Kayla Day
![]() Kayla at the 2016 US Open | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Lake Nona, Florida |
Born | [1] Santa Barbara, California | September 28, 1999
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Turned pro | 2017 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 517,232 |
Singles | |
Career record | 169–135 |
Career titles | 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 122 (June 19, 2017) |
Current ranking | No. 186 (March 6, 2023) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2017) |
French Open | 3R (2023) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2017) |
US Open | 2R (2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 27–29 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 133 (January 29, 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 584 (March 6, 2023) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | 2R (2017) |
Last updated on: March 16, 2023. |
Kayla Day (born September 28, 1999)[1] is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of No. 122 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). As a junior, she won one junior Grand Slam title, at the 2016 US Open. There, she finished runner–up in the girls' doubles event, partnering with Caroline Dolehide. Despite having success as junior, Day has mostly spent time playing on the ITF Women's Circuit instead of WTA Tour, due to her ranking. She officially turned professional in 2017, at the Australian Open.[2]
Early life and background
Day started playing tennis when she was seven years old.[3] Her mother is from the Czech Republic.[4]
Junior career
She was No. 1 in the girls' 12s, 14s, 16s, and 18s US national rankings.[3] In 2016, Day climbed to No. 1 in the ITF junior rankings by winning the 2016 Junior US Open, reaching the semifinals at the 2016 Wimbledon, and reaching the final at the Orange Bowl the previous year.[5][6] She also achieved her best doubles result at a major event as a runner-up at the 2016 Junior US Open with partner Caroline Dolehide.[7] She won the 2016 Girls 18s National Championships to earn a wildcard into the main draw of the US Open.[6][8] Day has been coached from the beginning by Larry Mousouris, who has coached two other Junior US Open winners (Michael Falberg and Tim Trigueiro).
Professional career
2016-2017: Turned professional, first title, Grand Slam & Premier-level debut
Day made her WTA Tour debut at the Connecticut Open in New Haven, after reaching the main draw as a lucky loser, having defeated Naomi Broady and Kirsten Flipkens along the way. The following week, she played in her first career Grand Slam at the US Open and won her first match against compatriot Madison Brengle.
Shortly after turning 17, Day won her first career title at a $50k tournament in Macon, Georgia. The following week at Scottsdale, she reached the semifinals to enter the top 200 for the first time. With her combined performance at these two events, Day won the Australian Open Wild Card Challenge to earn a spot in the main draw at the first major event of 2017.[9]
Day picked up her first WTA Tour wins of the season — and first wins of her career at a Premier Mandatory event — at the 2017 Indian Wells Open, including a victory over 2017 Australian Open semifinalist Mirjana Lučić-Baroni to reach the third round of the tournament.
2022: WTA 1000 level main-draw qualification
After almost five years of absence at the WTA 1000 level, she qualified for the main draw at the Guadalajara Open where she lost in the first round to Eugenie Bouchard.[10]
2023: French Open debut & first major since 2017
Day won three matches in the French Open qualifying tournament to make her first main draw at the French Open, as well as her first Grand Slam tournament appearance since the 2017 US Open.[11]
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
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 through the 2023 French Open qualifying.
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | ... | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | Q3 | A | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
French Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Wimbledon | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
US Open | 2R | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||
Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |
WTA 1000 | |||||||||
Indian Wells Open | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |
Miami Open | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Cincinnati Open | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Guadalajara Open | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
Career statistics | |||||||||
Tournaments | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Career total: 12 | |||
Overall win-loss | 1–2 | 3–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 12 | 4–12 | 25% |
Doubles
Tournament | 2017 | ... | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Australian Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
French Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Wimbledon | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
US Open | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||
Win–loss | 1–1 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
ITF Circuit finals
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$80,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$15,000 tournaments |
Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner–ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2016 | ITF Naples, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Oct 2016 | Classic of Macon, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2017 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2021 | ITF Fort Worth, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Oct 2021 | ITF Austin, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2–4 | May 2022 | ITF Naples, United States | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 2–5 | Jun 2022 | ITF Wichita, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3–5 | Oct 2022 | ITF Redding, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner–up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2017 | Midland Classic, United States |
100,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(1), 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Feb 2017 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States |
25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 1–6, [10–7] |
Win | 2–1 | Feb 2019 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States |
25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 5–7, [10–7] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' singles: 1 (title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2016 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Girls' doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2016 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, [11–13] |
References
- ^ a b "Kayla Day | Player Stats & More". WTA Official. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ Rubin, Stephanie (January 11, 2017). "Kayla Day to make Slam debut as Pro in Melbourne". Baseline. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "Kayla Day cruises into Junior singles' semi-final". Wimbledon. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Meet Kayla Day, American Teenager with Plenty to Smile About". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ Pantic, Nina (September 13, 2016). "A brand new day: U.S. Open Junior Champ Kayla Day is as confident as she is talented". tennis.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "Kayla Day Junior Singles Activity". ITF Junior. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ "A Brand New Day: U.S. Open Junior Champ Kayla Day is as confident as she is talented". Tennis.com. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Michael Mmoh, Kayla Day earn US Open Wild-card Entries". Tennis Magazine. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Tennis Phenom Kayla Day Goes Pro". 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Andreescu solves Kvitova to reach Guadalajara last 16". 18 October 2022.
- ^ https://keyt.com/sports/2023/05/25/santa-barbaras-kayla-day-outlasts-avanesyan-to-reach-french-open-main-draw/