Samantha Crawford (born February 18, 1995) is an American tennis player.

Samantha Crawford
Country (sports) United States
Born (1995-02-18) February 18, 1995 (age 29)
Atlanta, Georgia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Prize moneyUS$ 573,320
Singles
Career record145–131 (52.5%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 98 (July 11, 2016)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2017)
French Open1R (2016)
Wimbledon2R (2016)
US Open1R (2012, 2015, 2016)
Doubles
Career record66–57 (53.7%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 216 (July 13, 2015)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2011, 2012, 2014, 2016)

In her career, Crawford won one singles title and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In July 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 98. On July 13, 2015, she peaked at No. 216 in the WTA doubles rankings.

As a junior, Atlanta-born Crawford won the girls' singles title at the 2012 US Open, defeating Anett Kontaveit in the final.

Career edit

2012 edit

Crawford received a wildcard into the qualifying of the US Open. She got into the competition with wins over Irina Khromacheva and Marie-Ève Pelletier, and played Eleni Daniilidou for a spot in the main draw, winning in three sets. In her first women's Grand Slam main-draw appearance, Crawford lost to fellow teenager Laura Robson.

2015 edit

In 2015, Crawford came into the US Open by winning the Wild Card Challenge, a three-week series of hardcourt events played out on the USTA Pro Circuit.[1]

2016 edit

At the Brisbane International, Crawford caused an upset by defeating top-15 player Belinda Bencic in the second round. She subsequently went on to reach her first semifinal on the WTA Tour, but lost the match to former world No. 1 and eventual champion, Victoria Azarenka, in straight sets.[2]

ITF finals edit

Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2012 ITF Yakima, United States 50,000 Hard   Shelby Rogers 4–6, 7–6(3), 3–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2015 ITF Plantation, United States 25,000 Clay   Sachia Vickery 3–6, 1–6
Loss 0–3 May 2015 ITF Raleigh, United States 25,000 Clay   Julia Boserup 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–4 Aug 2015 Lexington Challenger, United States 50,000 Hard   Nao Hibino 2–6, 1–6
Win 1–4 Nov 2015 Scottsdale Challenge, United States 50,000 Hard   Viktorija Golubic 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 1–5 Mar 2022 ITF Naples, United States 15,000 Clay   Madison Sieg 2–6, 0–1 ret.

Doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2012 ITF Yakima, United States 50,000 Hard   Madison Keys   Xu Yifan
  Zhou Yimiao
6–3, 2–6, [12–10]
Win 2–0 Feb 2013 ITF Surprise, United States 25,000 Hard   Sachia Vickery   Emily Harman
  Xu Yifan
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 3–0 Feb 2014 Rancho Santa Fe Open,
United States
25,000 Hard   Xu Yifan   Danielle Lao
  Keri Wong
3–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Loss 3–1 Jul 2014 Carson Challenger, United States 50,000 Hard   Sachia Vickery   Michaëlla Krajicek
  Olivia Rogowska
6–7(4), 1–6
Win 4–1 Feb 2015 Rancho Santa Fe Open,
United States
25,000 Hard   Asia Muhammad   İpek Soylu
  Nina Stojanović
6–0, 6–3
Win 5–1 Jun 2015 ITF Baton Rouge, United States 25,000 Hard   Emily Harman   Storm Sanders
  Chanel Simmonds
7–6(4), 6–1
Loss 5–2 Nov 2016 Scottsdale Challenge,
United States
50,000 Hard   Melanie Oudin   Ingrid Neel
  Taylor Townsend
4–6, 3–6
Loss 5–3 Oct 2022 ITF Florence, United States 25,000 Hard   Clervie Ngounoue   Allura Zamarripa
  Maribella Zamarripa
3–6, 4–6

Junior career edit

Grand Slam finals edit

Girls' singles: 1 title edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2012 US Open Hard   Anett Kontaveit 7–5, 6–3

References edit

  1. ^ "Crawford wins challenge earns US Open wild card". USTA. August 3, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  2. ^ Lutton, Phil (January 9, 2016). "Brisbane International 2016: Victoria Azarenka continues comeback after booking spot in final". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

External links edit