[138] Nonetheless, this run catapulted her to a career-high ranking of No. She achieved this ranking on the 16th of July, 2018. [162] After Monterrey, the WTA tour was suspended from the rest of March through July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[163][164]. Sloane Stephens (born March 20, 1993) is an American professional tennis player. Having played there every year since 2008, she picked up her first two main draw wins at the tournament, including the second one over No. Your email address will not be published. [85][86] She entered the Australian Open unseeded and faced a difficult draw against Victoria Azarenka in the first round. She became a promising junior player, reaching an ITF junior ranking of world No. [209] Due to her quarterfinal result at Roland Garros, her ranking improved from 64 to 47. [291][13][292], Stephens has been married to United States national soccer team player Jozy Altidore, who was also one of her childhood friends in Florida, since 1 January 2022. Their two biggest matches came in 2018, both of which were three set finals. When the WTA Tour resumed tournament play in August, Stephens competed at the first edition of the Top Seed Open. In thecharacteristically wide-open landscape of women's tennis, Stephens will be one of many potential contenders for this year's U.S. Open, which will announce its main draw Thursday and begin play Monday. Who Is Sloane Stephens's Coach In 2022? - Tennis Time [48] Later that month, she was awarded a wildcard into her first US Open main draw. [89][90], Despite these good results, Stephens got off to a slow start in the clay-court season. 1, Victoria Azarenka, she rose to a career-high ranking of No. She achieved this ranking on the 16th of July, 2018. [5] Stephens's father was a Pro Bowl running back for the New England Patriots in the National Football League. "[260][261][262], When Stephens was just starting to play tennis at the Sierra Sport and Racquet Club, one of her first instructors was Francisco Gonzlez, a retired professional tennis player once ranked in the top 50. [153] Stephens ended her Grand Slam season with an opening-round loss at the US Open to qualifier Anna Kalinskaya. She also worked briefly with Paul Annacone and became the first female player to be coached by the famous American coach. [204] In Rome, she was eliminated in the first round by Ekaterina Alexandrova. 3, Aryna Sabalenka. When she returned to the court, this injury continued to hinder her performance as she did not defeat another top 50 opponent until after the clay-court season. Stephens did not talk with her biological father until she was 13 years old, when he expressed interest in getting to know her after being diagnosed with degenerative bone disease. 15, Venus Williams, in the first round of the French Open in their first ever meeting. A few days ago, Stephens had also announced her. 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[277], Stephens uses Head rackets, specifically endorsing the Speed line as of January 2023. The American coach has worked with Sloane on two different occasions, although the second relationship was not so fruitful. 21 Sam Stosur in the semifinals and won the final against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova while only dropping three games. 3 player in the world, in the second round. By the end of the year, she fell to No. Similar to the case of Annacone, she also spent some time with Thomas after departing from Annacone. Varvara Gracheva ousted Sloane Stephens in their quarter-final match at the ATX Open on Friday. [45], In the off-season, Stephens hired Kamau Murray to be her new coach. Input your search keywords and press Enter. 2-ranked Simona Halep handles American Sloane Stephens at Citi Open", "Bouchard, Stephens fall in Citi Open finals, shift focus to Rogers Cup", "Wozniacki ends Stephens' Toronto run, roars into final", "Stephens pulls out three-set win over Cibulkova", "Stats Corner: American quartet soars into US Open quarterfinals", "U.S. Open: Madison Keys beats Kaia Kanepi to complete American sweep of women's semifinals", "No. [130][45], Stephens extended her losing streak to eight matches at the Australian Open. Murray also . The title brought Stephens back into the top 30. 17, Caroline Wozniacki, as well as the entire final against Julia Grges on the same day to claim the title. Sloane Stephens News Feed 'I'm Not About to a Video on Twitter' - American Senior Pros Refuse to Be Controversial as They Get Candid About Life on WTA Tour. 20, Julia Grges, en route to her first WTA quarterfinal. ", "Keys leads next generation of American women at U.S. Open", "Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys Highlight New Wave of American Female Tennis Players", "W2W4 at US Open: Advantage Madison Keys or Sloane Stephens? A look at Sloane Stephens' Fresno ties", "WTA star Sloane Stephens expands youth programs in Fresno", "Tennis Pro Sloane Stephens Has Valley Roots", "Is Sloane Stephens the Future of American Tennis? [93] In her only grass-court tune-up, Stephens made it to the semifinals at the Eastbourne International. Thomas is an ex-Swedish professional player and coach who has worked with many top players such as Tommy Haas, Magnus Norman, Eugenie Bouchard, Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova, Li Na, Simona Halep, Madison