Whitney Osuigwe

Whitney Osuigwe
	Osuigwe at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	United States
Born	April 17, 2002 (age 22); Bradenton, Florida
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro	2017
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Desmond Osuigwe
Prize money	US$824,724
Singles
Career record	169–166
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 105 (August 12, 2019)
Current ranking	No. 324 (November 18, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2019, 2021)
French Open	Q2 (2019)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2019, 2021)
US Open	1R (2018, 2019, 2020)
Doubles
Career record	104–82
Career titles	1 WTA Challenger, 9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 117 (October 21, 2024)
Current ranking	No. 167 (November 18, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	2R (2019, 2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	1R (2018)
	Last updated on: 18 November 2024.

Whitney Osuigwe (/əˈsɪɡweɪ/ ə-SIG-way;^[2] born April 17, 2002) is an American tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 105 and a doubles ranking of No. 117 achieved in August 2019 and 2024 respectively.

In 2017, Osuigwe was the ITF Junior World Champion.^[3] She won the juniors 2017 French Open to become the first American to win the girls' singles event in Paris in 28 years.

Personal life

Osuigwe has been playing tennis at the IMG Academy since age six, where her father Desmond has been a teacher at the academy since 1997 and acts as her primary coach. Desmond is from Lagos in Nigeria and played professional tennis events at the ITF Futures level before coming to the United States to attend college. Whitney has an older brother named Deandre who is a college basketball player and a younger sister named Victoria who also plays tennis.^[4]^[5]

Junior career

In June 2017, Osuigwe climbed to No. 2 in the junior rankings by dominating the clay-court events in the previous six months. She started by reaching the semifinals at the Orange Bowl in December, and then won two Grade-1 clay-court tournaments in back-to-back weeks in February. Osuigwe capped off her dominance in this part of the season by winning the 2017 Junior French Open over fellow American Claire Liu.

In doing so, she became the first American to win the girls' event since Jennifer Capriati in 1989, the fifth American champion overall, and the ninth youngest winner of the event at under 15 years and 2 months. This was also only the second time the final was contested between two Americans, with the other occurring in 1980.^[6]

Osuigwe would go on to finish the season as the number-one-ranked junior in the world, for which she was named the combined 2017 ITF Junior World Champion. Furthermore, she then won the Orange Bowl before the year came to a close.

On August 12, 2018, Osuigwe won the USTA Girls 18s National Championships which earned her a wildcard entry into the main draw of the US Open.^[7]

Professional career

Osuigwe made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2018 Miami Open, losing to her fellow wildcard and junior rival Claire Liu.

In January 2019, Osuigwe played alongside David Ferrer on the Spain team in the 2019 Hopman Cup, replacing Garbiñe Muguruza who was out due to injury. Osuigwe played only the mixed-doubles match, losing to the French team which consisted of Lucas Pouille and Alizé Cornet.

In March 2019, she entered the Miami Open main draw as a wildcard, winning her first-round match against fellow wildcard Mari Osaka, the sister of Naomi Osaka.^[8]

Performance timeline

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.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.^[9]

Singles

Current through the 2022 Australian Open.

Tournament	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	1R	Q1	1R	Q2	A	0 / 2	0–2
French Open	A	A	Q2	Q1	Q1	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
Wimbledon	A	A	Q1	NH	Q1	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
US Open	Q1	1R	1R	1R	Q1	Q3	A	0 / 3	0–3
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	0–2	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	0 / 5	0–5
WTA 1000
Miami Open	A	1R	2R	NH	Q1	Q1	Q1	0 / 2	1–2
Career statistics
	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	SR	W–L
Tournaments	0	2	4	1	3	0	0	Career total: 10
Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Career total: 0
Finals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Career total: 0
Overall win–loss	0–0	0–2	1–4	0–1	0–3	0–0	0–0	0 / 10	1–10
Year-end ranking	1120	226	132	160	247	290	368	$610,068

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 2023	Midland Tennis Classic, United States	Hard (i)	Hailey Baptiste	Sophie Chang Ashley Lahey	2–6, 6–2, [10–1]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (0–1)
W80 tournaments (2–0)
W50 tournaments (1–0)
W25 tournaments (0–2)

Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (1–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jan 2018	ITF Wesley Chapel, United States	W25	Clay	Francesca Di Lorenzo	2–6, 6–1, 4–6
Win	1–1	Nov 2018	Tyler Pro Challenge, United States	W80	Hard	Beatriz Haddad Maia	6–3, 6–4
Win	2–1	Apr 2019	Charlottesville Open, United States	W80	Clay	Madison Brengle	6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Loss	2–2	May 2019	Tyler Pro Challenge, United States	W100	Clay	Taylor Townsend	4–6, 4–6
Loss	2–3	Mar 2023	ITF Boca Raton, United States	W25	Hard	Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva	2–6, 2–6
Loss	2–4	Apr 2023	ITF Jackson, United States	W25	Clay	Tímea Babos	5–7, 5–7
Win	3–4	Nov 2024	ITF Boca Raton, United States	W50	Hard	Eva Vedder	7–6⁽⁸⁾, 6–3

Doubles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (2–1)
W80 tournaments (0–1)
W60/75 tournaments (2–3)
W40/50 tournaments (0–1)
W25/35 tournaments (4–0)
W15 tournaments (1–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (4–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 2018	ITF Orlando, United States	W15	Clay	Caty McNally	Dia Evtimova Ilona Kremen	6–2, 6–3
Win	2–0	Apr 2018	ITF Jackson, United States	W25	Clay	Sanaz Marand	Gaia Sanesi Chanel Simmonds	6–1, 6–3
Loss	2–1	Apr 2018	Charlottesville Open, United States	W80	Clay	Ashley Kratzer	Sophie Chang Alexandra Mueller	6–3, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss	2–2	Jul 2018	Ashland Tennis Classic, United States	W60	Hard	Sanaz Marand	Jovana Jakšić Renata Zarazúa	3–6, 7–5, [4–10]
Loss	2–3	Feb 2020	Kentucky Open, United States	W100	Hard (i)	Hailey Baptiste	Catherine Harrison Quinn Gleason	5–7, 2–6
Win	3–3	Jan 2022	ITF Orlando Pro, United States	W60	Hard	Hailey Baptiste	Angela Kulikov Rianna Valdes	7–6⁽⁷⁾, 7–5
Win	4–3	Mar 2023	ITF Boca Raton, United States	W25	Hard	Hailey Baptiste	Francesca Di Lorenzo Makenna Jones	6–2, 6–2
Win	5–3	Jul 2023	ITF Punta Cana, Dominican Republic	W25	Clay	Victoria Osuigwe	Alicia Herrero Liñana Melany Krywoj	6–1, 1–6, [10–7]
Win	6–3	Nov 2023	ITF Charleston Pro, United States	W100	Clay	Hailey Baptiste	Nigina Abduraimova Carole Monnet	6–4, 3–6, [13–11]
Loss	6–4	Jan 2024	ITF Vero Beach, United States	W75+H	Clay	Hailey Baptiste	Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa	3–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss	6–5	Feb 2024	Georgia's Rome Open, United States	W75	Hard (i)	Hailey Baptiste	Angela Kulikov Jamie Loeb	walkover
Win	7–5	Feb 2024	Guanajuato Open, Mexico	W100	Hard	Hailey Baptiste	Ann Li Rebecca Marino	7–5, 6–4
Win	8–5	Feb 2024	ITF Spring, United States	W35	Hard	Alana Smith	Malkia Ngounoue Thaísa Pedretti	6–4, 6–4
Win	9–5	Jul 2024	Lexington Challenger, United States	W75	Hard	Alana Smith	Carmen Corley Ivana Corley	7–6⁽⁵⁾, 6–3
Loss	9–6	Nov 2024	ITF Austin, United States	W50	Hard	Alana Smith	Diae El Jardi Thaisa Pedretti	2–6, 6–4, [12–14]

ITF Junior finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Singles: 1 (title)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	2017	French Open	Clay	Claire Liu	6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 6–3

Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2017	Wimbledon	Grass	Caty McNally	Olga Danilović Kaja Juvan	4–6, 3–6
Loss	2018	Wimbledon	Grass	Caty McNally	Wang Xinyu Wang Xiyu	2–6, 1–6

