Katie Volynets

Katie Volynets

Volynets at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(2001-12-31) December 31, 2001 Walnut Creek, California
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	2018
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 620,640
Singles
Career record	116–83 (58.3%)
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 109 (October 31, 2022)
Current ranking	No. 113 (January 16, 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2023)
French Open	2R (2022)
Wimbledon	1R (2021)
US Open	1R (2019, 2021)
Doubles
Career record	11–14 (44.0%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 447 (May 9, 2022)
Current ranking	No. 783 (January 16, 2023)
Last updated on: January 16, 2023.

Katie Volynets (born December 31, 2001) is an American tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 109 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) on October 31, 2022. She won two singles titles in May 2021 on the ITF Circuit at the $100K event in Bonita Springs.

Career

2019: Grand Slam debut

On August 11, 2019, Volynets won the USTA Girls 18s National Championships final over Emma Navarro, earning her a wildcard entry into the singles main draw of the 2019 US Open. She lost in the first round to Bianca Andreescu, who went on to win the tournament.

2021: WTA 1000 and Wimbledon debut

She qualified for the 2021 Wimbledon Championships for the first time at this Major. She also made her debut at the WTA 1000 level receiving a wildcard for the 2021 BNP Paribas Open.

2022: Top 150 debut, First Grand Slam win

Volynets played at the 2022 BNP Paribas Open as a wildcard where she recorded her first win at the WTA 1000 level against Arantxa Rus. She won the USTA wildcard Challenge for the 2022 French Open where she recorded her first Grand Slam win over Viktorija Golubic. At the 2022 Nottingham Open, she lost to Heather Watson in the first round.

2023: Made Australian Open third round as a qualifier

In January, she qualified for the main draw of ASB Classic, where she lost in the first round to Venus Williams in straight sets.

She reached the 2023 Australian Open third round defeating world No. 9 Veronika Kudermetova and becoming the first American qualifier to reach the women's singles round of 32 at the Australian Open since Lindsay Davenport in 1993.

Performance timeline

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.

Singles

Current after the 2023 ASB Classic.

Tournament	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	1R		0 / 1	0–1	0%
French Open	A	A	A	2R		0 / 1	1–1	50%
Wimbledon	A	NH	1R	Q2		0 / 1	0–1	0%
US Open	1R	A	1R	Q1		0 / 2	0–2	0%
Win–loss	0–1	0–0	0–2	1–2		0 / 5	1–5	17%
WTA 1000
Qatar / Dubai Open	A	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Indian Wells Open	A	NH	1R	2R		0 / 1	1–2	33%
Miami Open	A	NH	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Madrid Open	A	NH	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Italian Open	A	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Canadian Open	A	NH	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Cincinnati Open	A	Q2	Q1	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Wuhan Open	A	NH				0 / 0	0–0	–
China Open	A	NH				0 / 0	0–0	–
Guadalajara Open	NH			A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Career statistics
Tournaments	2	1	6	6	1	Career total: 16
Overall win–loss	0–2	1–1	0–6	2–6	0–1	0 / 16	3–16	16%
Year-end ranking	438	315	178	110		$620,640

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner–up)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments $40,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (2–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2019	ITF Malibu, U.S.	25,000	Hard	Bianca Turati	6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	May 2021	ITF Bonita Springs, U.S.	100,000	Clay	Irina Bara	6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–1
Win	2–1	Apr 2022	ITF Palm Harbour, U.S.	100,000	Clay	Wang Xiyu	6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $80,000 tournaments $60,000 tournaments $40,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments

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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2020	ITF Prague, Czech Republic	25,000	Clay	Sofia Sewing	Anastasia Dețiuc Johana Marková	2–6, 1–6

Top 10 wins

Season	2023	Total
Wins	1	1

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	KVR
2023
1.	Veronika Kudermetova	No. 9	Australian Open, Australia	Hard	2R	6–4, 2–6, 6–2	No. 113

External links

• Katie Volynets at the Women's Tennis Association
• Katie Volynets at the International Tennis Federation