Samantha Crawford
Samantha Crawford is an inactive American tennis player.
Crawford has won one singles and five doubles titles on the ITF circuit. In July 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 98. On July 13, 2015, she peaked at number 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
2012
Crawford received a wild card 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
In 2015, Crawford came into the US Open by winning the Wild Card Challenge, a three-week series of hard-court events played out on the USTA Pro Circuit.2016
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 WTA semifinal, where she lost to former world No. 1 and eventual champion, Victoria Azarenka, in straight sets.ITF finals
Singles (1–4)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | July 15, 2012 | $50,000 | Yakima, United States | Hard |  Shelby Rogers | 4–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | January 18, 2015 | $25,000 | Plantation, United States | Clay | Sachia Vickery | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | May 17, 2015 | $25,000 | Raleigh, United States | Clay | Julia Boserup | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | August 2, 2015 | $50,000 | Lexington, United States | Hard |  Nao Hibino | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 1. | November 15, 2015 | $50,000 | Scottsdale, United States | Hard |  Viktorija Golubic | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
Doubles (5–2)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | July 14, 2012 | $50,000 | Yakima, United States | Hard | Madison Keys |  Xu Yifan Zhou Yimiao | 6–3, 2–6, |
| Winner | 2. | February 24, 2013 | $25,000 | Surprise, United States | Hard | Sachia Vickery | Emily Harman Xu Yifan | 6–3, 3–6, |
| Winner | 3. | February 15, 2014 | $25,000 | Rancho Santa Fe, United States | Hard | Xu Yifan | Danielle Lao Keri Wong | 3–6, 6–2, |
| Runner-up | 1. | July 19, 2014 | $50,000 | Carson, United States | Hard | Sachia Vickery |  Michaëlla Krajicek  Olivia Rogowska | 6–7, 1–6 |
| Winner | 4. | February 28, 2015 | $25,000 | Rancho Santa Fe, United States | Hard | Asia Muhammad |  İpek Soylu  Nina Stojanović | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | June 27, 2015 | $25,000 | Baton Rouge, United States | Hard | Emily Harman | Storm Sanders  Chanel Simmonds | 7–6, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 2. | November 6, 2016 | $50,000 | Scottsdale, United States | Hard | Melanie Oudin | Ingrid Neel Taylor Townsend | 4–6, 3–6 |