Storm Hunter

This article is about the Australian tennis player. For the U.S. musician, see T. Storm Hunter. For the TV show "Storm Hunters", see Mark Robinson (meteorologist). For the occupation, see storm chasing and hurricane hunters.

Storm Hunter
Hunter at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1994-08-11) 11 August 1994 (age 30)
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachNicole Pratt[1]
Prize moneyUS$ 3,257,473
Singles
Career record226–181
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 114 (1 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 114 (1 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2024)
French Open2R (2023)
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US Open1R (2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record262–154
Career titles8
Highest rankingNo. 1 (6 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 3 (1 April 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2024)
French Open3R (2023)
WimbledonF (2023)
US OpenSF (2022)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (2023)
Mixed doubles
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2021)
French Open2R (2022, 2023)
Wimbledon1R (2022, 2023)
US OpenW (2022)
Team competitions
Fed CupF (2022)
Record: 7–4
Last updated on: 14 March 2024 [2].

Storm Hunter (née Sanders; born 11 August 1994) is an Australian professional tennis player. She reached world No. 1 in doubles on 6 November 2023, becoming the third Australian woman to hold the top spot.[3] She also has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 119 on 18 October 2021.

Hunter won her first Grand Slam title in mixed doubles at the 2022 US Open. She has also won eight doubles titles on the WTA Tour, one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as three singles titles[4] and twenty-one doubles titles[5] on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Hunter debuted on the ITF Junior Circuit in December 2007,[6] and on the senior circuit in November 2008.[7] She won her first professional tournament in February 2013.

She also represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics, which due to the COVID-19 pandemic were held in 2021, reaching the quarterfinals in the women's doubles competition.

Early life

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Hunter was born in Rockhampton, where she began playing tennis at the age of six after watching the Australian Open on television.[8] Her father signed her up with a local tennis club where she was coached by Robert Beak.[9] Her initial progress was slow - in Beak's words Storm "wasn't the most talented" despite her strong work ethic and determination[9] - until, according to Beak, Hunter's skills suddenly and rapidly improved after "something clicked".[9]

Beak coached Hunter until she relocated to Perth with her parents in 2005.[10] Hunter continued playing tennis and returned to Queensland the following year to represent Western Australia in the Bruce Cup in Mackay in August 2006 and to compete in the Head Queensland State Age Championships in Rockhampton in September 2006.[11]

Hunter graduated from the School of Isolated and Distance Education in Western Australia in 2011, after which she received a Melbourne-based tennis scholarship.[12] In 2013, Hunter began attending the University of Canberra where she studied a Bachelor of Science in Psychology degree.[13]

Storm's parents and younger brother all serve in the Australian Defence Force.[10]

Professional career

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2013

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Hunter began the year ranked 674 in the world.[14] Her first tournament was the Sydney International, where she received a wildcard into qualifying. She stunned Eugenie Bouchard in the first round in two tiebreak sets, but lost in the second round against Misaki Doi.[15][note 1] She then received a wildcard into qualifying at the Australian Open where she lost in the first round against Yuliya Beygelzimer.[15][note 1] In February, after failing to qualify for the Burnie International, Hunter celebrated a breakthrough victory, winning the $25k Launceston Tennis International.[16][17] She won through both, the qualifying and main draws, without dropping a set. She also achieved the rare feat of defeating the top seeds in both the qualifying draw (Mari Tanaka) and the main draw (Olivia Rogowska) en route to victory. She reached the top 500 in the WTA rankings for the first time after the tournament win. A month later, she reached the final of the $25k event in Ipswich, Queensland, losing to Jelena Pandžić in three sets.[18]

In July, together with her British partner Naomi Broady, Hunter won the $50k Gold River Challenger, defeating Robin Anderson and Lauren Embree, in straight sets.[19]

In the US Open qualifying, she lost in the first round to Nigina Abduraimova from Uzbekistan.[20] Hunter year rank was 242 in the world.[14]

2014

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Hunter began the season at the Brisbane International, having received a wildcard into qualifying. She opened with a three-set win over Irina-Camelia Begu.[21] Although taking the opening set, Hunter lost against third seed Hsieh Su-wei in the second round, in three sets.

