Robin Anderson (tennis)

Robin Kimberly Anderson (born April 12, 1993) is an American tennis player.[1][2]

Robin Anderson
Full nameRobin Kimberly Anderson
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceMatawan, New Jersey
Born (1993-04-12) April 12, 1993 (age 31)
Long Branch, New Jersey
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUCLA
Prize moneyUS$ 616,066
Singles
Career record279–203 (57.9%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 137 (June 6, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 312 (May 6, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2022)
French OpenQ2 (2019)
WimbledonQ2 (2016, 2022)
US OpenQ2 (2019, 2021)
Doubles
Career record133–96 (58.1%)
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 181 (May 7, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 230 (May 6, 2024)
Last updated on: May 10, 2024.

Personal life edit

Anderson's parents are Denom and Trudy Anderson, and she has two siblings, Matthew and Samantha.

Career edit

College edit

Anderson attended UCLA from 2011 to 2015, where she was on the tennis team each year, leading the Bruins to the NCAA championship in 2014.[2] She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best collegiate female tennis player in 2014, and earned the award as well in the following year, 2015.[3][4]

Professional career edit

She received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2022 Australian Open on her Grand Slam debut, after winning the USTA's Australian Open Wildcard Challenge.[5]

Grand Slam performance timeline edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.

WTA Challenger finals edit

Singles: 1 (runner-up) edit

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2021 Midland Tennis
Classic
, US
Hard (i)   Madison Brengle 2–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 14 (5 titles, 9 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–1)
$60,000 tournaments (2–2)
$25,000 tournaments (2–6)
$10,000 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–9)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2011 Landisville Challenge,
United States
10,000 Hard   Bojana Bobusic 6–2, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Sep 2013 ITF Redding, US 25,000 Hard   Adriana Pérez 6–2, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 1–2 Aug 2015 Landisville Challenge, US 25,000 Hard   Naomi Broady 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5)
Loss 1–3 Feb 2016 Midland Classic, US 100,000 Hard (i)   Naomi Broady 7–6(6), 0–6, 2–6
Win 2–3 Sep 2017 ITF Redding, US 25,000 Hard   Chanel Simmonds 6–1, 6–4
Loss 2–4 Aug 2018 ITF Fort Worth, US 25,000 Hard   Maria Mateas 3–6, 5–7
Loss 2–5 Sep 2018 ITF Lubbock, US 25,000 Hard   Rebecca Marino 4–6, 1–6
Loss 2–6 Mar 2019 Open de Seine-et-Marne, France 60,000 Hard (i)   Vitalia Diatchenko 2–6, 3–6
Loss 2–7 Oct 2019 Challenger de Saguenay, Canada 60,000 Hard (i)   Indy de Vroome 6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 2–8 Feb 2021 ITF Orlando, US 25,000 Hard   Katie Swan 1–6, 3–6
Win 3–8 Jun 2021 ITF Madrid, Spain 25,000 Hard   Olivia Gadecki 6–3, 6–7(3), 7–6(8)
Win 4–8 May 2022 ITF Orlando Pro, US 60,000 Hard   Sachia Vickery 7–5, 6–4
Win 5–8 Oct 2022 Toronto Challenger, Canada 60,000 Hard (i)   Jang Su-jeong 6–2, 6–4
Loss 5–9 Nov 2023 ITF Lousada, Portugal 25,000 Hard (i)   Arina Rodionova 6–1, 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 20 (9 titles, 11 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–1)
$80,000 tournaments (1–0)
$50/60,000 tournaments (3–7)
$40,000 tournaments (0-1)
$25,000 tournaments (5–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–7)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2013 Sacramento Challenger, US 50,000 Hard   Lauren Embree   Naomi Broady
  Storm Sanders
3–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2013 ITF Redding, US 25,000 Hard   Lauren Embree   Jacqueline Cako
  Allie Kiick
6–4, 5–7, [10–7]
Loss 1–2 Jul 2015 ITF El Paso, US 25,000 Hard   Maegan Manasse   Jennifer Brady
  Alexa Guarachi
6–3, 3–6, [7–10]
Loss 1–3 Jun 2016 Surbiton Trophy, UK 50,000 Grass   Alison Bai   Sanaz Marand
  Melanie Oudin
4–6, 5–7
Loss 1–4 Jul 2016 Stockton Challenger, US 50,000 Hard   Maegan Manasse   Kristýna Plíšková
  Alison Van Uytvanck
2–6, 3–6
Win 2–4 Jan 2017 ITF Daytona Beach, US 25,000 Clay   Anhelina Kalinina   Paula Kania
  Katarzyna Piter
6–4, 6–1
Win 3–4 June 2018 ITF Bethany Beach, US 25,000 Clay   Maegan Manasse   Quinn Gleason
  Sanaz Marand
2–6, 7–6(6), [10–3]
Win 4–4 Mar 2019 ITF Osaka, Japan 25,000 Hard   Maegan Manasse   Risa Ushijima
  Minori Yonehara
7–6(2), 6–3
Loss 4–5 Jun 2019 Bella Cup Toruń, Poland 60,000 Clay   Anhelina Kalinina   Rebeka Masarova
  Rebecca Šramková
4–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss 4–6 Jun 2019 Manchester Trophy, UK 100,000 Grass   Laura Ioana Paar   Duan Yingying
  Zhu Lin
4–6, 3–6
Win 5–6 Aug 2019 Lexington Challenger, US 60,000 Hard   Jessika Ponchet   Ann Li
  Jamie Loeb
7–6(4), 6–7(5), [10–7]
Win 6–6 Nov 2019 Toronto Challenger, Canada 60,000 Hard (i)   Jessika Ponchet   Mélodie Collard
  Leylah Fernandez
7–6(7), 6–2
Win 7–6 Oct 2020 ITF Cherbourg, France 25,000 Hard (i)   Jessika Ponchet   Harriet Dart
  Sarah Beth Grey
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Win 8–6 Oct 2021 ITF Le Neubourg, France 80,000+H Hard   Amandine Hesse   Estelle Cascino
  Sarah Beth Grey
6–3, 7–6(2)
Loss 8–7 Oct 2021 ITF Florence, US 25,000 Hard   Elysia Bolton   Emily Appleton
  Yuriko Miyazaki
3–6, 6–1, [8–10]
Loss 8–8 Jan 2023 Canberra International, Australia 60,000 Hard   Hailey Baptiste   Irina Khromacheva
  Anastasia Tikhonova
4–6, 5–7
Loss 8–9 May 2023 ITF Pelham, US 60,000 Clay   Elysia Bolton   Makenna Jones
  Jamie Loeb
4–6, 5–7
Loss 8–10 Jun 2023 ITF Palma del Río, Spain 40,000 Hard   Elysia Bolton   Andrea Gámiz
  Sofia Sewing
3–6, 2–6
Loss 8–11 Oct 2023 Georgia's Rome Open, US 60,000 Hard (i)   Fernanda Contreras Gómez   Sofia Sewing
  Anastasia Tikhonova
6–4, 3–6, [7-10]
Win 9–11 Oct 2023 Challenger de Saguenay, Canada 60,000 Hard (i)   Dalayna Hewitt   Mia Kupres
  Johanne Svendsen
6–1, 6–4

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Robin Anderson - Tennis Explorer". www.tennisexplorer.com. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Robin Anderson - Women's Tennis". UCLA. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "UCLA's Anderson Named 2014 Honda Sport Award Winner for Tennis". UCLA. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "Robin Anderson of UCLA Repeats as Honda Sport Award Winner for Tennis". CWSA. June 11, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "Introducing the 2022 Australian Open's Grand Slam debutantes".

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