Kayla Day

Kayla Day (born September 28, 1999)[1] is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of No. 122 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). As a junior, she won one junior Grand Slam title, at the 2016 US Open. There, she finished runner–up in the girls' doubles event, partnering with Caroline Dolehide. Despite having success as junior, Day is mostly spending time playing at the ITF Women's Circuit instead of WTA Tour, due to her ranking. She officially turned professional in 2017, at the Australian Open.[2]

Kayla Day
Kayla at the 2016 US Open
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceLake Nona, Florida, U.S.
Born (1999-09-28) September 28, 1999[1]
Santa Barbara, California
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2017
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 517,232
Singles
Career record169–135 (55.6%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 122 (June 19, 2017)
Current rankingNo. 186 (March 6, 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2017)
French OpenQ2 (2017)
WimbledonQ1 (2017)
US Open2R (2016)
Doubles
Career record27–29 (48.2%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 133 (January 29, 2018)
Current rankingNo. 584 (March 6, 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open2R (2017)
Last updated on: March 16, 2023.

Early life and background

Kayla started playing tennis when she was seven years old.[3] Her mother is from the Czech Republic.[4]

Junior career

Kayla was No. 1 in the girls' 12s, 14s, 16s, and 18s US national rankings.[3] In 2016, she climbed to No. 1 in the ITF junior rankings by winning the 2016 Junior US Open, reaching the semifinals at the 2016 Wimbledon, and reaching the final at the Orange Bowl the previous year.[5][6] She also achieved her best doubles result at a major event as a runner-up at the 2016 Junior US Open with partner Caroline Dolehide.[7] She won the 2016 Girls 18s National Championships to earn a wildcard into the main draw of the US Open.[6][8] Kayla has been coached from the beginning by Larry Mousouris, who is also the coach of record to two other Junior US Open winners, Michael Falberg and Tim Triguero.

Professional career

2016-2017: Turned professional, first title, Grand Slam & Premier-level debut

Day made her WTA Tour debut at the Connecticut Open in New Haven, after reaching the main draw as a lucky loser, having defeated Naomi Broady and Kirsten Flipkens along the way. The following week, she played in her first career Grand Slam at the US Open and won her first match against compatriot Madison Brengle.

Shortly after turning 17, Day won her first career title at a $50k tournament in Macon, Georgia. The following week at Scottsdale, she reached the semifinals to enter the top 200 for the first time. With her combined performance at these two events, Day won the Australian Open Wild Card Challenge to earn a spot in the main draw at the first major event of 2017.[9]

Day picked up her first WTA Tour wins of the season — and first wins of her career at a Premier Mandatory event — at the 2017 Indian Wells Open, including a victory over 2017 Australian Open semifinalist Mirjana Lučić-Baroni to reach the third round of the tournament.

2022: WTA 1000 level main-draw qualification

After almost five years of absence at the WTA 1000 level, she qualified for the main draw at the Guadalajara Open where she lost in the first round to Eugenie Bouchard.[10]

Performance timelines
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.

Singles

Current after the 2023 Charleston Open.

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 ... 2022 2023 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam
Australian Open A 1R Q3 A Q2 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A Q2 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open 2R 1R Q1 Q2 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 3 1–3 25%
WTA 1000
Indian Wells Open A 3R 1R A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Miami Open A Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Guadalajara Open A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Career statistics
Tournaments 2 5 2 2 1 Career total: 12
Overall win-loss 1–2 3–5 0–2 0–2 0–1 0 / 12 4–12 25%

Doubles
Tournament2017... 2023 SRW–LWin %
Australian Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 1–1 0 / 1 1–1 50%

ITF Circuit finals
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments

Singles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner–ups)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2016 ITF Naples, United States 25,000 Clay Russia Valeria Solovyeva 4–6, 0–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2016 Classic of Macon, United States 50,000 Hard United States Danielle Collins 6–1, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Feb 2017 ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States 25,000 Hard Canada Bianca Andreescu 4–6, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Sep 2021 ITF Fort Worth, United States 25,000 Hard Estonia Kaia Kanepi 2–6, 1–6
Loss 1–4 Oct 2021 ITF Austin, United States 25,000 Hard Sweden Mirjam Björklund 6–2, 2–6, 2–6
Win 2–4 May 2022 ITF Naples, United States 25,000 Clay Mexico Ana Sofia Sanchez 6–1, 6–1
Loss 2–5 Jun 2022 ITF Wichita, United States 25,000 Hard United States Elizabeth Mandlik 3–6, 3–6
Win 3–5 Oct 2022 ITF Redding, United States 25,000 Hard United States Jamie Loeb 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner–up)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2017 Midland Classic,
United States		 100,000 Hard (i) United States Caroline Dolehide United States Ashley Weinhold
United States Caitlin Whoriskey		 6–7(1), 3–6
Win 1–1 Feb 2017 Rancho Santa Fe Open,
United States		 25,000 Hard United States Caroline Dolehide Ukraine Anhelina Kalinina
United States Chiara Scholl		 6–3, 1–6, [10–7]
Win 2–1 Feb 2019 Rancho Santa Fe Open 25,000 Hard United States Sophia Whittle Hong Kong Eudice Chong
China You Xiaodi		 6–2, 5–7, [10–7]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' singles: 1 (title)
Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2016 US Open Hard Slovakia Viktória Kužmová 6–3, 6–2

Girls' doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2016 US Open Hard United States Caroline Dolehide United States Jada Hart
United States Ena Shibahara		 6–4, 2–6, [11–13]

References
  1. "Kayla Day | Player Stats & More". WTA Official. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  2. Rubin, Stephanie (January 11, 2017). "Kayla Day to make Slam debut as Pro in Melbourne". Baseline. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  3. "Kayla Day cruises into Junior singles' semi-final". Wimbledon. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. "Meet Kayla Day, American Teenager with Plenty to Smile About". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  5. Pantic, Nina (September 13, 2016). "A brand new day: U.S. Open Junior Champ Kayla Day is as confident as she is talented". tennis.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  6. "Kayla Day Junior Singles Activity". ITF Junior. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  7. "A Brand New Day: U.S. Open Junior Champ Kayla Day is as confident as she is talented". Tennis.com. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  8. "Michael Mmoh, Kayla Day earn US Open Wild-card Entries". Tennis Magazine. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  9. "Tennis Phenom Kayla Day Goes Pro". 4 January 2017.
  10. "Andreescu solves Kvitova to reach Guadalajara last 16". 18 October 2022.
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