The following week, she was awarded a wildcard to the main draw of the Hobart International. A first-round win over Peng Shuai[22] saw her match up with second seed Kirsten Flipkens. Pushing the top-20 ranked Belgian to the brink, Hunter lost in a tough three-set match, lasting over two and a half hours.[23] Despite the close loss, it was announced that she had been given a wildcard into the singles main draw of the Australian Open,[24] having been given wildcards for the doubles draw the previous two years. She played Camila Giorgi in round one, losing on her major singles debut, in three sets.[25] She also lost in the first round of women's and mixed doubles.

2015

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Given a wildcard for the Hobart International,[26] Hunter lost in round one to Camila Giorgi, in three sets. She was then given a wildcard for the Australian Open, but lost at the first stage again, this time to world No. 46, Klára Koukalová, in straight sets.[27]

2016

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In July, she qualified for the Jiangxi International – the first time Hunter has come through qualifying at a WTA Tour-level event.[28] She lost to Vania King in the first round. In October, she reached the second round of the Toowoomba ITF event. In November, she won the ITF Canberra doubles title with Jessica Moore.[15][note 1]

2017: First WTA Tour doubles title

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She attempted to qualify for the Hobart International and Australian Open, losing in the first round. Her best singles performance was a quarterfinal appearance in September at the ITF Brisbane.[15][note 1]

In doubles, Hunter won the Nottingham Open, with Monique Adamczak in June. It was their first WTA Tour title.[29] She made two further WTA tournament finals that year.

2018–2020: Two year hiatus, WTA doubles title

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Hunter at the 2019 French Open

Hunter played four doubles tournaments in 2018, losing all four in the first round. In 2019, she said "I started getting some shoulder pain which got more intense. I played the Aussie Open that year just focusing on doubles, but after that I stopped playing completely and was basically out for all of 2018."[30]

Hunter returned to singles competition in October 2019, after almost a two-year absence. She won the Playford International in her second tournament back.[31] In doubles, she won four ITF Circuit titles in 2019.

She won her second WTA doubles title at the 2020 Thailand Open.[15][note 1]

2021: WTA Tour quarterfinals, major doubles semifinal

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Hunter made the semifinals in mixed doubles at the Australian Open with Marc Polmans.[15][note 1]

In February, she qualified for and defeated four higher-ranked opponents to advance to her first tour-level singles quarterfinal at the Adelaide International, eventually losing to Belinda Bencic.[32] In March, Hunter entered the WTA top 200 for the first time at No. 199 on 1 March 2021. She received a wildcard for her debut at the WTA 1000 level at the 2021 Miami Open and recorded her first win against qualifier Elisabetta Cocciaretto.

In May, she qualified for a Grand Slam tournament in singles for the first time at the French Open.[33]

In June at Wimbledon, she reached the semifinals in women's doubles with Caroline Dolehide.[15][note 1]

In July, Hunter reached her second tour-level quarterfinal at the Prague Open. She also reached the semifinals in doubles at the same event.[34] At the Tokyo Olympics, Hunter partnered Ashleigh Barty in the ladies' doubles and they reached the quarterfinals.[35]

In November, Hunter represented Australia at the BJK Cup Finals. She recorded the biggest win of her singles career, beating world No. 18, Belgian Elise Mertens, in her BJK Cup debut.[36] She then defeated Belarusian Yuliya Hatouka promoting Australia to the semifinals[37] where she lost to Swiss Jil Teichmann.[38]

2022: First WTA 1000 doubles title, US Open mixed doubles title

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In January 2022, Hunter won her third and the biggest WTA Tour title, at the Adelaide International, alongside Ashleigh Barty.[39]

In doubles, she reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open and at the Indian Wells Open, partnering Caroline Dolehide.[15][note 1] In singles, she entered the Miami Open as a lucky loser replacing seventh seed Garbiñe Muguruza in the second round.[15][note 1]

Seeded as the top pair at the Madrid Open, she reached the semifinals of WTA 1000 for the first time in her career, and the quarterfinals at the Italian Open and at the Canadian Open partnering Zhang Shuai.[15][note 1]

In September, Hunter reached the semifinals in doubles at the US Open also with Caroline Dolehide.[40] At the same tournament, she teamed up with John Peers to win the mixed doubles title defeating Kirsten Flipkens and Édouard Roger-Vasselin in an epic three-set match.[41]

