Kaitlyn Christian

Kaitlyn Christian
Christian at the 2018 French Open
Country (sports) United States
Born (1992-01-13) January 13, 1992 (age 32)
Orange, California
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$589,032
Singles
Career record50–55
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 570 (September 25, 2017)
Doubles
Career record183–197
Career titles1 WTA, 1 WTA Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 38 (February 25, 2019)
Current rankingNo. 86 (May 22, 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2019)
French Open2R (2018, 2020, 2022)
Wimbledon2R (2018, 2021)
US Open2R (2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2022)
US Open1R (2013, 2018)
Last updated on: May 27, 2023.

Kaitlyn Christian (born January 13, 1992) is a tennis player and pickleball player from the United States. Christian is primarily a doubles player. She has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 38, achieved in February 2019, and a best singles ranking of 570, reached in September 2017.

So far, Christian has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour and one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour, along with fourteen titles (thirteen in doubles) on the ITF Circuit.

Personal life

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Christian was Emma Stone's body double as Billie Jean King in the 2017 film Battle of the Sexes,[1] and she also is credited as portraying tennis player Kerry Melville in the film. She also portrayed tennis player Shaun Stafford in the 2021 film King Richard.

Grand Slam doubles performance timeline

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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.
Tournament 2015 ... 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 W–L
Australian Open A A 3R 2R 1R 1R 3–4
French Open A 2R 1R 2R 1R 2R 3–5
Wimbledon A 2R 1R NH 2R 1R 2–4
US Open 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1–6
Win–loss 0–1 2–3 2–4 2–3 1–4 2–4 9–19

WTA career finals

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Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
Premier / WTA 500 (0–3)
International / WTA 250 (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–5)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2018 Abierto Mexicano International Hard United States Sabrina Santamaria Germany Tatjana Maria
United Kingdom Heather Watson
5–7, 6–2, [2–10]
Loss 0–2 Oct 2019 Luxembourg Open International Hard (i) Chile Alexa Guarachi United States Coco Gauff
United States Caty McNally
2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Feb 2020 St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia Premier Hard (i) Chile Alexa Guarachi Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Ena Shibahara
6–4, 0–6, [3–10]
Loss 0–4 Mar 2021 St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia WTA 500 Hard (i) United States Sabrina Santamaria Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok
Romania Raluca Olaru
6–2, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss 0–5 Sep 2021 Ostrava Open, Czech Republic WTA 500 Hard (i) New Zealand Erin Routliffe India Sania Mirza
China Zhang Shuai
3–6, 2–6
Win 1–5 Feb 2022 Abierto Zapopan, Mexico WTA 250 Hard Belarus Lidziya Marozava China Wang Xinyu
China Zhu Lin
7–5, 6–3

WTA 125 tournament finals

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Doubles: 1 (title)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 2021 Open de Saint-Malo, France Clay United States Sabrina Santamaria United States Hayley Carter
Brazil Luisa Stefani
7–6(4), 4–6, [10–5]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 3 (1–2)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Jul 2009 ITF Evansville, United States 10,000 Hard United States Elizabeth Lumpkin 0–6, 2–6
Win 1. Oct 2016 ITF Tarakan, Indonesia 10,000 Hard (i) Japan Haruka Kaji 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 2. Nov 2016 ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa 10,000 Hard South Africa Chanel Simmonds 6–4, 3–6, 5–7

Doubles: 19 (13–6)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (11–4)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No. Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Jul 2009 ITF Atlanta, United States 10,000 Hard United States Lindsey Nelson United States Amanda Fink
United States Yasmin Schnack
7–5, 7–6(2)
Loss 1. Jul 2009 ITF Evansville, United States 10,000 Hard United States Lindsey Nelson United States Maria Sanchez
United States Yasmin Schnack
6–4, 1–6, [4–10]
Win 2. Jun 2010 ITF Mt. Pleasant, United States 10,000 Clay United States Caitlin Whoriskey Slovenia Petra Rampre
United States Shelby Rogers
6–4, 6–2
Loss 2. Jun 2012 ITF Sacramento, United States 50,000 Hard United States Maria Sanchez United States Yasmin Schnack
United States Asia Muhammad
3–6, 6–7(4)
Win 3. Jul 2013 ITF Rimini, Italy 10,000 Clay United States Sabrina Santamaria Italy Giulia Gasparri
Switzerland Lisa Sabino
6–2, 6–1
Win 4. Feb 2015 ITF Surprise, United States 25,000 Hard United States Jacqueline Cako United Kingdom Johanna Konta
United States Maria Sanchez
6–4, 5–7, [10–7]
Win 5. Mar 2015 ITF Metepec, Mexico 10,000 Hard Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves Mexico Victoria Rodríguez
Mexico Marcela Zacarías
2–6, 6–1, [15–13]
Loss 3. Jul 2015 Stockton Challenger, United States 50,000 Hard United States Danielle Lao United States Jamie Loeb
United States Sanaz Marand
3–6, 4–6
Win 6. Nov 2016 ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa 10,000 Hard South Africa Chanel Simmonds Zimbabwe Valeria Bhunu
Sweden Linnea Malmqvist
6–0, 7–6(3)
Loss 4. May 2017 ITF Charleston Pro, United States 60,000 Clay United States Sabrina Santamaria United States Emina Bektas
Chile Alexa Guarachi
7–5, 3–6, [5–10]
Win 7. Jun 2017 ITF Sumter, United States 25,000 Hard Mexico Giuliana Olmos Australia Ellen Perez
Brazil Luisa Stefani
6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 5. Sep 2017 Abierto Tampico, Mexico 100,000 Hard Mexico Giuliana Olmos United States Caroline Dolehide
Argentina María Irigoyen
4–6, 4–6
Win 8. Oct 2017 Templeton Open, United States 60,000 Hard Mexico Giuliana Olmos Switzerland Viktorija Golubic
Switzerland Amra Sadiković
7–5, 6–3
Win 9. Oct 2017 Classic of Macon, United States 80,000 Hard United States Sabrina Santamaria United States Paula Cristina Gonçalves
United States Sanaz Marand
6–1, 6–0
Win 10. Feb 2018 Midland Classic, United States 100,000 Hard (i) United States Sabrina Santamaria United States Maria Sanchez
United States Jessica Pegula
7–5, 4–6, [10–8]
Win 11. Feb 2018 Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States 25,000 Hard United States Sabrina Santamaria Czech Republic Eva Hrdinová
United States Taylor Townsend
6–7(6), 6–1, [10–6]
Win 12. May 2018 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France 100,000 Clay United States Sabrina Santamaria Belarus Vera Lapko
Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva
2–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss 6. Jul 2018 Budapest Ladies Open, Hungary 100,000 Clay Mexico Giuliana Olmos Romania Alexandra Cadanțu
Slovakia Chantal Škamlová
1–6, 3–6
Win 13. Mar 2022 Guanajuato Open, Mexico 60,000+H Hard Belarus Lidziya Marozava Russia Anastasia Tikhonova
Latvia Daniela Vismane
6–0, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ Pantic, Nina (September 26, 2017). "How Battle of the Sexes Made the Tennis Look Real". Baseline. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
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