Keys, and Johanna Konta. [20], Stephens began 2009 by winning her first two tournaments of the year, the Grade 1 USTA International Spring Championships and the Grade A Italian Open. Sloane Stephens started off the new year by starting a new chapter of her life, as she and American soccer star Jozy Altidore were wed on New Year's Day. Although she remained in the top 10 for the majority of the year in large part due to ranking points she was defending from the previous year's WTA Finals, she could not match her best performances at the Grand Slam tournaments or other higher-level events. Sloane Stephens had to think outside of the box when it came to staying competition-ready throughout the coronavirus pandemic . [120] Stephens closed out the tournament by defeating Keys in straight sets to win her first Grand Slam tournament title. Stephens also earned acareer-high rank of No. In 2018, she continued her success by winning her first Premier Mandatory title at the Miami Open, reaching a second Grand Slam singles final at the French Open, entering the top 10 for the first time, and finishing runner-up at the WTA Finals. [264] Nonetheless, under Nainkin, Stephens had her breakthrough tournament at the 2013 Australian Open and reached a career-best ranking of No. 957. [158] This was her first loss to a player outside the top 200 since 2011. It'll be okay, don't worry. The 29-year-old Stephens announced she's hired Francisco Roig as her new coach. [32], Stephens played her first professional events on the ITF Women's Circuit in late 2007. [54] Finally, she produced her best result at a Grand Slam tournament to date by reaching the fourth round at the French Open. [172] Seeded ninth at the first edition of the Phillip Island Trophy, she suffered a first round loss at the hands of Varvara Gracheva. Sloane Stephens 2021 - Net Worth, Salary and Endorsements 306 and lucky loser, Nefisa Berberovi, in three sets. Serena Williams, who reached the finalsof her previoustwo tournaments, is the No. Sloane Stephens: Finding her Game, Finding her Zen in Charleston [47][45] In August, Stephens entered the Southern California Open as a wildcard and defeated No. . After the US Open, Stephens competed at the Italian Open. American professional tennis player Madison Keys, 24, is back at the US Open (she was defeated by Sloane Stephens at the finals in 2017), and on the heels of winning the Western & Southern Open. [166] This loss brought her record for the year to 1-7. On Thursday she elaborated on her coaching situation and told Tennis Now that she. 9 Venus Williams. Kamau Murray. [247] Since then, Halep has won all six of their encounters. 6 in the world, her best year-end ranking to date. With Smith as her coach, she became a top-ranked junior with three Grand Slam tournament doubles titles and also cracked the top 100 of the WTA rankings. [239][237] She also noted that she has read Serena's autobiography and respects her strong personality. [221] She was double bageled in her quarterfinal match by eventual champion Camila Giorgi. [250] However, most of her best results have come on hard courts, including her US Open and Miami Open titles, as well as six of her seven titles in total. 21, Jessica Pegula.[202]. 3 in the world. 3 Angelique Kerber. Now, Stephens has Nadal's former coach in her corner. Sloane Stephens Is Learning Spanish from Her BFF Rafael Nadal: 'Rafa's Dec 21 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens has appointed Francis Roig as her new coach to revive her fortunes, after the veteran Spaniard left Rafa Nadal's team last week,. "[230] Keys has said, "I always want to see Sloane do well. She played two singles matches and the decisive doubles rubber. [175] She was beaten in her second-round match by 28th seed and compatriot, Amanda Anisimova. [35][36] Stephens also received wildcards into the US Open qualifying rounds for three consecutive years. [217], Stephens started her season at the ASB Classic in Auckland. Sloane Stephens was born on March 20, 1993, in Plantation, Florida to sporting parents. [269] In the 2015 offseason, she replaced him with Kamau Murray. She also started the Sloane Stephens Foundation, which helps build tennis courts and set up after-school tennis programs for underserved students in conjunction with supplemental tutoring. [179] At the Italian Open, she fell in the final round of qualifying to Tamara Zidanek. [244] Halep won their first encounter in 2012 at the Barcelona Ladies Open. She returned to play and win her next match, but ultimately lost in the third round. [44] Early in the year, she played in her first Australian Open main draw and made it to the second round. Betrayal or Just Business? A Coaching Breakup Looms Over Two Top Women Since then, she has risen to become a star, winning a total of 7 Singles career titles, including a Grand Slam and attaining a career highest ranking of 3. Halep won the first set of the match after saving four set points, two while serving at 65 and two more in the tiebreak. Sloane Stephens Hires Francisco Roig as Coach [135] Stephens entered the French Open having never reached the quarterfinals. [237] Her relationship with Serena became strained after their match at the 2013 Australian Open. Sloane Stephens: "Serena Williams is rude because " 17 Anastasija Sevastova to set up the first all-American semifinals