[198], In February, Stephens competed at the Abierto Zapopan in Guadalajara, Mexico. After departing from Saviano for the first time in 2009, Sloane began working with an ex-Bahamas tennis player who turned coach, Roger Smith. [84], Stephens returned from injury to start the season at the Auckland Open and the Hobart International, but lost in the second round at both tournaments. [297] She finished her degree while recovering from foot surgery earlier in the year. She upset eighth seed, world No. Their two biggest matches came in 2018, both of which were three set finals. Next, she was supposed to play against Egypt's Mayar Sherif in the Monterrey first round; however, she withdrew from the tournament. Sloane has spent time with quite a couple of coaches and top ex-players during the course of developing into a professional player. [52] In late April, Stephens made her Fed Cup debut in an away playoff tie against Ukraine. [148] In her final match of the season, Stephens was able to win the first set against Elina Svitolina, but ultimately lost the match. She started training under Saviano when she left Evert tennis Academy and began training at the Nick Saviano High-Performance Tennis Academy at the age of 12. She notably defeated world No. 20, Julia Grges, en route to her first WTA quarterfinal. She also started the Sloane Stephens Foundation, which helps build tennis courts and set up after-school tennis programs for underserved students in conjunction with supplemental tutoring. 11 in the world, had been coached by Sven Groeneveld since Maybut announced the end of that partnershipMonday. [250] However, most of her best results have come on hard courts, including her US Open and Miami Open titles, as well as six of her seven titles in total. Sloane Stephens is "on a break" from her coach, Kamau Murray, Murray has told the New York Times. [162] After Monterrey, the WTA tour was suspended from the rest of March through July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[163][164]. Stephens later stated, "I kept playing when I shouldn't have,"[60] as part of an effort to try to qualify for the Olympics. [217], Stephens started her season at the ASB Classic in Auckland. [130][45], Stephens extended her losing streak to eight matches at the Australian Open. [280] Her other health-related endorsements include doTerra, Precision Nutrition, and Colgate. [286], Stephens credits her mother for supporting her career as a tennis player since she was very young. [118] Her semifinal was against No. [214] Ranked 51 at the US Open, she lost again in the second round to world No. 11 in the world,. 17 Anastasija Sevastova to set up the first all-American semifinals at a major since Wimbledon in 1985, and the first at the US Open since 1981. [189] She was defeated in the third round by 16th seed and 2016 champion, Angelique Kerber. Sloane Stephens has added a new coach along with a new fiance this weekthe 25-year-old announced that Sven Groeneveld has joined her team. 2, Maria Sharapova. View. [71] Her best win at these two majors came in the first round of Wimbledon against world No. "I've known him for a really long time. Nonetheless, the United States won the tie 32 to secure a place in the 2014 World Group. Although she was initially expected to only miss several months, it was later discovered that she would need surgery that would keep her out for the first half of 2017 as well. 201, Arina Rodionova. Seeded fourth, she overcame a bee sting to beat Magdalena Frch in the first round. Stephens was the 2017 US Open champion, and has won seven WTA Tour singles titles in total. 957. Also, I like listening to Depeche Mode and walking my dog. [276] At the 2021 French Open, she wore a striking all-black outfit, despite the heat. [199] This was her first final and title since 2018. [67][76] She finished the year at world No. Seeded 24th at the Australian Open, she was eliminated in the first round by Zhang Shuai, despite serving for the match in the second set. Murray also . [180] At the first edition of the Emilia-Romagna Open, she reached the semifinals where she was beaten by sixth seed Wang Qiang. [102] During the semifinals of this tournament, she defeated No. [196] In the end, Russia beat the USA 21 to advance to the final. 109, Melinda Czink, while still only 15 years old, but was unable to advance to the main draw in any of these appearances. [104], In contrast to previous years where Stephens struggled at smaller tournaments while still doing well at bigger tournaments, she struggled at the Grand Slam tournaments and high-level Premier events in 2016. She became the first woman to be coached by Annacone. [156] Stephens fell out of the top 10 shortly before the US Open, and again afterwards. She defeated three top-ten players at the event, including No. [186] In Montreal, she was beaten in the second round by top seed and world No. [111][112] However, she showed some signs of improvement by reaching the doubles final at Washington with Eugenie Bouchard. . 15, Venus Williams, in the first round of the French Open in their first ever meeting. Sloane Stephens reunites with coach Kamau Murray ahead of U.S. Open. Coach. 