Claire Liu

Claire Liu

Liu at the 2019 Wimbledon
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Thousand Oaks, California, United States
Born	(2000-05-25) May 25, 2000 Thousand Oaks, California, United States
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 431,562
Singles
Career record	103–76
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 137 (January 20, 2020)
Current ranking	No. 219 (February 17, 2020)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon	2R (2018)
US Open	2R (2018)
Doubles
Career record	14–16
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 462 (November 18, 2019)
Current ranking	No. 466 (January 20, 2020)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	1R (2017)
French Open Junior	QF (2017)
Wimbledon Junior	W (2016)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	1R (2015)
Last updated on: February 17, 2020.

Claire Liu
Simplified Chinese	刘婧文
Traditional Chinese	劉婧文
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liú Jìngwén Bopomofo ㄌㄧㄡˊㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄣˊ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Liou Jinqwen Wade–Giles Liu2 Ching4wen2 Tongyong Pinyin Lióu Jìngwún Yale Romanization Lyóu Jìngwén MPS2 Lióu Jìng-wén IPA [ljǒʊ tɕîŋ wə̌n]

Claire Liu (born May 25, 2000) is an American tennis player.

In 2017, she was the world No. 1 in the junior rankings after winning the Wimbledon girls' singles title, and finishing runner-up at the French Open. Liu also won a junior Grand Slam doubles title at Wimbledon with Usue Arconada in 2016.

On the pro circuit, Liu has won four ITF singles titles and one doubles title. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 137.

Junior career

Liu won the Junior Wimbledon doubles tournament in 2016 with fellow American Usue Arconada, defeating Mariam Bolkvadze and Caty McNally in straight sets in the final. The following year after losing in the Junior French Open final to Whitney Osuigwe, she came back to win the Wimbledon singles title against Ann Li, making her the first American girl to win the event since Chanda Rubin in 1992. With this Grand Slam success, Liu rose to No. 1 in the ITF girls' junior rankings.

Professional career

She won her first professional title on March 22, 2015, at an Orlando clay-court tournament on the ITF Women's Circuit. At age 14, Liu was the youngest tennis player to win a professional tournament since Anna Kournikova in 1996.

At the 2015 US Open, Liu was granted a wild card into the qualifying tournament. She beat Verónica Cepede Royg and ninth seed Jana Čepelová in her first two matches before losing to the 26th seed, Alexandra Panova, in the final round. Liu, alongside Taylor Fritz, was also given a wild card for the mixed doubles event; they were defeated in the first round by the fourth seeds and eventual champions, Martina Hingis and Leander Paes.

After securing two ITF tournament wins in 2017, Liu was granted a wild card into the qualifying for the US Open. She defeated all three of her opponents in the qualifying tournament, earning her a spot in the singles main draw of a Grand Slam championship for the first time. There she was defeated in the first round, in straight sets by Duan Yingying. In their Grand Slam doubles main-draw debut, Liu and Taylor Johnson lost in the first round in Women's Doubles at the US Open.

At the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, Liu advanced to the main draw by winning all of her qualifying matches. She lost in the second round to the eventual champion Angelique Kerber. Liu was the only player in the tournament to win a set against Kerber.

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.

Singles

Tournament	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	SR	W–L	Win%
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	A	A	A	Q2	Q1		0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	A	A	A	2R	Q1	NH	0 / 1	1–1	50%
US Open	Q3	A	1R	2R	A		0 / 2	1–2	33%
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	2–2	0–0	0–0	2–3	0–0	40%

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (0–2) Clay (4–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 2015	ITF Orlando, United States	10,000	Clay	Fanny Stollár	6–1, 6–3
Win	2–0	May 2017	ITF Naples, United States	25,000	Clay	Danielle Collins	6–3, 6–1
Win	3–0	May 2017	ITF Caserta, Italy	25,000	Clay	Paula Badosa	6–3, 6–3
Win	4–0	Oct 2019	ITF Florence, United States	25,000	Clay	Peyton Stearns	6–1, 6–2
Loss	4–1	Jan 2020	ITF Malibu, United States	25,000	Hard	Nadia Podoroska	6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Loss	4–2	Feb 2020	ITF Nicholasville, United States	100,000	Hard (i)	Olga Govortsova	4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (1–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2019	ITF Landisville, United States	60,000	Hard	Vania King	Hayley Carter Jamie Loeb	4–6, 6–2, [10–5]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	2017	French Open	Clay	Whitney Osuigwe	4–6, 7–6(5), 3–6
Win	2017	Wimbledon	Grass	Ann Li	6–2, 5–7, 6–2

Girls' doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2016	Wimbledon	Grass	Usue Maitane Arconada	Mariam Bolkvadze Caty McNally	6–2, 6–3

External links

• Claire Liu at the Women's Tennis Association
• Claire Liu at the International Tennis Federation