The following month, Hunter won her first WTA 1000 title, partnering Luisa Stefani, at the Guadalajara Open.[42] As a result, she stormed into the top 10 in the doubles rankings at world No. 8 on 24 October 2022.[43]

2023: Two WTA 1000 titles, Wimbledon doubles final, No. 1 in doubles

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Hunter on the French Open clay after qualifying in singles in 2023

She reached back-to-back quarterfinals at the Australian Open with new partner Elise Mertens but fell to Marta Kostyuk and Elena-Gabriela Ruse.[44]

At the Miami Open, she qualified for the main draw but lost in the first round to Sofia Kenin. In doubles at the same tournament, she reached back-to-back quarterfinals with Mertens at a WTA 1000 level, following a quarterfinal showing in Indian Wells.[15][note 1]

At the Italian Open, Hunter won her second WTA 1000 title partnering with Mertens.[45] As a result, she reached world No. 5 in doubles on 22 May 2023.[46][47]

She qualified for the French Open in singles for the second time and recorded her first win at a major over Nuria Párrizas Díaz. At the same tournament in doubles, she lost in the third round with Mertens to 15th seeds Veronika Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova,[48] and in mixed doubles, she reached the second round with compatriot John Peers.[49]

Hunter qualified for the singles main draw at Wimbledon, thus completing the set of major appearances in singles.[15][note 1] She made more personal history at the same event by reaching her first Grand Slam women's doubles final alongside partner Mertens going down 5-7, 4-6 to the unseeded duo of Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová.[50]

She won her second WTA 1000 title with Mertens at the Guadalajara Open and third at this level, defeating Erin Routliffe and Gabriela Dabrowski. She reached world No. 2 in the doubles rankings on 25 September 2023.[51] At the same tournament she won her first round match in singles against Irina Shymanovich, her first win at this level since Miami 2021.[52] She lost to second seed and eventual finalist Maria Sakkari.[53] With reaching the semifinals at the 2023 WTA Finals, Hunter became world No. 1 in doubles on 6 November 2023.[3][54]

2024: Fourth WTA 1000 doubles title, Achilles injury

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Ranked No. 180, she qualified and reached the third round for the first time at a major in singles at the Australian Open. Her performance ensured the deepest an Australian qualifier has progressed in an Australian Open women’s singles draw in 39 years.[55] Her next singles tournament was the WTA 125 Mumbai Open where she reached the final but lost to Darja Semeņistaja in three sets.[56]

At the Dubai Tennis Championships she won her fourth WTA 1000 doubles title with new partner Kateřina Siniaková.[57][58] At Indian Wells, she reached the final with Siniaková but lost to top seeded pair Hsieh Su-wei and Elise Mertens.[59][60] Partnering with Matthew Ebden at the same tournament, Hunter won the inaugural eight-team invitational mixed doubles title, defeating Caroline Garcia and Édouard Roger-Vasselin in the final.[61] After qualifying for the main draw at the WTA 1000 Miami Open, she reached the second round for the third time at this tournament after Martina Trevisan had to retire.[62][63]

Hunter ruptured her Achilles tendon in the final practice before Australia's Billie Jean King Cup qualifier against Mexico in Brisbane in April and underwent surgery.[64]

Personal life

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Storm married Loughlin Hunter in November 2022 and took his surname.[65][66]

Performance timelines

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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.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup (Fed Cup), United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[67]

Singles

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Current through the 2024 Wuhan Open.

Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 Q1 1R 1R 1R Q1 A A Q2 Q1 1R 1R 3R 0 / 6 2–6 25%
French Open A A A A A A A A A 1R Q1 2R A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Wimbledon A A A A A A A A NH Q3 Q2 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A Q1 A A A A A A A 1R A 1R A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–4 2–1 0 / 11 3–11 21%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup A A A A A A A A SF[a] F RR 0 / 3 6–2 75%
WTA 1000 tournaments
Qatar Open A A A NMS A NMS A NMS A NMS A NMS A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Dubai NMS A NMS A NMS A NMS A NMS A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Indian Wells Open A A A A A A A A NH A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A A A A A A A NH 2R 2R 1R 2R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Madrid Open A A A A A A A A NH A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A A A A A A A A A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A A A A A A A NH A 1R Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Guadalajara Open NH A 2R NMS 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wuhan Open A A A A A A A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open A A A A A A A A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 0 / 7 3–7 30%
Career statistics
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 7 8 9 3 Career total: 38
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 8–8 3–9 4–9 3–3 0 / 38 20–38 34%
Year–end ranking[b] 721 242 323 371 293 676 – 428 282 129 237 172 $2,740,239

Doubles

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Current through the 2024 WTA Finals.

Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R A 1R 2R QF QF SF 0 / 12 12–12 50%
French Open A A A A A A A 1R 1R 2R 2R 3R A 0 / 5 4–5 44%
Wimbledon A A A A A 2R A 1R NH SF 2R F A 0 / 5 11–5 69%
US Open A A A A A A A A 1R QF SF 1R A 0 / 4 7–4 64%
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–3 9–4 9–4 10–4 4–1 0 / 26 34–26 57%
Year-end championships
WTA Finals DNQ NH DNQ SF DNQ 0 / 1 3–1 75%
National representation
Summer Olympics A NH A NH QF NH A 0 / 1 3–1 75%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open[c] A A A A A A A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Dubai[c] A A A A A A A A A A A A W 1 / 1 4–0 100%
Indian Wells Open A A A A A A A A NH A QF QF F 0 / 3 8–3 73%
Miami Open A A A A A A A A NH 2R A QF A 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Madrid Open A A A A A A A A NH A SF 2R A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Italian Open A A A A A A A A 1R A QF W A 1 / 2 6–2 75%
Canadian Open A A A A A A A 1R NH A QF SF A 0 / 3 5–3 63%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A A QF A 1R SF A 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Guadalajara Open NH W W NMS 2 / 2 9–0 100%
Wuhan Open A A A A A A A 1R NH A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
China Open A A A A A A A 1R NH 2R A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 2 2 3 2 7 4 15 12 11 15 11 5 Career total: 89
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 Career total: 8
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 3 5 1 Career total: 15
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–3 2–2 11–6 0–4 6–15 13–11 21–12 31–13 37–14 15–4 8 / 89 136–89 60.44%
Year-end ranking 545 280 262 242 134 68 1036 109 65 30 10 1

Mixed doubles

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Current after the US Open.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R A A A QF A 1R SF 1R 1R 2R 0 / 7 6–7
French Open A A A A A A NH A 2R 2R A 0 / 2 2–2
Wimbledon A A A A A A A 1R 1R A 0 / 2 0–2
US Open A A A A A A 1R W 1R A 1 / 3 5–2
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 3–2 6–3 1–4 1–1 1 / 14 13–13
WTA 1000
Indian Wells Open NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH W 1 / 1 3–0

Grand Slam tournament finals

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Women's doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2023 Wimbledon Grass Belgium Elise Mertens Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová 		5–7, 4–6

Mixed doubles: 1 (title)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2022 US Open Hard Australia John Peers Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin 		4–6, 6–4, [10–7]

WTA 1000 finals

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Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2022 Guadalajara Open Hard Brazil Luisa Stefani Kazakhstan Anna Danilina
Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia 		7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7), [10–8]
Win 2023 Italian Open Clay Belgium Elise Mertens United States Coco Gauff
United States Jessica Pegula 		6–4, 6–4
Win 2023 Guadalajara Open Hard Belgium Elise Mertens Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
New Zealand Erin Routliffe 		3–6, 6–2, [10–4]
Win 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships Hard Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Australia Ellen Perez 		6–4, 6–2
Loss 2024 Indian Wells Open Hard Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Belgium Elise Mertens 		3–6, 4–6

