Bianca Andreescu
| Country (sports) |
 Canada |
|---|---|
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Born |
June 16, 2000 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $4,651 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 4–3 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 0 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 627 (September 21, 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 645 (April 25, 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 3R (2016) |
| French Open Junior | 1R (2015) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2015) |
| US Open Junior | 1R (2015) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–2 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 0 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 947 (April 25, 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 947 (April 25, 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | QF (2016) |
| French Open Junior | 2R (2015) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 2R (2015) |
| US Open Junior | 1R (2015) |
| Last updated on: April 25, 2016. | |
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (born June 16, 2000) is a Canadian junior tennis player. She reached a career high WTA singles ranking of No. 627 on September 21, 2015 and a career high ITF junior ranking of No. 3 on February 1, 2016.
Early life
Andreescu was born in Mississauga and is of Romanian descent. She moved to her parents’ native country of Romania as a child and she started playing tennis at 7 years old. Andreescu and her family eventually moved back to Canada where she would train at the Ontario Racquet Club in Mississauga before joining Tennis Canada’s U14 National Training Centre at Rexall Centre in Toronto.[1]
Tennis career
2014
In January, Andreescu won Les Petits As, one of the most prestigious 14 and under tournaments in the world.[2] In July, she won her first junior singles title at the G5 in Havana.[3] A week later, she captured her first junior doubles title, this time at the G4 in Nassau.[4] She won her second junior singles title at the G5 in Burlington in October.[5] Andreescu won her third junior sngles title at the G4 in Lexington.[6] She ended her season with the under 16 title at the Orange Bowl with a straight sets win over Dominique Schaefer, becoming the fourth straight Canadian after Erin Routliffe, Gloria Liang and Charlotte Robillard-Millette to win in that category.[7]
2015
At her first junior tournament of the season, the G2 in La Paz, Andreescu won both the singles and doubles titles.[8] Two weeks later at the G2 in Córdoba, she captured her third junior doubles title.[9] In June at the French Open, Andreescu qualified for her first junior Grand Slam, but was defeated in the first round in singles and in the second round in doubles.[10] In July at the junior event of Wimbledon, she was once again eliminated in the first round in singles and in the second round in doubles.[11] At her first professional tournament, the ITF 25K in Gatineau in August, Andreescu advanced to the final with wins over No. 429 Ellie Halbauer, No. 288 Barbora Štefková, No. 206 Shuko Aoyama and No. 275 Victoria Rodríguez. She was defeated by No. 155 Alexa Glatch in the final.[12] In early September, she won her first ITF junior G1 title with a victory over compatriot Charlotte Robillard-Millette in Repentigny.[13] At the junior US Open the next week, she was defeated in the opening round.[14] In December at only 15, she became the first Canadian since Gabriela Dabrowski in 2009 to win the Orange Bowl.[15]
2016
At the junior Australian Open in January, Andreescu made it to the third round in singles and to the quarterfinals in doubles, but was forced to withdraw from her matches because of an injury.[16]
WTA Challenger and ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| WTA Challenger 125s (0–0) |
| ITF $100,000 (0–0) |
| ITF $75,000 (0–0) |
| ITF $50,000 (0–0) |
| ITF $25,000 (0–1) |
| ITF $15,000 (0–0) |
| ITF $10,000 (0–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner–up | 1. | August 2, 2015 | Gatineau, Canada | Hard |  Alexa Glatch |
4–6, 3–6 |
References
- ↑ "Bianca Andreescu: confident, driven and ready to take flight". Tennis Canada. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Andreescu wins Les Petits As". Tennis Canada. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Andreescu crowned U16 Orange Bowl champion". Tennis Canada. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Montreal junior player's 16-match win streak ends in Repentigny". The Gazette. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Andreescu earns second junior Orange Bowl victory". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
External links
- Bianca Andreescu at the Women's Tennis Association
- Bianca Andreescu at the International Tennis Federation
- Bianca Andreescu at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile
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