Draft:Ranah Stoiber
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 May 2005[1] |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 617 (12 February 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | SF (2023) |
| French Open Junior | 2R (2022) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 3R (2021) |
| US Open Junior | QF (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 2R (2023) |
| French Open Junior | QF (2023) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2021),(2022) |
| US Open Junior | QF (2022) |
| Last updated on: 31 December 2022. | |
Ranah Akua Stoiber (born 25 May, 2005) is a British tennis player. She plays on the junior tennis circuit. She has a high junior singles ranking of 11 achieved on 30 January 2023.[2]
Early life
[edit]Stoiber is from Middlesex.[3] Her Aunty gave Stoiber her first tennis racquet at seven years-old.[4] Stoiber has a place at the Loughborough University National Tennis Academy.[5]
Career
[edit]Junior career
[edit]2022
[edit]In June 2022 the Ilkley Trophy was Stoiber’s first ITF W100 event. Whilst still a junior, she was given a wildcard into the qualifying event, and came through the qualifying rounds to reach the main draw where she beat American 209th ranked Jamie Loeb in the first round in straight sets to reach round two.[6] At the 2022 US Open Stoiber reached the quarter-final of the junior singles, defeating Liv Hovde and Kayla Cross in a single day before losing to Diana Shnader.[7]
2023
[edit]Stoiber started 2023 in the British team at the United Cup alongside Cameron Norrie, Harriet Dart, Dan Evans, Katie Swan, Jan Choinski, Jonny O'Mara and Ella McDonald.[8] In January 2023 Stoiber reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open junior singles in Melbourne where she lost to Mirra Andreeva.[9] Stoiber reached the quarter-finals at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships Girls' singles.[10] At the Championships, she also played in the girls' doubles alongside Mingge Xu, reaching the third round.[11]
Senior career
[edit]Stoiber reached her first senior final at a W15 event in Monastir November 2023, where she lost in three sets to Canadian Carson Branstine.[12]
In June 2024 at the 2024 Ilkley Trophy, she defeated Renata Jamrichova before losing to Rebecca Marino.[13][14] She defeated world number 66 Cristina Bucsa in qualifying at the 2024 Eastbourne International. In the final round she faced Magda Linette of Poland.[15]
In October 2024, she partnered with Hannah Klugman to reach the final of the 2024 GB Pro-Series event in Shrewsbury where they faced Mingge Xu and Amelia Rajecki.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ranah Stoiber". Wimbledon.com.
- ^ "Ranah Stoiber". itftennis.
- ^ "Players To Watch-Raman Stoiber".
- ^ "Emma Raducanu inspires me" – reveals top British talent Ranah Stoiber". Tennishead.
- ^ "Stoiber powers through to Australian Open Juniors quarter-final". lboro.ac.uk.
- ^ "SUPER STOIBER FLYING HIGH AFTER SEISMIC WIN". Eurosport.co.uk.
- ^ "Stoiber misses out on semi final spot at the US Open". Loughbrough Echo.
- ^ "United Cup offers men's and women's tennis chance to present united front". The Guardian.
- ^ "Australian Open day 11: Women's final line-up decided". The Independent.
- ^ "Wimbledon 2023: Henry Searle books his place in the Boys' singles semi-final". lta.org. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Xu and Stoiber back up singles success with doubles win". swlondoner. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Furness, Glenys (November 16, 2023). "STOIBER MAKES FINAL IN ITF IN MONASTIR". BritWatch Sports. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Ella McDonald wows home support with Ilkley success". East Lothian Courier. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "British wipeout at Ilkley Trophy as France dominates semis". Telegraph & Argus. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Rothesay International Eastbourne 2024: Results & updates". lta. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Sonay Kartal and Heather Watson look forward to Lexus W100 Shrewsbury semi-finals". Shropshire Live. October 19, 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.