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Robin Montgomery

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Robin Montgomery
Montgomery at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceWashington, D.C.
Born (2004-09-05) September 5, 2004 (age 20)
Washington, D.C.
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2020[1]
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 762,730
Singles
Career record115–70
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 105 (26 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 107 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2023)
French OpenQ3 (2024)
Wimbledon2R (2024)
US Open1R (2020, 2023)
Doubles
Career record43–25
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 119 (11 September 2023)
Current rankingNo. 391 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open3R (2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open2R (2023)
Last updated on: 28 October 2024.

Robin Montgomery (born September 5, 2004) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 105, attained on 26 August 2024, and a best doubles ranking of No. 119, achieved on 11 September 2023. She won the girls' singles and girls' doubles titles at the 2021 US Open. She has won three singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour.

Montgomery made her WTA Tour debut at the 2020 US Open, receiving a wildcard into the women's singles main draw.[2]

Early life

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Montgomery was born in Washington, D.C.[3] She began playing tennis at the age of four,[4] and currently trains at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Maryland.[5][6]

Career

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2019: Orange Bowl winner

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Montgomery in 2021

In August 2019, Montgomery played in the girls' singles at the US Open, where she reached the third round.[7] In September, she represented the US in the final of the Junior Fed Cup, teaming with Connie Ma to win the doubles match against the Czech Republic and secure victory for the US.[8] In December, she won the "18 and under" title in the 2019 Orange Bowl.[9]

2020: Turned pro, first ITF Circuit title & major debut

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Montgomery reached the quarterfinals of the 2020 Australian Open girls' singles tournament in January, and in March, she won her first ITF tournament, a $25k event in Las Vegas.[3] As of August 2020, she was the No. 5 in the junior world rankings.[7]

Following the break in the season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Montgomery took part in the Western & Southern Open as a wildcard entrant in the qualifying competition, losing in the first round to Sorana Cîrstea.[10] The following week, she received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2020 US Open — her first Grand Slam appearance.[7] She lost in the first round to Yulia Putintseva.[11]

2021: WTA 1000 debut, US Open junior singles and doubles titles

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She made her WTA 1000 debut in the main draw of the Miami Open as a wildcard player.

At the US Open, Montgomery defeated Kristina Dmitruk in straight sets in the girls' singles final to win her first Grand Slam singles title. She followed this victory a few hours later with her first major doubles title. She and partner Ashlyn Krueger defeated fellow American duo Reese Brantmeier and Elvina Kalieva in three sets. Montgomery became the first girl to achieve the feat of winning both titles at the US Open since Michaëlla Krajicek in 2004 and was the first American to take the girls' singles title since Amanda Anisimova in 2017.[12]

2023-2024: First WTA 1000 and major wins and WTA 500 quarterfinal

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She qualified for the inaugural 2023 ATX Open in Austin, Texas but lost in the first round.[13]

She received a wildcard for the qualifying draw of the Indian Wells Open and for the main draw of the Miami Open,[14] where she reached the second round, defeating Ana Bogdan for her first WTA 1000-level win.

In 2024, she qualified for the main draw in Indian Wells, having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition.[15] She also received a wildcard for the qualifying competition in Miami. At the Madrid Open, also as a main draw wildcard, she reached the third round, losing to defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.[16]

At the beginning of the grass season, she qualified for the Rosmalen Open and then reached her first tour quarterfinal.[17][18] She also qualified for the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.[19]

At the beginning of the American summer swing, she reached her first WTA 500 quarterfinal at the Washington Open, after receiving a walkover from fourth seed Ons Jabeur. She qualified for the main draw at the Cincinnati Open, having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition.

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, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, Hopman Cup, United Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[20]

Singles

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Current through the 2023 Guadalajara Open.

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A Q1 Q3 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon NH A A Q2 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open 1R Q1 A 1R Q1 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0 / 3 1–3 25%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open[a] A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Dubai [a] A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open NH A 1R Q1 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Miami Open NH 1R 1R 2R Q1 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Madrid Open NH A A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Italian Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open NH A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Guadalajara Open NH A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wuhan Open NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 0 / 7 3–7 30%
Career statistics
2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 1 1 3 4 Career total: 9
Titles 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall win-loss 0–1 0–1 0–3 1–4 0 / 9 1–9 10%
Year-end ranking 491 371 247 187 $496,510

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner–ups)

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Legend
$60,000 tournaments (2–1)
$25,000 tournaments (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2020 Las Vegas Open, United States 25,000 Hard China You Xiaodi 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Nov 2020 ITF Orlando, United States 25,000 Hard United States Alycia Parks 6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Apr 2022 ITF Nottingham, UK 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Eden Silva 4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Oct 2022 ITF Templeton Pro, United States 60,000 Hard United States Madison Brengle 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Win 2–3 Nov 2022 Calgary Challenger, Canada 60,000 Hard (i) Poland Urszula Radwańska 7–6(6), 7–5
Loss 2–4 Jan 2023 ITF Orlando, United States 25,000 Hard United States Peyton Stearns 2–6, 0–6
Win 3–4 May 2023 Open Saint-Gaudens, France 60,000 Clay France Alice Robbe 7–5, 6–4

