Claire Liu

Claire Liu (born May 25, 2000) is an American professional tennis player. On 24th October 2022, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 60 by the Women's Tennis Association.

Claire Liu
Liu at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceThousand Oaks, California
Born (2000-05-25) May 25, 2000
Thousand Oaks
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,469,744
Singles
Career record191–128 (59.9%)
Career titles1 WTA Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 52 (January 30, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 56 (May 8, 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2023)
French Open1R (2022, 2023)
Wimbledon2R (2018, 2021, 2022)
US Open2R (2018)
Doubles
Career record22–23 (48.9%)
Career titles1 WTA Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 257 (January 30, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 257 (January 30, 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2023)
US Open1R (2017, 2021, 2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open1R (2015)
Last updated on: January 31, 2023.
Claire Liu
Simplified Chinese刘婧文
Traditional Chinese劉婧文

In 2017, she was the world No. 1 in the junior rankings, after winning the Wimbledon girls' singles title, and finishing runner-up at the French Open. Liu also won a junior Grand Slam doubles title at Wimbledon with Usue Arconada in 2016.

As a professional, Liu has won one singles title and one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour as well as six singles titles and one doubles title in tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit.

Personal life

Claire grew up in Thousand Oaks, California. Both her parents are Chinese immigrants.[1]

Junior career

Junior Grand Slam results - Singles:

  • Australian Open: -
  • French Open: F (2017)
  • Wimbledon: W (2017)
  • US Open: 2R (2013, 2016)

Junior Grand Slam results - Doubles:

  • Australian Open:
  • French Open: QF (2017)
  • Wimbledon: W (2016)
  • US Open: QF (2016)

Liu won the Junior Wimbledon doubles tournament in 2016 with fellow American Usue Arconada, defeating Mariam Bolkvadze and Caty McNally in the final, in straight sets. The following year, after losing in the Junior French Open final to Whitney Osuigwe, she came back to win the Wimbledon singles title against Ann Li, making her the first American girl to win the event since Chanda Rubin in 1992.[2] With this Grand Slam success, Liu rose to world No. 1 in the girls' junior rankings.

Professional career

2015: Grand Slam debut in qualifying competition

She won her first professional title in March 2015, at an Orlando clay-court tournament on the ITF Women's Circuit.[3] At age 14, Liu was the youngest tennis player to win a professional tournament since Anna Kournikova in 1996.[4]

At the 2015 US Open on her debut, Liu was granted a wildcard into the qualifying tournament. She beat Verónica Cepede Royg and ninth seed Jana Čepelová in her first two matches before losing to the 26th seed, Alexandra Panova, in the final round. Liu, alongside Taylor Fritz, was also given a wildcard for the mixed-doubles event; they were defeated in the first round by the fourth seeds and eventual champions, Martina Hingis and Leander Paes.

2017: Grand Slam debut in singles and doubles

After securing two ITF tournament wins in 2017, Liu was granted again a wildcard into the qualifying for the US Open. She defeated all three of her opponents in the qualifying tournament, earning her a spot in the singles main draw of a Grand Slam championship for the first time.[5] There, she was defeated in the first round, in straight sets by Duan Yingying.

In their Grand Slam doubles main-draw debut, Liu and Taylor Johnson lost in the first round at the US Open.[6]

2018: First major win

At the 2018 Wimbledon Championships, Liu advanced to the main draw by winning all of her qualifying matches. She lost in the second round to the eventual champion Angelique Kerber.[7] Liu was the only player in the tournament to win a set against Kerber.[8]

2019-2021: Top 100 debut

In October 2019, Liu won her 4th title on the ITF Circuit at a $25k tournament in Florence, South Carolina.[9] After finishing as a runner-up in two tournaments in 2020 and another two in 2021, Liu won consecutive tournaments in May 2021 at a $60k tournament in Charlottesville, Virginia[10] and a $100k tournament in Charleston.[11] As a result she reached the top 100 on 23 August 2021.

2022: First WTA tournament final, top 75

In May, she reached her maiden WTA Tour final in Rabat losing to Martina Trevisan who was also a first-time WTA finalist.[12] As a result, she reached the top 75 on 23 May 2022.

