Kaitlyn Christian Explained
| Kaitlyn Christian |
| Birth Date: | 13 January 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Orange, California |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | $589,032 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 570 (September 25, 2017) |
| Doublestitles: | 1 WTA, 1 WTA Challenger |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 38 (February 25, 2019) |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 86 (May 22, 2023) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | 3R (2019) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 2R (2018, 2020, 2022) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 2R (2018, 2021) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | 2R (2022) |
| Wimbledonmixedresult: | 1R (2022) |
| Usopenmixedresult: | 1R (2013, 2018) |
| Updated: | May 27, 2023 |
Kaitlyn Christian (born January 13, 1992) is a tennis player and pickleball player from the United States.Christian is primarily a doubles player. She has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 38, achieved in February 2019, and a best singles ranking of 570, reached in September 2017.
So far, Christian has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour and one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour, along with fourteen titles (thirteen in doubles) on the ITF Circuit.
Personal life
Christian was Emma Stone's body double as Billie Jean King in the 2017 film Battle of the Sexes,[1] and she also is credited as portraying tennis player Kerry Melville in the film. She also portrayed tennis player Shaun Stafford in the 2021 film King Richard.
Grand Slam doubles performance timeline
WTA career finals
Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam | | WTA 1000 | | Premier / WTA 500 (0–3) | | International / WTA 250 (1–2) | |
| | Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (1–5) | | Grass (0–0) | | Clay (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2018 | Abierto Mexicano | International | Hard |  Sabrina Santamaria | Tatjana Maria
 Heather Watson | 5–7, 6–2, [2–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2019 | Luxembourg Open | International | Hard (i) | Alexa Guarachi | Coco Gauff
Caty McNally | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Feb 2020 | St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia | Premier | Hard (i) | Alexa Guarachi |  Shuko Aoyama
Ena Shibahara | 6–4, 0–6, [3–10] |
| Loss | 0–4 | Mar 2021 | St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia | WTA 500 | Hard (i) | Sabrina Santamaria |  Nadiia Kichenok
 Raluca Olaru | 6–2, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 0–5 | Sep 2021 | Ostrava Open, Czech Republic | WTA 500 | Hard (i) |  Erin Routliffe |  Sania Mirza
 Zhang Shuai | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–5 | Feb 2022 | Abierto Zapopan, Mexico | WTA 250 | Hard |  Lidziya Marozava | Wang Xinyu
Zhu Lin | 7–5, 6–3 | |
WTA 125 tournament finals
Doubles: 1 (title)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 3 (1–2)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments | | $80,000 tournaments | | $60,000 tournaments | | $25,000 tournaments | | $10,000 tournaments | |
| | Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (1–2) | | Clay (0–0) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|
| Loss | 1. | Jul 2009 | ITF Evansville, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Elizabeth Lumpkin | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | Oct 2016 | ITF Tarakan, Indonesia | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Haruka Kaji | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | Nov 2016 | ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa | 10,000 | Hard | Chanel Simmonds | 6–4, 3–6, 5–7 | |
Doubles: 19 (13–6)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments | | $80,000 tournaments | | $50/60,000 tournaments | | $25,000 tournaments | | $10,000 tournaments | |
| | Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (11–4) | | Clay (2–2) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|
| Win | 1. | Jul 2009 | ITF Atlanta, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Lindsey Nelson | Amanda Fink
Yasmin Schnack | 7–5, 7–6(2) |
| Loss | 1. | Jul 2009 | ITF Evansville, United States | 10,000 | Hard | Lindsey Nelson | Maria Sanchez
Yasmin Schnack | 6–4, 1–6, [4–10] |
| Win | 2. | Jun 2010 | ITF Mt. Pleasant, United States | 10,000 | Clay | Caitlin Whoriskey | Petra Rampre
Shelby Rogers | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | Jun 2012 | ITF Sacramento, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Maria Sanchez | Yasmin Schnack
Asia Muhammad | 3–6, 6–7(4) |
| Win | 3. | Jul 2013 | ITF Rimini, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Sabrina Santamaria |  Giulia Gasparri
Lisa Sabino | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 4. | Feb 2015 | ITF Surprise, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Jacqueline Cako | Johanna Konta
Maria Sanchez | 6–4, 5–7, [10–7] |
| Win | 5. | Mar 2015 | ITF Metepec, Mexico | 10,000 | Hard |  Maria Fernanda Alves |  Victoria Rodríguez
Marcela Zacarías | 2–6, 6–1, [15–13] |
| Loss | 3. | Jul 2015 | Stockton Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Danielle Lao | Jamie Loeb
Sanaz Marand | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6. | Nov 2016 | ITF Stellenbosch, South Africa | 10,000 | Hard | Chanel Simmonds | Valeria Bhunu
 Linnea Malmqvist | 6–0, 7–6(3) |
| Loss | 4. | May 2017 | ITF Charleston Pro, United States | 60,000 | Clay | Sabrina Santamaria | Emina Bektas
Alexa Guarachi | 7–5, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 7. | Jun 2017 | ITF Sumter, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Giuliana Olmos |  Ellen Perez
Luisa Stefani | 6–2, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 5. | Sep 2017 | Abierto Tampico, Mexico | 100,000 | Hard | Giuliana Olmos | Caroline Dolehide
 María Irigoyen | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8. | Oct 2017 | Templeton Open, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Giuliana Olmos | Viktorija Golubic
Amra Sadiković | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 9. | Oct 2017 | Classic of Macon, United States | 80,000 | Hard | Sabrina Santamaria | Paula Cristina Gonçalves
Sanaz Marand | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 10. | Feb 2018 | Midland Classic, United States | 100,000 | Hard (i) | Sabrina Santamaria | Maria Sanchez
Jessica Pegula | 7–5, 4–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 11. | Feb 2018 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Sabrina Santamaria |  Eva Hrdinová
Taylor Townsend | 6–7(6), 6–1, [10–6] |
| Win | 12. | May 2018 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 100,000 | Clay | Sabrina Santamaria | Vera Lapko
 Galina Voskoboeva | 2–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
| Loss | 6. | Jul 2018 | Budapest Ladies Open, Hungary | 100,000 | Clay | Giuliana Olmos | Alexandra Cadanțu
 Chantal Škamlová | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 13. | Mar 2022 | Guanajuato Open, Mexico | 60,000+H | Hard | Lidziya Marozava |  Anastasia Tikhonova
Daniela Vismane | 6–0, 6–2 | |
References
- Web site: How Battle of the Sexes Made the Tennis Look Real. Nina. Pantic. September 26, 2017. September 29, 2017. Baseline.
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