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–2)
$60,000 tournaments (2–0)
$25,000 tournaments (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partnering Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2020 ITF Reims, France 25,000 Hard France Séléna Janicijevic United Kingdom Harriet Dart
United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey 		w/o
Win 2–0 Jul 2021 ITF Evansville,
United States 		25,000 Hard United States Kylie Collins United States Lauren Proctor
United States Anna Ulyashchenko 		5–7, 6–3, [10–2]
Win 3–0 Mar 2022 Arcadia Pro Open,
United States 		60,000 Hard United States Ashlyn Krueger United Kingdom Harriet Dart
Mexico Giuliana Olmos 		w/o
Win 4–0 Feb 2023 ITF Orlando Pro,
United States 		60,000 Hard United States Ashlyn Krueger Netherlands Arianne Hartono
Netherlands Eva Vedder 		7–5, 6–1
Loss 4–1 Apr 2023 ITF Charleston Pro,
United States 		100,000 Clay United States Ashlyn Krueger United States Sophie Chang
United States Angela Kulikov 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 4–2 May 2023 ITF Bonita Springs,
United States 		100,000 Clay United States Ashlyn Krueger United States Makenna Jones
United States Jamie Loeb 		7–5, 4–6, [2–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2021 US Open Hard Belarus Kristina Dmitruk 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2021 US Open Hard United States Ashlyn Krueger United States Reese Brantmeier
United States Elvina Kalieva 		5–7, 6–3, [10–4]

Head-to-head records

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Record against top 10 players

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  • She has a 0–3 (0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Result W–L Opponent Rank Event Surface Round Score Rank H2H
2022
Loss 0–1 United States Coco Gauff No. 8 San Diego Open, United States Hard 1R 3–6, 3–6 No. 294 0–1
2024
Loss 0–2 Aryna Sabalenka No. 2 Madrid Open, Spain Clay 3R 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6 No. 183 0–1
Loss 0–3 Tunisia Ons Jabeur No. 10 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grass 2R 1–6, 5–7 No. 161 0–1

Notes

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  1. ^ 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 2024. 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.

References

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  1. ^ Maine, D'Arcy (August 31, 2020). "Robin Montgomery out to make the most of US Open wild card". ESPN. Retrieved September 2, 2020. Montgomery officially announced she was turning professional..., earlier this month.
  2. ^ Rothenberg, Ben (August 31, 2020). "Robin Montgomery, Still Just 15, Was Ready for Her U.S. Open Debut". The New York Times. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Macpherson, Alex (January 1, 2020). "Introducing the 2020 US Open's Grand Slam debutantes". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "Gabrielle Montgomery". USTA. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  5. ^ Maine, D'Arcy (August 31, 2020). "Robin Montgomery out to make the most of US Open wild card". ESPN. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  6. ^ Bembry, Jerry (September 28, 2021). "Robin Montgomery, the future of women's tennis". Andscape. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c Chiesa, Victoria (August 30, 2020). "Teens Robin Montgomery, Katrina Scott guaranteed debut to remember". US Open. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  8. ^ Kapetanakis, Arthur (September 30, 2019). "Team USA three-peats as Junior Fed Cup champs". USTA. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  9. ^ "Montgomery and Tirante win the Orange Bowl". ITF. December 16, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  10. ^ "In pictures: The story of the 2020 Western & Southern Open". WTA. August 27, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  11. ^ Pratt, Steve (August 31, 2020). "Yulia Putintseva eliminates wild card Robin Montgomery". US Open.
  12. ^ Sode, Scott (September 11, 2021). "Junior Wrap: Robin Montgomery, Daniel Rincon win US Open singles titles". US Open. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  13. ^ "Tennis, WTA – Austin Open 2023: Vandeweghe gets past Montgomery". March 2023.
  14. ^ "Erika Andreeva, Brenda Fruhvirtova awarded Miami Open wild cards". March 14, 2023.
  15. ^ "Indian Wells Qualifying Awards: Debut Breakthroughs, Resilient Veterans".
  16. ^ "Madrid Open: Who Is Aryna Sabalenka's Next Opponent? Meet America's Robin Montgomery, Who Created US Open History as a Junior Player". April 28, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  17. ^ https://x.com/TennisChannel/status/1801316425962865104 [bare URL]
  18. ^ "WTA roundup: Top seed Jessica Pegula upset in Netherlands". June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  19. ^ "Katie Volynets, Robin Montgomery among four U.S. women to qualify at Wimbledon". June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  20. ^ "Robin Montgomery [USA]- Australian Open". ausopen.com.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Orange Bowl Girls' Singles Champion
Category: 18 and under
2019 		Succeeded by
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