Performance timelines
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 and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[13]

Singles

Current after the 2023 Dubai Open.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A Q1 A Q2 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
French Open A A A Q2 Q1 A Q2 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A A 2R Q1 NH 2R 2R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
US Open Q3 A 1R 2R A 1R 1R 1R 0 / 5 1–5 17%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–4 1–1 0 / 11 5–11 31%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] A A A A A A A Q2 1R 0 / 1 0–1  – 
Indian Wells Open A A Q1 1R Q1 NH 1R 2R 2R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Miami Open A Q1 A 2R A NH Q1 Q1 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Madrid Open A A A A A NH A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A A A A NH A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open A A A Q1 A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open A A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Guadalajara Open NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 2 7 0 1 5 15 5 Career total: 35
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Career total: 1
Overall Win-loss 0–0 0–0 0–2 5–7 0–0 0–1 3–5 14–15 3–8 0 / 37 25–37 40%
Year-end ranking 566 670 263 138 333 222 94 60 $1,339,704

Doubles

Current through the 2022 US Open.

Tournament 2017 2018 ... 2021 2022 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open 1R A 1R 1R 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 2 1 Career total: 5
Overall Win-loss 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0 / 5 1–4 20%
Year-end ranking 933 629 467

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2022 Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco WTA 250 Clay Italy Martina Trevisan 2–6, 1–6

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2022 Clarins Open, France Clay Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2022 Veneto Open, Italy Grass United States Madison Brengle Vitalia Diatchenko
Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova		 6–4, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–1)
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (3–3)
$10,000 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–4)
Clay (6–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2015 ITF Orlando, United States 10,000 Clay Hungary Fanny Stollár 6–1, 6–3
Win 2–0 May 2017 ITF Naples, United States 25,000 Clay United States Danielle Collins 6–3, 6–1
Win 3–0 May 2017 ITF Caserta, Italy 25,000 Clay Spain Paula Badosa 6–3, 6–3
Win 4–0 Oct 2019 ITF Florence, United States 25,000 Clay United States Peyton Stearns 6–1, 6–2
Loss 4–1 Jan 2020 ITF Malibu, United States 25,000 Hard Argentina Nadia Podoroska 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 4–2 Feb 2020 Kentucky Open, United States 100,000 Hard (i) Belarus Olga Govortsova 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–3 Feb 2021 ITF Boca Raton, United States 25,000 Hard United States Varvara Lepchenko 6–3, 4–6, 0–6
Loss 4–4 Mar 2021 ITF Newport Beach, United States 25,000 Hard United States Danielle Lao 2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win 5–4 Apr 2021 ITF Charlottesville, United States 60,000 Clay China Wang Xinyu 3–6, 6–4, 4–1 ret.
Win 6–4 May 2021 ITF Charleston Pro, United States 100,000 Clay United States Madison Brengle 6–2, 7–66

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Legend
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2019 ITF Landisville, United States 60,000 Hard United States Vania King United States Hayley Carter
United States Jamie Loeb		 4–6, 6–2, [10–5]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2017 French Open Clay United States Whitney Osuigwe 4–6, 7–6(5), 3–6
Win 2017 Wimbledon Grass United States Ann Li 6–2, 5–7, 6–2

Girls' doubles: 1 (title)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2016 Wimbledon Grass United States Usue Maitane Arconada Georgia (country) Mariam Bolkvadze
United States Caty McNally		 6–2, 6–3

Top 10 wins
Season 2022 Total
Wins 1 1
# Opponent Rank Event Surface Rd Score CLR
2022
1. Tunisia Ons Jabeur No. 2 Jasmin Open, Tunisia Hard QF 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 No. 73

Notes
  1. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar 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. Pachelli, Nick (August 15, 2017). "Claire Liu, a Rising Teenage Tennis Player, Reaches a Crossroad". The New York Times.
  2. Waldstein, David (July 15, 2017). "Claire Liu Ends Drought for American Women in Wimbledon Junior Singles". New York Times. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  3. 2015 ITF Pro Circuit Tournament in Orlando, Florida. International Tennis Federation. Accessed on 27 August 2017.
  4. Kumar, Aishwarya. Wimbledon junior champ Claire Liu is having a ball after shaking slump. ESPN: August 2, 2017. Accessed on August 27, 2017.
  5. US Open 2017: Women's Qualifying Singles Draw. Archived 2017-08-30 at the Wayback Machine US Open. Accessed on August 27, 2017.
  6. US Open 2017: Women's Doubles Draw. Archived 2017-09-10 at the Wayback Machine US Open. Accessed on August 27, 2017.
  7. "Kerber weathers Liu scare to move on at Wimbledon". July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  8. Roenigk, Alyssa (July 15, 2018). "Lost amid the Serena Williams fairy-tale story ... the Angelique Kerber fairy-tale story". ESPN. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  9. "W25 Florence, SC 2019". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  10. Ciesa, Victoria (May 5, 2021). "Claire Liu back in the winner's circle". USTA. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  11. "W100 Charleston, SC 2021". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  12. "Trevisan races past Liu in Rabat to capture first WTA title".
  13. "Claire Liu [USA] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
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