Samantha Crawford

Samantha Crawford

Crawford at the 2012 US Open
Full name	Samantha Crawford
Country (sports)	United States
Born	February 18, 1995 Atlanta, United States
Height	1.88 m
Prize money	$310,187
Singles
Career record	134–106
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	104 (April 11, 2016)
Current ranking	104 (April 11, 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2016)
French Open	—
Wimbledon	Q2 (2013)
US Open	1R (2012, 2015)
Doubles
Career record	60–52
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	216 (July 13, 2015)
Current ranking	294 (April 11, 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open	1R (2011, 2012, 2014)
Last updated on: April 11, 2016.

Samantha Crawford (born February 18, 1995) is an American tennis player.

Crawford has won one singles and five doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On April 11, 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 104. On July 13, 2015, she peaked at world number 216 in the 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 wildcard into the 2012 US Open – Women's Singles Qualifying. She got to the qualifying competition with wins over Irina Khromacheva and Marie-Ève Pelletier. She 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 earned a wild card into the 2015 US Open by winning the US Open Wild Card Challenge, a three-week series of hard-court events played out on the USTA Pro Circuit.^[1]

2016

At the 2016 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 number one and eventual champion Victoria Azarenka in straight sets.^[2]

ITF finals (6–5)

Singles (1–4)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (1–2) Clay (0–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	July 9, 2012	Yakima, United States	Hard	Shelby Rogers	4–6, 7–6^(7–3), 3–6
Runner-up	2.	January 12, 2015	Plantation, United States	Clay	Sachia Vickery	3–6, 1–6
Runner-up	3.	May 11, 2015	Raleigh, United States	Clay	Julia Boserup	3–6, 2–6
Runner-up	4.	July 27, 2015	Lexington, United States	Hard	Nao Hibino	2–6, 1–6
Winner	1.	November 9, 2015	Scottsdale, United States	Hard	Viktorija Golubic	6–3, 4–6, 6–2

Doubles (5–1)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (5–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	July 9, 2012	Yakima, United States	Hard	Madison Keys	Xu Yifan Zhou Yimiao	6–3, 2–6, [12–10]
Winner	2.	February 18, 2013	Surprise, United States	Hard	Sachia Vickery	Emily Harman Xu Yifan	6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Winner	3.	February 10, 2014	Rancho Santa Fe, United States	Hard	Xu Yifan	Danielle Lao Keri Wong	3–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Runner-up	1.	July 14, 2014	Carson, United States	Hard	Sachia Vickery	Michaëlla Krajicek Olivia Rogowska	6–7^(4–7), 1–6
Winner	4.	February 23, 2015	Rancho Santa Fe, United States	Hard	Asia Muhammad	İpek Soylu Nina Stojanović	6–0, 6–3
Winner	5.	June 22, 2015	Baton Rouge, United States	Hard	Emily Harman	Storm Sanders Chanel Simmonds	7–6^(7–4), 6–1

Grand Slam finals

Girls' Singles

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	2012	US Open	Hard	Anett Kontaveit	7–5, 6–3

References

1. "Crawford wins challenge earns US Open wild card". USTA. August 3, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
2. Lutton, Phil (January 9, 2016). "Brisbane International 2016: Victoria Azarenka continues comeback after booking spot in final". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

External links

• Samantha Crawford at the Women's Tennis Association
• Samantha Crawford at the International Tennis Federation