at a major since Wimbledon in 1985, and the first at the US Open since 1981. She started training at the Evert Tennis Academy, owned by John Evert and run by his sister, Chris Evert. She defeated Lucie Hradeck in her first career main-draw match before losing to the defending champion, 12th-seeded Vera Zvonareva. On the WTA results with. As Sloane Stephens plays in the French Open, the second Grand Slam event of the year, she has regrets about having competed at the first one. 3 in the world and reached the 2018 French Open finals while working with Murray. However, unlike the previous year, Stephens was able to win two matches on the continent at the China Open. [141][249] Prior to these finals, Stephens had never lost a final on the WTA Tour. [182] She lost in her fourth-round match to eventual champion Barbora Krejkov. [97] She maintained a steady ranking all year, dropping no lower than No. [279] She has appeared in television advertisements for Built with Chocolate Milk, a campaign to encourage chocolate milk as a recovery drink. [51] Stephens then closed out the winter hardcourt season by qualifying for the Miami Open. Coaching changes set to inspire - Roland-Garros - The 2023 Roland 2, Maria Sharapova. Stephens was the 2017 US Open champion, and has won seven WTA Tour singles titles in total. 5 in the world. Sloane Stephens is "on a break" from her coach, Kamau Murray, Murray has told the New York Times. In the first such match, the French Open final, Halep came from a set down to defeat Stephens for her first Grand Slam title. [83] After playing in one more tournament in September, she ended her season early to recover from a wrist injury. [67] With Serena entering the match in excellent form and also having defeated her much younger opponent earlier that month, Stephens was listed as high as a 16-to-1 underdog. [82], Stephens did not do well at the US Open either, losing in the second round to world No. Stephens started her clay-court season at the Charleston Open. [281][282][283], Stephens has previously signed a deal with the American Express credit card company and was formerly an endorser of the Listerine mouthwash product. Sloane Stephens reunites with coach Kamau Murray ahead of U.S. Open He is best known for coaching Sloane Stephensto the US Opentitle in 2017. Othmane Garma, right, and Coach Kamau Murray, have helped Sloane Stephens regain her form after a number of injuries. Kamau is arguably the most successful coach of Sloane so far since he led her to her highest career ranking and five out of the seven career titles she has won. [159], As the top seed in Acapulco, Stephens was beaten in the first round by world No. [15], After her stepfather's death, Stephens and her family moved back to their hometown of Fresno where her grandparents and other members of her mother's family still lived. [110] Stephens returned to the WTA Tour in July for Wimbledon, about eleven months after her last match and with her ranking having dropped to No. 2 Halep again in Cincinnati. 3, Serena Williams. Stephens was born on March 20, 1993 in Plantation, Florida to Sybil Smith and John Stephens, both of whom were accomplished athletes. [139], Stephens did not carry any momentum into the grass-court season, losing at Wimbledon in the first round in her only event. 23, compatriot, and eventual finalist, Coco Gauff. [210] At Wimbledon, she lost in the first round to Zheng Qinwen. Her successful year was cut short by a foot injury that kept her out for months. Around this time last year, Kamau Murray was having the. 30 in the world. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. He has won a total of 38 ITF titles, including 16 Singles and 22 Doubles. [45], Stephens continued to climb the WTA rankings during the 2011 clay-court season. She has never won a professional title on grass, and Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam event where she has not made it to at least the semifinals. 5 and winning three out of four major girls' doubles titles in 2010 with her partner Tmea Babos. Francis Roig to coach Sloane Stephens after leaving Nadal But she was able to reach the semifinals of both Premier 5 tournaments that month, the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Open. [284] She was also a brand ambassador for USANA, a nutrition company. [72] Her best Grand Slam tournament results of the year came at the French Open and Wimbledon, where she reached the third round at both events. Coach. [103] Part of her prize in Charleston included a car from the title sponsor Volvo, which Stephens was unaware of until after the tournament. [211], Stephens started her US Open series at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. She lost in the first round to Ajla Tomljanovi. [11] Although she started out at the Evert Tennis Academy for a year working with John and Chris Evert, she then moved to the Nick Saviano High Performance Tennis Academy, where she stayed for several years. In addition, she switched coaches David Nainkin in June 2012 to qualify for the 2012 Olympics. Here are the individuals that have contributed to her growth.