ITF Junior Circuit

Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Legend
Grade A (1–2)
Grade 1 (4–0)
Grade 4 (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	May 2015	ITF Plantation, U.S.	Grade 4	Clay	Carson Branstine	6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Loss	1–1	May 2016	ITF Plantation, U.S.	Grade 4	Clay	Carson Branstine	6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Win	2–1	Feb 2017	ITF Asunción, Paraguay	Grade 1	Clay	Draginja Vukovic	6–3, 6–2
Win	3–1	Feb 2017	ITF Criciúma, Brazil	Grade 1	Clay	Emily Appleton	7–5, 6–4
Win	4–1	Oct 2017	ITF Tulsa, United States	Grade 1	Hard	Natasha Subhash	6–4, 6–3
Loss	4–2	Oct 2017	ITF Osaka, Japan	Grade A	Hard	Wang Xinyu	4–6, 4–6
Loss	4–3	Nov 2017	ITF Mexico City	Grade A	Clay	Alexa Noel	2–6, 4–6
Win	5–3	Dec 2017	ITF Bradenton, U.S.	Grade 1	Clay	Clara Burel	6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Win	6–3	Dec 2017	ITF Plantation, U.S.	Grade A	Clay	Margaryta Bilokin	6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Legend
Grade A (1–1)
Grade 1 (3–1)
Grade 4 (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2016	ITF Plantation, U.S.	Grade 4	Clay	Alexa Noel	Alana Smith Peyton Stearns	2–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Feb 2017	ITF Criciúma, Brazil	Grade 1	Clay	Hailey Baptiste	Elysia Bolton Vanessa Ong	6–4, 4–6, [5–10]
Win	1–2	Apr 2017	ITF Indian Wells, United States	Grade 1	Hard	Caty McNally	Taylor Johnson Ann Li	6–3, 7–6^(10–8)
Win	2–2	May 2017	ITF Milan, Italy	Grade A	Clay	Caty McNally	Cho I-hsuan Ayumi Miyamoto	6–3, 7–6^(7–5)
Loss	2–3	Nov 2017	ITF Mexico City	Grade A	Clay	Ellie Douglas	Dalayna Hewitt Peyton Stearns	4–6, 3–6
Win	3–3	Dec 2017	ITF Bradenton, U.S.	Grade 1	Clay	Caty McNally	Thasaporn Naklo Naho Sato	6–3, 6–1
Win	4–3	Jul 2018	ITF Roehampton, UK	Grade 1	Grass	Caty McNally	Clara Tauson Wang Xinyu	7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(9–7)

References

^ "French Open junior champ Whitney Osuigwe eyes bigger things". ESPN. June 23, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
^ RacquetComedy (December 28, 2017). "FULL INTERVIEW: Whitney Osuigwe & Caty McNally". YouTube. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^ "Whitney OSUIGWE". Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
^ "Bradenton teen reaches French Open girls final". Bradenton Herald. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
^ "The Journey - Osuigwe Family". IMG Academy. June 29, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ "American Whitney Osuigwe wins girls' title at French Open". Excelle Sports. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
^ "Floridian Whitney Osuigwe wins USTA girls 18s tennis championship". August 13, 2018.
^ Rothenberg, Ben (March 21, 2019). "The Osakas' Brief Sister Act at the Miami Open". New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
^ "Whitney Osuigwe [USA] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.

External links

Whitney Osuigwe at the Women's Tennis Association
Whitney Osuigwe at the International Tennis Federation

Awards
Preceded by Anastasia Potapova	ITF Junior World Champion 2017	Succeeded by Clara Burel
Sporting positions
Preceded by Kaja Juvan	Orange Bowl Girls' Singles Champion Category: 18 and under 2017	Succeeded by Coco Gauff

[1] "French Open junior champ Whitney Osuigwe eyes bigger things". ESPN. June 23, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2018.

[2] RacquetComedy (December 28, 2017). "FULL INTERVIEW: Whitney Osuigwe & Caty McNally". YouTube. Retrieved January 25, 2018.

[3] "Whitney OSUIGWE". Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

[4] "Bradenton teen reaches French Open girls final". Bradenton Herald. Retrieved June 10, 2017.

[5] "The Journey - Osuigwe Family". IMG Academy. June 29, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

[6] "American Whitney Osuigwe wins girls' title at French Open". Excelle Sports. Retrieved June 13, 2017.

[7] "Floridian Whitney Osuigwe wins USTA girls 18s tennis championship". August 13, 2018.

[8] Rothenberg, Ben (March 21, 2019). "The Osakas' Brief Sister Act at the Miami Open". New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

[9] "Whitney Osuigwe [USA] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.

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