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Jennifer Brady
Country (sports) United States
Born (1995-04-12) April 12, 1995 (age 29)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$62,098
Singles
Career record75-44
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 109 (September 26, 2016)
Current rankingNo. 116 (January 16, 2017)
Doubles
Career record31-22
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 287 (June 6, 2015)
Current rankingNo. 377 (January 16, 2017)

Jennifer Brady (born April 12, 1995[1]) is an American tennis player.

Brady has won four singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 20 April 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of world no. 109. On 6 June 2016, she peaked at world no. 287 in doubles.

Brady made her WTA tour debut at the 2014 US Open, having received a wildcard with Samantha Crawford in the doubles tournament.[2]

Brady had previously attended the University of California, Los Angeles, having made her debut for the Bruins tennis team in fall 2013.[3] She completed her sophomore year of college before turning professional in 2015.

2015–2016

Brady first played in the main draw of a WTA singles tournament at the Carlsbad (California) Classic in November 2015, reaching the semifinals. She reached the quarterfinals at Guangzhou China in September 2016, where she also reached the quarterfinals of the Guangzhou doubles tournament.

2017

At the 2017 Australian Open, after three singles qualification rounds, defeated Maryna Zanevska and Heather Watson before defeating number-14 seed Elena Vesnina in the third round in the singles tournament.[4] Her run came to an end in the fourth round with a straight set loss to Mirjana Lučić-Baroni.[5]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (4–2)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 13 September 2014 Redding, United States Hard United States Lauren Embree 6–2, 6–1
Runner–up 1. 2 November 2014 New Braunfels, United States Hard United States Irina Falconi 6–7(3–7), 2–6
Runner–up 2. 5 July 2015 El Paso, United States Hard United States Jamie Loeb 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 17 October 2015 Rock Hill, United States Hard Venezuela Andrea Gámiz 7–5, 6–4
Winner 3. 8 May 2016 Indian Harbour Beach, United States Clay United States Taylor Townsend 6–3, 7–5
Winner 4. 7 August 2016 Granby, Canada Hard Belarus Olga Govortsova 7–5, 6–2

Doubles: 3 (3–0)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 2 October 2011 Amelia Island, United States Clay United States Kendal Woodward United States Erin Clark
China Wen Xin
5-7, 6-1, [10-7]
Winner 2. 29 October 2011 Montego Bay, Jamaica Hard Czech Republic Nikola Hübnerová Mexico Ximena Hermoso
Mexico Ivette López
6-3, 6-1
Winner 3. 13 September 2014 Redding, United States Hard United States Lauren Embree United States Alexandra Facey
United States Kat Facey
6–3, 6–2
Winner 4. 5 July 2015 El Paso, United States Hard Chile Alexa Guarachi United States Robin Anderson
United States Maegan Manasse
3–6, 6–3, [10–7]

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 W–L
Australian Open A A A 4R 3–1
French Open A A Q3 0–0
Wimbledon A A Q1 0–0
US Open Q1 Q1 Q3 0–0
Total 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 3–1

References

  1. ^ "Jennifer Brady". Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Women's Doubles Draw". Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Women's Tennis Lands Top 5 Junior Jennifer Brady". Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  4. ^ "American qualifier Jennifer Brady upsets No. 14 Elena Vesnina at Australian Open". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  5. ^ "LIVE Jennifer Brady - Mirjana Lucic-Baroni - Australian Open women - 23 January 2017 - Eurosport Asia". 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

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