WTA career finals

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Doubles: 17 (8 titles, 9 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–1)
WTA 1000 (4–1)
WTA 500 (2–1)
WTA 250 (2–6)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2017 Nottingham Open, UK International[d] Grass Australia Monique Adamczak United Kingdom Jocelyn Rae
United Kingdom Laura Robson 		6–4, 4–6, [10–4]
Loss 1–1 Sep 2017 Japan Women's Open, Japan International Hard Australia Monique Adamczak Japan Shuko Aoyama
China Yang Zhaoxuan 		0–6, 6–2, [5–10]
Loss 1–2 Sep 2017 Guangzhou Open, China International Hard Australia Monique Adamczak Belgium Elise Mertens
Netherlands Demi Schuurs 		2–6, 3–6
Win 2–2 Feb 2020 Hua Hin Championships,
Thailand 		International Hard Australia Arina Rodionova Austria Barbara Haas
Australia Ellen Perez 		6–3, 6–3
Loss 2–3 Sep 2020 İstanbul Cup, Turkey International Clay Australia Ellen Perez Chile Alexa Guarachi
United States Desirae Krawczyk 		1–6, 3–6
Loss 2–4 Apr 2021 Charleston International, U.S. WTA 250 Clay Australia Ellen Perez United States Hailey Baptiste
United States Caty McNally 		7–6(7–4), 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 2–5 Jun 2021 Nottingham Open, UK WTA 250 Grass United States Caroline Dolehide Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Japan Makoto Ninomiya 		4–6, 7–6(7–3), [8–10]
Win 3–5 Jan 2022 Adelaide International, Australia WTA 500 Hard Australia Ashleigh Barty Croatia Darija Jurak Schreiber
Slovenia Andreja Klepač 		6–1, 6–4
Win 4–5 Jun 2022 German Open, Germany WTA 500 Grass Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková France Alizé Cornet
Switzerland Jil Teichmann 		6–4, 6–3
Win 5–5 Oct 2022 Guadalajara Open, Mexico WTA 1000 Hard Brazil Luisa Stefani Kazakhstan Anna Danilina
Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia 		7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7), [10–8]
Loss 5–6 Jan 2023 Adelaide International, Australia WTA 500 Hard Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková United States Asia Muhammad
United States Taylor Townsend 		2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win 6–6 May 2023 Italian Open, Italy WTA 1000 Clay Belgium Elise Mertens United States Coco Gauff
United States Jessica Pegula 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 6–7 Jun 2023 Birmingham Classic, UK WTA 250 Grass United States Alycia Parks Ukraine Marta Kostyuk
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčiková 		2–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 6–8 Jul 2023 Wimbledon, UK Grand Slam Grass Belgium Elise Mertens Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová 		5–7, 4–6
Win 7–8 Sep 2023 Guadalajara Open, Mexico (2) WTA 1000 Hard Belgium Elise Mertens Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
New Zealand Erin Routliffe 		3–6, 6–2, [10–4]
Win 8–8 Feb 2024 Dubai Championships, UAE WTA 1000 Hard Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Australia Ellen Perez 		6–4, 6–2
Loss 8–9 Mar 2024 Indian Wells Open, U.S. WTA 1000 Hard Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Belgium Elise Mertens 		3–6, 4–6

WTA Challenger finals

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2024 WTA 125 Mumbai, India Hard Latvia Darja Semeņistaja 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 2–6

Doubles: 1 (title)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 2023 WTA 125 Reus, Spain Clay Australia Ellen Perez Chile Alexa Guarachi
New Zealand Erin Routliffe 		6–1, 7–6(10–8)

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner–ups)

