Grace Min


Grace Min is an American tennis player who won the 2011 US Open girls' singles title. She also won the 2011 Wimbledon girls' doubles title with Eugenie Bouchard. Min's highest singles ranking was 97 on 2 March 2015, and she peaked at 308 in the doubles rankings on 17 September 2012.

2006

Grace's first tournament was the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships, an under-14 tournament at the Bollettieri Sports Academy. Aged 12 and seeded tenth, Grace received a bye into the second round, where she was defeated by Nataliya Pintusova 6–3, 6–4.
Her next tournament was the Prince Cup in Miami, Florida. In the first round she defeated tenth seed Melina Ferrero 2–6, 6–0, 10–8, for her first victory of the year. She then fell to qualifier Laurie Gingras 6–3, 6–3 in the second round.
Her final tournament of the year was the Junior Orange Bowl in Coral Gables, Florida. In the first round, she crushed German Sarah Ott 6–1, 6–0, and backed it up by another straight-sets victory over qualifier Yuki Kristina Chiang 6–1, 6–2. Next, she demolished Donna Vekić 6–0, 6–1, but was defeated by Chanelle van Nguyen 6–3, 6–1 in the fourth round.

2007

The first tournament of the year was an under 14 tournament in Bolton, England, but Grace lost in the second round to ninth seed Nastja Kolar 6–2, 6–3. She then headed to Tarbes, France, where she was awarded a wildcard for the qualifying draw of the Petits As. She qualified for the tournament, defeating Eugenie Prince, Manon Peral and Marine Even all in straight sets to qualify. She reached the semifinals of the tournament before her unexpected run was cut short by top-seeded Anna Orlik 6–3, 7–5. Her success in the tournament greatly improved her ranking.
Grace then played the USTA National Open and the Easter Bowl, losing in the first round of the former and the quarterfinals of the latter. She then headed to Waco, Texas for the ITF Spring Circuit, where she lost in the third round to tenth-seed Chieh-Yu Hsu 1–6, 3–6.
She won the USTA National Open in Marietta, Georgia, defeating compatriot Carolyn Chupa, Amelia Martinez and top seed Courtney Griffith to reach the quarterfinals, where she overcame Alina Jerjomina 4–6, 6–3, 7–6. In the semis, she played another tough match against Rachel Kahan, eventually prevailing 6–2, 2–6, 6–3. In the final, she defeated Elizabeth Begley 6–0, 6–1. She then won the Peach State Classic in Norcross, Georgia without dropping a set.
She then played the U.S. Jr. Grass Court Championships in Philadelphia, losing in the first round. Following this loss, she headed to Georgia to play the under 18 USTA National Open in Stone Mountain, losing in the quarterfinals. Grace rebounded, winning two titles back to back, the National Claycourt Championships in Plantation, Florida and the National Hardcourt Championships in Peachtree City, Georgia. These were the last tournaments Grace won that year. From August to December, she played five under-18 tournaments, two under-16 tournaments and one under-14 tournament, her best result being a quarterfinals appearance at the Dunlop Orange Bowl.

2008

Grace started the year at the AEGO International where she defeated Morven Mcculoch, Patricia Martins, Leolia Jeanjean and second seed Irina Khromacheva to reach the final, where she was defeated by Polina Leykina 6–2, 6–2. Her next tournament was the Les Petits As, where she lost in the third round to Jessica Ren 2–6, 7–6, 7–6, and was unable to defend her points from the previous year. She then fell in the first round of the USTA National Open to eventual champion Danielle Rose Collins in straight sets. She also suffered two more first round exit at the USTA International Spring Championships and the Easter Bowl ITF.
In May, Grace played her first professional tournament at a 25k event in Raleigh, North Carolina. She crushed Sianna Simmons in the first round of qualifying 6–2, 6–1 but was eliminated from the tournament by Chieh Yu-Hsu 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 in the second round of qualifying. She then lost in the second round of the USTA National Open in Norcross, Georgia.
Grace then qualified for her first ITF senior main draw at a 10k event in Sumter, South Carolina. In the first round of the main draw, she crushed fellow qualifier Eugenie Bouchard 6–0, 6–3 but lost to fifth seed Anna Wishink 6–7, 5–7, in the second round.
Grace played two more 10k events in the U.S., losing during the qualifications of both. She then won her first title of the year at the under 18 USTA National Open in her hometown, dropping only one set in the tournament. Grace then lost in the quarterfinals of the under 18 National Clay Court Championships and the second round of the US International Hardcort Championships.
Grace was then awarded a wildcard for the junior US Open, her first Grand Slam. However, she was defeated in the first round of qualifications to Heather Watson 7–5, 6–0. Following this loss, Grace headed to Lexington, Kentucky for the under-18 Kentucky International Junior Tennis Derby, where she qualified for the main draw, but was eliminated in the first round by Michaela Boev 6–2, 6–0. She then fell in the third round of the USTA ITF Junior Circuit – Georgia in Atlanta to Elizabeth Begley 7–5, 6–3.
Grace then received a wildcard for the maindraw of a 50k professional event in Lawrenceville, Georgia. In the first round, she overcame countrywoman Julia Cohen in straight sets, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2. However, she was crushed by sixth seed Angela Haynes 6–0, 6–1 in the second round. With these professional tournaments, she established her first WTA ranking. She lost in the second round of an under 18 tournament in South Carolina, before reaching a final in Florida. She then fell in the first round of the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships as a wildcard to sixth seed Yana Buchina of Russia 2–6, 6–1, 6–3. Grace's final tournament of the year was the Dunlop Orange Bowl, where she managed to defend her points by reaching the quarterfinals.

