Katie Volynets

Katie Volynets (born December 31, 2001) is an American tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 74 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) on March 6, 2023. She won her first singles title in May 2021 on the ITF Circuit, at the $100k event in Bonita Springs.[2]

Katie Volynets
Volynets at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) United States
Born (2001-12-31) December 31, 2001
Walnut Creek, California
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2018[1]
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 797,927
Singles
Career record134–94 (58.8%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 74 (March 6, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 74 (March 6, 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2023)
French Open2R (2022)
Wimbledon1R (2021)
US Open1R (2019, 2021)
Doubles
Career record11–14 (44.0%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 447 (May 9, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 777 (February 27, 2023)
Last updated on: March 6, 2023.

Early life

Volynets was born in Walnut Creek, California. Her parents had emigrated from Ukraine, and she still has extended family in Kyiv and Dnipro.

Career

2019: Grand Slam debut

On August 11, 2019, Volynets won the USTA Girls 18s National Championships final over Emma Navarro, earning her a wildcard entry into the singles main draw of the US Open.[3] She lost in the first round to Bianca Andreescu, who went on to win the tournament.

2021: WTA 1000 and Wimbledon debut

She qualified for the 2021 Wimbledon Championships for the first time at this major. In October, she also made her debut at the WTA 1000 level receiving a wildcard in Indian Wells.

2022: Top 150 debut, first Major match win

Volynets played in Indian Wells again as a wildcard where she recorded her first win at the WTA 1000-level against Arantxa Rus. She won the USTA Wildcard Challenge for the French Open[4] where she recorded her first Grand Slam match win over Viktorija Golubic. At the Nottingham Open, she lost to Heather Watson in the first round.[5]

2023: Australian Open third round, top 100, First WTA semifinal

In January, she qualified for the main draw of Auckland Open, where she lost in the first round to Venus Williams, in straight sets.[6]

She reached the Australian Open third round defeating two Russian players Evgeniya Rodina and world No. 9, Veronika Kudermetova, for her first top-10 win, and becoming the first American qualifier to reach the women's singles round of 32 at the Australian Open since Lindsay Davenport in 1993.[7][8] As a result, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 96 on 30 January 2023.

At the 2023 ATX Open she rallied from 5-0 down and a match point in the third set to win her match against third seed Anastasia Potapova and reach her first WTA quarterfinal.[9][10] Next she defeated wildcard Peyton Stearns to reach her first semifinal.[11]

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.[12]

Singles

Current after the 2023 Indian Wells Open.

Tournament20192020 2021 2022 2023SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 1R 3R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
French Open A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wimbledon A NH 1R Q2 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open 1R A 1R Q1 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–2 2–1 0 / 6 3–6 33%
WTA 1000
Qatar / Dubai Open[lower-alpha 1] A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A NH 1R 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–3 25%
Miami Open A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A Q2 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Guadalajara Open NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 2 1 6 6 5 Career total: 20
Overall win–loss 0–2 1–1 0–6 2–6 6–5 0 / 20 9–20 23%
Year-end ranking 438 315 178 110 $797,927

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner–up)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2019 ITF Malibu, U.S. 25,000 Hard Italy Bianca Turati 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 May 2021 ITF Bonita Springs, U.S. 100,000 Clay Romania Irina Bara 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–1
Win 2–1 Apr 2022 ITF Palm Harbour, U.S. 100,000 Clay China Wang Xiyu 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2020 ITF Prague, Czech Republic 25,000 Clay United States Sofia Sewing Czech Republic Anastasia Dețiuc
Czech Republic Johana Marková		 2–6, 1–6

Top 10 wins
Season 2023 Total
Wins 1 1
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score KVR
2023
1. Russia Veronika Kudermetova No. 9 Australian Open Hard 2R 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 No. 113

Notes
  1. 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. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 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
  1. "Volynets Targets Continued Pro Circuit Success". tennisrecruiting.net. November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  2. "Katie Volynets ITF Bio". itftennis.com. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  3. "Katie Volynets, Reese Brantmeier Prevail Over Top Teen Tennis Players in King Tourney". Times of San Diego. August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  4. "Katie Volynets wins U.S. Women's Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge".
  5. "WTA Nottingham Day 1 Predictions Including Vekic vs Dart". June 6, 2022.
  6. "Williams starts 30th season on WTA Tour with win". BBC Sport. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  7. https://twitter.com/OptaAce/status/1615896912376233986
  8. "Five things to know about American qualifier Katie Volynets".
  9. https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/wta-roundup-katie-volynets-escapes-5-0-third-set-hole-2023-03-02/
  10. "Katie Volynets grabs last seven games to beat Anastasia Potapova in Austin".
  11. "Collins, Volynets surge into Austin semifinals".
  12. "Katie Volynets [USA] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.


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