Katy Dunne (born 16 February 1995) is a British tennis player.

Katy Dunne
Wimbledon qualifying, 2016
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995 (age 29)
Hemel Hempstead
Prize money$321,054
Singles
Career record265–209
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 212 (28 May 2018)
Current rankingNo. 502 (14 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (2018)
US OpenQ1 (2018)
Doubles
Career record114–103
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 135 (23 July 2018)
Current rankingNo. 511 (14 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (2018)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2017, 2018)
Last updated on: 14 October 2024.

Dunne has won nine singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 28 May 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 212, and in July 2018, she peaked at No. 135 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Her brother, Conor Dunne, is a former professional cyclist and Irish road race national champion.[1]

Tennis career

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In March 2016, Dunne won a major non-ITF title at Naremburn, Sydney. As the No. 2 seed, she defeated Shérazad Reix 6–3, 6–2 to claim the $3,200 first prize at the prestigious North Shore Open.

She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2014 Birmingham Classic.[2] Having defeated the tenth and second seeds in qualifying, Alizé Lim and Tímea Babos, respectively,[3] she faced world No. 44, Camila Giorgi, in the first round,[4] but had to retire with a hip injury after only three games of the third set.[2]

Dunne was later handed a wildcard to compete in the Wimbledon qualifying for the third year running, but lost in the first round to the two-time quarterfinalist Tamira Paszek, in straight sets.[5] In 2018, she was handed a wildcard into the Wimbledon main draw where she played on centre court against Jelena Ostapenko, pushing the 12th seed to a tie break, before losing in two sets.[6] In 2019, Dunne won a $60k tournament in Spain and picked up an injury shortly after that.[citation needed]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 14 (9 titles, 5 runner–ups)

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Legend
W60 tournaments (1–0)
W25 tournaments (1–5)
W10/15 tournaments (7–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–5)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2013 ITF Rethymno, Greece W10 Hard   Lisanne van Riet 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–0 Dec 2013 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W10 Hard   Klaartje Liebens 6–3, 6–0
Win 3–0 Jul 2014 ITF Imola, Italy W15 Carpet   Deniz Khazaniuk 6–1, 6–3
Loss 3–1 Dec 2014 ITF Pune, India W25 Hard   Ankita Raina 2–6, 2–6
Win 4–1 Aug 2015 ITF Chiswick, UK W10 Hard   Emily Arbuthnott 6–3, 6–3
Loss 4–2 Aug 2015 ITF Woking, UK W25 Hard   Viktorija Golubic 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–3 Oct 2016 ITF Toowoomba, Australia W25 Hard   Dalma Gálfi 2–6, 4–6
Win 5–3 Sep 2017 ITF Kyoto, Japan W15 Hard (i)   Michika Ozeki 6–2, 7–6(2)
Loss 5–4 Dec 2017 ITF Pune, India W25 Hard   Georgina García Pérez 4–6, 5–7
Loss 5–5 Feb 2018 ITF Perth, Australia W25 Hard   Irina Khromacheva 2–6, 3–6
Win 6–5 May 2019 ITF Les Franqueses del Valles, Spain W60 Hard   Paula Badosa 7–5, 6–3
Win 7–5 Dec 2022 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard   Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz 6–2, 6–2
Win 8–5 Dec 2022 ITF Sharm El Sheikh W15 Hard   Nahia Berecoechea 6–3, 6–2
Win 9–5 Aug 2023 ITF Foxhills, UK W25 Hard   Talia Gibson 6–4, 3–6, 6–4

Doubles: 18 (8 titles, 10 runner–ups)

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Legend
W80 tournaments (0–1)
W60/75 tournaments (1–2)
W25/35 tournaments (1–5)
W10/15 tournaments (6–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–9)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (2–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2013 ITF Rethymno, Greece W10 Hard   Sarah Beth Askew   Margarita Lazareva
  Lisanne van Riet
2–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Win 2–0 Dec 2013 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W10 Hard   Harriet Dart   Csilla Borsányi
  Aminat Kushkhova
0–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Loss 2–1 Dec 2013 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W10 Hard   Harriet Dart   Kim Hae-sung
  Kim Ju-eun
6–7(6), 4–6
Loss 2–2 Apr 2014 ITF Gloucester, UK W10 Hard (i)   Sarah Beth Askew   Lucy Brown
  Hilda Melander
5–7, 3–6
Win 3–2 14 April 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W10 Hard   Anna Morgina   Dong Xiaorong
  Pia König
7–5, 7–6(5)
Win 4–2 Apr 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh W10 Hard   Harriet Dart   Yuka Mori
  Eden Silva
6–4, 6–4
Win 5–2 Jul 2014 ITF Imola, Italy W15 Carpet   Katie Boulter   Anna Remondina
  Lisa Sabino
7–6(8), 6–3
Win 6–2 Aug 2015 ITF Chiswick, UK W10 Hard   Harriet Dart   Emily Arbuthnott
  Freya Christie
6–2, 6–2
Loss 6–3 Aug 2015 ITF Woking, UK W25 Hard   Harriet Dart   Claudia Giovine
  Despina Papamichail
2–6, 1–6
Loss 6–4 Dec 2016 ITF Pune, India W25 Hard   Kamonwan Buayam   Beatrice Gumulya
  Ana Veselinović
4–6, 3–6
Loss 6–5 May 2017 Kangaroo Cup, Japan W80 Hard   Julia Glushko   Eri Hozumi
  Miyu Kato
4–6, 2–6
Win 7–5 May 2017 Kurume Cup, Japan W60 Carpet   Tammi Patterson   Erina Hayashi
  Robu Kajitani
6–7(3), 6–2, [10–4]
Loss 7–6 Aug 2017 ITF Chiswick, UK W25 Hard   Elitsa Kostova   Laura Ioana Andrei
  Julia Wachaczyk
5–7, 5–7
Win 8–6 Mar 2018 ITF Mildura, Australia W25 Grass   Gabriella Taylor   Alexandra Bozovic
  Olivia Tjandramulia
5–7, 7–6(4), [10–5]
Loss 8–7 May 2018 Kurume Cup, Japan W60 Carpet   Abigail Tere-Apisah   Naomi Broady
  Asia Muhammad
2–6, 4–6
Loss 8–8 Sep 2018 Darwin International, Australia W60 Hard   Kimberly Birrell   Hiroko Kuwata
  Rutuja Bhosale
2–6, 4–6
Loss 8–9 Dec 2023 ITF Limassol, Cyprus W25 Hard   Leonie Küng   Anastasiia Gureva
  Polina Iatcenko
walkover
Loss 8–10 Jan 2024 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W35 Hard   Madeleine Brooks   Katarína Kužmová
  Nina Vargová
4–6, 3–6

References

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  1. ^ "Exclusive interview - Katy Dunne: I put so much pressure on myself that I was shaking at Wimbledon juniors". 2 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Tennis: Katy's debut run is Dunne and dusted". Birmingham Mail. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Aegon Classic – Singles Qualifying" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Aegon Classic – Main Draw Singles" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Wimbledon qualifying: Gabi Taylor & Emily Webley-Smith progress". BBC Sport. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Mental game key to British tennis player Katy Dunne's success". Sports Gazette. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
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