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Legend
$60,000 tournaments (2–0)
$25,000 tournaments (1–1)
$15,000 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2013 ITF Launceston, Australia 25,000 Hard Japan Shuko Aoyama 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Mar 2013 ITF Ipswich, Australia 25,000 Hard Croatia Jelena Pandžić 5–7, 6–2, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Sep 2015 ITF Tweed Heads, Australia 15,000 Hard Hungary Dalma Gálfi 2–6, 6–3, 1–6
Win 2–2 Nov 2019 ITF Playford, Australia 60,000 Hard Australia Lizette Cabrera 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–2 Feb 2023 ITF Burnie, Australia 60,000 Hard Australia Olivia Gadecki 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 22 (13 titles, 9 runner–ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–1)
$50/60,000 tournaments (8–1)
$25,000 tournaments (3–5)
$10,000 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–6)
Clay (4–0)
Grass (1–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2011 ITF Landisville, United States 10,000 Hard Australia Brooke Rischbieth United States Hsu Chieh-yu
United Kingdom Nicola Slater 		5–7, 3–6
Loss 0–2 May 2011 ITF Sumter, United States 10,000 Hard Australia Ebony Panoho Australia Bojana Bobusic
United Kingdom Nicola Slater 		6–4, 5–7, [6–10]
Loss 0–3 Sep 2011 ITF Alice Springs, Australia 25,000 Hard Australia Brooke Rischbieth Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves
United Kingdom Samantha Murray 		6–3, 5–7, [3–10]
Loss 0–4 Nov 2011 ITF Bendigo, Australia 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Samantha Murray Australia Stephanie Bengson
Australia Tyra Calderwood 		6–2, 1–6, [5–10]
Loss 0–5 Mar 2013 ITF Ipswich, Australia 25,000 Hard Australia Viktorija Rajicic Thailand Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai 		6–4, 1–6, [8–10]
Win 1–5 Jul 2013 ITF Sacramento, United States 50,000 Hard United Kingdom Naomi Broady United States Robin Anderson
United States Lauren Embree 		6–3, 6–4
Win 2–5 Jan 2014 ITF Burnie, Australia 50,000 Hard Australia Jarmila Gajdošová Japan Eri Hozumi
Japan Miki Miyamura 		6–4, 6–4
Win 3–5 Jul 2014 ITF Sacramento, United States (2) 50,000 Hard Russia Daria Gavrilova United States Maria Sanchez
United States Zoë Gwen Scandalis 		6–2, 6–1
Loss 3–6 Jun 2015 ITF Baton Rouge, United States 25,000 Hard South Africa Chanel Simmonds United States Samantha Crawford
United States Emily Harman 		6–7(4), 1–6
Win 4–6 Jul 2015 ITF Granby, Canada 50,000 Hard Australia Jessica Moore United Kingdom Laura Robson
Canada Erin Routliffe 		7–5, 6–2
Win 5–6 Oct 2015 ITF Cairns, Australia 25,000 Hard Australia Jessica Moore United States Jennifer Elie
United States Asia Muhammad 		6–0, 6–3
Loss 5–7 Jun 2016 ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom 50,000 Grass Belgium An-Sophie Mestach China Yang Zhaoxuan
China Zhang Kailin 		3–6, 6–7(5)
Win 6–7 Oct 2016 ITF Canberra, Australia 50,000 Hard Australia Jessica Moore Australia Alison Bai
Australia Lizette Cabrera 		6–3, 6–4
Win 7–7 May 2017 ITF Wiesbaden, Germany 25,000 Clay Germany Vivian Heisen Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča
Switzerland Rebeka Masarova 		7–5, 5–7, [10–8]
Win 8–7 Jun 2017 ITF Surbiton, United Kingdom 100,000 Grass Australia Monique Adamczak Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen
New Zealand Marina Erakovic 		7–5, 6–4
Loss 8–8 Mar 2019 ITF Mildura, Australia 25,000 Grass Australia Olivia Rogowska Australia Alana Parnaby
Australia Alicia Smith 		6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Win 9–8 May 2019 ITF Rome, Italy 25,000 Clay Australia Arina Rodionova Brazil Gabriela Cé
Romania Cristina Dinu 		6–2, 6–3
Win 10–8 May 2019 ITF La Bisbal d'Empordá, Spain 60,000 Clay Australia Arina Rodionova Hungary Dalma Galfi
Spain Georgina Garcia-Perez 		6–4, 6–4
Win 11–8 Nov 2019 ITF Playford, Australia 60,000 Hard United States Asia Muhammad United Kingdom Naiktha Bains
Slovakia Tereza Mihalíková 		6–3, 6–4
Win 12–8 Jan 2020 ITF Burnie, Australia (2) 60,000 Hard Australia Ellen Perez United States Desirae Krawczyk
United States Asia Muhammad 		6–3, 6–2
Win 13–8 May 2021 ITF Charleston, United States 100,000 Clay United States Caty McNally Japan Eri Hozumi
Japan Miyu Kato 		7–5, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss 13–9 Jun 2021 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom 100,000 Grass Australia Priscilla Hon Romania Monica Niculescu
Romania Elena-Gabriela Ruse 		5–7, 5–7

Notes

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  1. ^ Edition was split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  2. ^ 2011: WTA ranking–725.
  3. ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009 until 2924. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  4. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l To obtain data from this reference, select the corresponding year on the WTA or ITF website.

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