2012

In 2012, she won her first ITF Challenger Circuit title at $25k Innisbrook, Florida in January, as a qualifier, she won seven matches in a row, defeating Catalina Castaño, Lauren Davis and Gail Brodsky.
Grace reached another final at $25k Clearwater, Florida in March, where she defeated World No.65 Anastasiya Yakimova in the quarterfinals but lost the final to Garbine Muguruza Blanco.
She won her second ITF Challenger Circuit title at $50k Indian Harbour Beach, Florida defeating top-seed and world No. 97 Irina Falconi in the first round, Krista Hardebeck 2–6, 7–5, 6–1 in the semifinals, and defeated Maria Sanchez 6–4, 7–6.

2014

At the French Open, Grace was 20th seed in the qualifying draw women's singles and won three qualifying matches to enter the main competition. In the first round, Grace lost to Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain in straight sets, 5–7, 6–7.

2015

In January 2015, Min entered the Auckland Open and Hobart International tournaments but lost in the qualifying first round in both. Then also in January at the 2015 Australian Open she was unseeded playing in the women's singles main draw for the first time and lost to fourteenth-seed Sara Errani of Italy in straight sets, 6–1, 6–0.
On February 3, 2015, Min was ranked in the top 100 in singles for the first time at No. 100, making her the 14th highest ranked American.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 20 (11 titles, 9 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Oct 2011ITF Rock Hill, United States25,000Hard Romina Oprandi7–5, 6–1
Win1–1Jan 2012ITF Palm Harbor, United States25,000Hard Gail Brodsky2–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss1–2Mar 2012ITF Clearwater, United States25,000Hard Garbiñe Muguruza0–6, 1–6
Win2–2Apr 2012ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States50,000Clay Maria Sanchez6–4, 7–6
Win3–2May 2012ITF Raleigh, United States25,000Clay Tamaryn Hendler3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win4–2Mar 2014ITF Palm Harbor, United States25,000Clay Nicole Gibbs7–5, 6–0
Win5–2Apr 2014ITF Dothan, United States50,000Clay Victoria Duval6–3, 6–1
Loss5–3Oct 2014ITF Macon, United States50,000Hard Kateryna Bondarenko4–6, 5–7
Win6–3Oct 2015ITF Florence, United States25,000Hard Paula Cristina Gonçalves6–2, 4–6, 7–6
Loss6–4Mar 2016ITF Orlando, United States10,000Clay Katerina Stewart4–6, 3–6
Win7–4Apr 2016ITF Jackson, United States25,000Clay Paula Badosa Gibert1–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win8–4Apr 2016ITF Pelham, United States25,000Clay Bernarda Pera6–4, 6–4
Loss8–5Apr 2016ITF Charlottesville, United States50,000Clay Taylor Townsend5–7, 1–6
Loss8–6Jul 2016ITF Sacramento, United States50,000Hard Sofia Kenin6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Loss8–7Nov 2016ITF Waco, United States50,000Hard Beatriz Haddad Maia2–6, 6–3, 1–6
Win9–7Aug 2017ITF Lexington, United States60,000Hard Sofia Kenin6–4, 6–1
Loss9–8Jan 2018ITF Daytona Beach, United States25,000Clay Anhelina Kalinina6–1, 5–7, 0–6
Win10–8Jun 2018ITF Bethany Beach, United States25,000Clay Katerina Stewart6–2, 6–2
Win11–8Jul 2019ITF Evansville, United States25,000Hard Deniz Khazaniuk7–6, 4–6, 7–5
Loss11–9Oct 2019ITF Charleston, United States60,000Clay Caroline Dolehide2–6, 7–6, 0–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 2009ITF Cleveland, United States10,000Clay Jamie Hampton Taraka Bertrand
Elizabeth Lumpkin		6–1, 6–2
Loss1–1Sep 2011ITF Albuquerque, United States75,000Hard Melanie Oudin Alexa Glatch
Asia Muhammed		6–4, 3–6,

Performance timeline

Singles

This table is current through 2020 Australian Open.

Grand Slam doubles performance timeline

Tournament20082009201020112012201320142015W–L
Australian Open0–0
French Open0–0
Wimbledon0–0
US Open1RLH1RMO1RLD1RMO0–4
Win-Loss0–00–00–10–00–10–10–10–00–4

Women's Doubles partners:
LD Lauren Davis
LH Lauren Herring
MO Melanie Oudin

Mixed Doubles performance timeline

Mixed Doubles partners:
BK Bradley Klahn