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'thetennistime_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_4',152,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-thetennistime_com-medrectangle-4-0'); Sloanes first coach was an ex-top 50 tennis player, Francisco Gonzalez, who instructed her at the Sierra Sport and Racquet Club. [180] At the first edition of the Emilia-Romagna Open, she reached the semifinals where she was beaten by sixth seed Wang Qiang. 13 and was named WTA Comeback Player of the Year. The foundation is run by Stephens, her mother, and her uncle Ronald Smith. In the opening round, she defeated Rka Luca Jani for her first Grand Slam tournament match win. It called the split "amicable . 109, Maria Kirilenko. Seeded fourth, she overcame a bee sting to beat Magdalena Frch in the first round. She considered them to be friends when she was starting out on the pro tour, but described Serena as simply a colleague in early 2015. [266], Stephens briefly worked with Thomas Hgstedt in late 2014. Her game is commonly referred to as possessing "easy power" due to the seemingly casual nature in which she injects pace into her shots. According to the Aggression Score Metric, which measures a player's aggression based on how quickly they end points either through a winner, an unforced error, or an opponent's forced error, Stephens has a score of 19.4% which implies that 19.4% of her shots lead to one of those three outcomes. . [194] The USA won the tie over Spain 2-1 to advance to the semifinals. She credits her time away from playing tennis that was spent on her studies and her job with the Tennis Channel for improving her perspective on being a professional tennis player.[250]. Whereas the other leading Americans are some of the most aggressive players on the WTA Tour, Stephens has a more passive approach. 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Kamau Murray(born 1980) is an American tenniscoach. Back home at the Citi Open, Sloane Stephens's hitting partner is She switched to a new coach, Kamau Murray, under whom she returned to elite level and won three WTA titles in the first half of 2016. Sloane Stephens [183], Ranked 73 at Wimbledon, Stephens upset tenth seed and two-time champion, Petra Kvitov, in the first round. [240], Stephens has a 16 record against Serena Williams, with three of their matches coming in 2013, other three in 2015 and one in 2020. Her mother was the first African-American woman to be named a first-team All-American swimmer in Division I history. [241] In 2015, Stephens won the first set of their encounters at the Indian Wells Open and the French Open, but ultimately lost in three sets in both instances. She achieved a career-best ranking of world No. [41] Although she seldom played on the pro tour that year, Stephens decided to turn pro in October following a strong junior season. 2, Simona Halep, at the Washington Open. [94] Stephens closed the European season with a third-round appearance at Wimbledon. [238][239] Nonetheless, Stephens has said the two of them still had a good relationship. That is a definite contest. Seeded 24th at the Australian Open, she was eliminated in the first round by Zhang Shuai, despite serving for the match in the second set. [99][100] Stephens would win two more WTA titles during the season. Stephens, ranked No. 1 Swiatek", "Gauff bests Stephens at French Open, reaches first Grand Slam semifinal", "Katie Swan stuns grand slam winner Sloane Stephens in Bad Homburg", "Wimbledon: Zheng Qinwen defeats Sloane Stephens on Wimbledon debut", "Photos: Tomljanovic, Azarenka first-round winners in Washington", "Sakkari: Overcame Stephens' difficult test with a 2-1 set win", "Stat of the Day: Swiatek tallies 50th win of the season in Cincy", "No. 45 while rising no higher than No. [55] Stephens built on this momentum with a third-round appearance in her Wimbledon main-draw debut, which was highlighted by an upset of 23rd seed Petra Cetkovsk. Sloane Stephens' Coach on 'Creative' Ways They Kept Up Her Training Regimen amid Pandemic Still, she says, "The pandemic has taught me to focus more on what I can control and less on what I cannot. Kamau also established a Tennis Programme named XS in Chicago. He coached Sloane Stephens to a US Open title, but Kamau Murray's big goal is a youth tennis center in Chicago He's creating a pipeline of black tennis talent By David Mendell February 23, 2018 Tennis instructor Kamau Murray watches over Jabari Cooke, 15, at the non-profit XS Tennis Village in Chicago. [37][38][39] During the summer of 2008, Stephens won her first professional title in doubles at a low-level $10K event in Wichita alongside partner Christina McHale. IBM is already working with American stars Sloane Stephens and Frances Tiafoe -- neither of whom advanced to the third round of this year's U.S. Open -- to test out Coach Advisor, using them to . [246] Both of these wins came before Halep entered the top ten in 2014. Stephens was raised by her mother and her stepfather, Sheldon Farrell, who married Smith in 1997 and worked as a business consultant. [119] Madison Keys won the other semifinal against CoCo Vandeweghe. Stephens replaced him with Paul Annacone, who is better known for coaching two of the greatest players in tennis history in Pete Sampras and Roger Federer. They played for a third time in 2021 at the US Open and Sloane prevailed in a third set tiebreak. Although Williams won the match in straight sets, she praised Stephens, saying she could be "the best in the world one day.

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