Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2019 | New Haven Challenger, US | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, [4–10] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 16 (11 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2012 | ITF Buffalo, United States | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(5), 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Sep 2012 | ITF Amelia Island, US | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 3–0 | May 2013 | ITF Sumter, US | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 4–0 | Jul 2015 | ITF El Paso, US | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(7), 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 5–0 | Feb 2016 | ITF Surprise, US | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 6–0 | Jul 2016 | ITF El Paso, US | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 7–0 | Feb 2017 | Launceston International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(4), 6–3 |
Loss | 7–1 | Oct 2017 | ITF Templeton Pro, US | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 7–2 | Feb 2018 | Midland Tennis Classic, US | 100,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 8–2 | Oct 2019 | ITF Dallas, US | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 6–7(3), 6–0 |
Loss | 8–3 | May 2021 | ITF Pelham, US | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(5), 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 9–3 | Jul 2022 | ITF Figueira da Foz, Portugal | W25+H | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 9–4 | Oct 2022 | ITF Redding, US | W25 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 10–4 | Jan 2023 | ITF Malibu, US | W25 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 11–4 | Feb 2024 | ITF Mexico City | W50 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 11–5 | Apr 2024 | ITF Jackson, US | W35 | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(9), 6–7(6) |
Doubles: 35 (17 titles, 18 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2012 | ITF Buffalo, US | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Loss | 1–1 | May 2013 | ITF Sumter, US | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Jun 2014 | ITF El Paso, US | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [15–13] |
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2014 | Vancouver Open, Canada | 100,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–1, [8–10] |
Win | 3–2 | Aug 2014 | Landisville Challenge, US | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(5), 6–1 |
Win | 4–2 | Oct 2014 | ITF Florence, US | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(5) |
Win | 5–2 | Jul 2015 | Stockton Challenger, US | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–3 | Jun 2016 | ITF Sumter, US | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 1–6 |
Loss | 5–4 | Jun 2016 | ITF Baton Rouge, US | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 5–5 | Jul 2016 | Sacramento Challenger, US | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–5 | Aug 2016 | Challenger de Granby, Canada | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 6–6 | Oct 2016 | Las Vegas Open, US | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 6–7 | Nov 2016 | ITF Tokyo Open, Japan | 100,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(12), [8–10] |
Loss | 6–8 | Nov 2017 | Tyler Pro Challenge, US | 80,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 6–9 | Apr 2018 | Dothan Pro Classic, US | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, [9–11] |
Win | 7–9 | May 2018 | ITF La Bisbal d'Empordà, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 8–9 | Jul 2019 | Championships of Honolulu, US | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 8–10 | Aug 2019 | Lexington Challenger, US | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(4), 7–6(5), [7–10] |
Loss | 8–11 | Aug 2019 | Landisville Challenge, US | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, [5–10] |
Win | 9–11 | Oct 2020 | ITF Porto, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Loss | 9–12 | Oct 2020 | Tennis Classic of Macon, US | 80,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 9–13 | Nov 2020 | ITF Orlando, US | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, [9–11] |
Loss | 9–14 | Jul 2022 | ITF Guimarães, Portugal | W25 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 9–15 | Sep 2022 | Caldas da Rainha Open, Portugal | W60 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 10–15 | Oct 2022 | ITF Austin, US | W25 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 10–16 | Oct 2022 | Toronto Challenger, Canada | W60 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 10–17 | Mar 2023 | ITF Fredericton, Canada | W25 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(2), 4–6 |
Win | 11–17 | Apr 2023 | ITF Boca Raton, US | W25 | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–3, [10–8] |
Win | 12–17 | May 2023 | ITF Bonita Springs, US | W100 | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–4, [10–2] |
Win | 13–17 | May 2023 | ITF Pelham, US | W60 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 14–17 | Jun 2023 | ITF Madrid, Spain | W60 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, [10–6] |
Win | 15–17 | Jun 2023 | ITF Zaragoza, Spain | W25 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 15–18 | Jul 2023 | ITF Dallas, US | W60 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 16–18 | Jan 2024 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | W35 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6(2) |
Win | 17–18 | Jan 2024 | Georgia's Rome Open, US | W75 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Rising Jewish star Loeb ousted," The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ WTA Staff (June 30, 2018). "Jamie Loeb". wtatennis.com. WTA Tennis. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Jamie Loeb, Ossining's Rising Tennis Star". Ossining-Croton-On-Hudson, NY Patch. September 10, 2014.
- ^ "Brengle leads three Jewish tennis players at Rogers Cup in Toronto," The Canadian Jewish News.
- ^ a b c d "Meet Jamie Loeb, a 20-Year-Old From Ossining, NY, Who Will Make Her Pro Tennis Debut at The U.S. Open," Tablet Magazine.
- ^ a b c d Coffey, Wayne (August 27, 2015). "Jamie Loeb, 20, ready to take stage at U.S. Open". nydailynews.com.
- ^ "McEnroe spurring Loeb on to big time," The Jewish Chronicle.
- ^ a b University of North Carolina Tar Heels Official Athletic Site
- ^ "Malan Award-winning Loeb likes to talk tennis as much as playing it," Midland Daily News.
- ^ a b c "UNC's Jamie Loeb finishes spectacular season, claims individual title". May 25, 2015.
- ^ "Village of Ossining Proclaims August 3 as Jamie Loeb Day".
External links
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- Living people
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- North Carolina Tar Heels women's tennis players
- 21st-century American Jews
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