200711: Tour debut, entering the top 100, 2013: Major semifinal, Serena upset, world No. She is one of the few black Americans after the Williams sisters that have been ranked among the Worlds Top 10 female tennis players. 9, Carla Surez Navarro, in the second round for her first top-ten victory in almost two years. Stephens was raised by her mother and her stepfather, Sheldon Farrell, who married Smith in 1997 and worked as a business consultant. Stephens also earned acareer-high rank of No. Sloane Stephens was born on March 20, 1993, in Plantation, Florida to sporting parents. [117] She then defeated No. Halep won the first set of the match after saving four set points, two while serving at 65 and two more in the tiebreak. Required fields are marked *. Stephens replaced him with Paul Annacone, who is better known for coaching two of the greatest players in tennis history in Pete Sampras and Roger Federer. Azarenka eliminated Stephens for the third consecutive year. [40], In the middle of 2009, Stephens participated in World TeamTennis as a member of the New York Buzz. [251][252][253] She sometimes flattens out her shots, even on the run, and goes for stinging winners. He has won a total of 38 ITF titles, including 16 Singles and 22 Doubles. [9][10], Stephens moved to her mother's hometown of Fresno in California at the age of two. 9 Seed Karolina Pliskova in Straight Sets in 2R of French Open 2021", "Krejcikova routs Stephens to reach first Slam quarterfinal at French Open", "American Sloane Stephens upsets two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova on Centre Court", "American Sloane Stephens bounced in third round at Wimbledon by wild card Liudmila Samsonova", "Collins Conquers Stephens to Stretch Winning Streak to Seven", "INCREDIBLE! [75] Although Stephens continued to struggle outside of the majors after the US Open, she was named the second alternate for the WTA Tour Championships. Sloane Stephens started off the new year by starting a new chapter of her life, as she and American soccer star Jozy Altidore were wed on New Year's Day. Murray had spent most of this season coaching Monica Puig, who was informed "at the end of last week" that Murray was moving on, she wrote in a statement toSporting News. It called the split "amicable . 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[254][255][256] Stephens has the ability to hit powerful winners as she takes large swings with her forehand. Her former junior coach Chris Evert has questioned her motivation on multiple occasions and attributed stretches of inconsistency at various times in her career to her mentality. Seeded 26th, she won her opening two matches in straight sets before losing in the third round to third seed and six-time champion Serena Williams. Her game is commonly referred to as possessing "easy power" due to the seemingly casual nature in which she injects pace into her shots. [287] Stephens is of Trinidadian descent through her maternal grandfather Noel Smith, who came to the United States from Trinidad to pursue a career as a doctor. 38. [79], Stephens returned to the United States Fed Cup team in April for their home playoff tie against France. After Stephens's victory against her at the tournament, Serena commented, "I made you," in a tweet believed to be directed at Stephens and did not speak to her younger compatriot until at least May. doTerra is a company that primarily sells essential oils, while Precision Nutrition provides coaching for diet and exercise. [18] During the US Open, she left New York after her first match to attend her biological father's funeral in Louisiana. She won her only match, a doubles dead rubber with partner Liezel Huber, as the United States won the tie 50 to return to the top-level World Group in 2013. During the time she won the US Open and made the final at Roland Garris, many made many comparisons and comparisons between Serena and. [141][249] Prior to these finals, Stephens had never lost a final on the WTA Tour. [264] Nonetheless, under Nainkin, Stephens had her breakthrough tournament at the 2013 Australian Open and reached a career-best ranking of No. On Thursday she elaborated on her coaching situation and told Tennis Now that she. [145][146][147] After a dismal start in the semifinals where she lost the first eight games of the match against Karolna Plkov, she recovered and won the match in three sets. 1 Iga Swiatek trounces former champ Sloane Stephens", "Quite a scene in Parma; Sloane Stephens overcomes bee sting, difficult opponent", "Parma Ladies Open: Maria Sakkari claims last-8 spot; Sloane Stephens exits", "Sloane Stephens falls to Masarova in opening Auckland contest; Sofia Kenin sets Gauff clash", "Sloane Stephens in early Hobart WTA exit", "Australian Open 2023 results: Maria Sakkari avoids a shock against Diana Shnaider", "Mrida Open: Stephens gets first win of 2023", "World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020", "U.S. Open Loss Behind Her, Madison Keys Accentuates the Positive", "Madison Keys will crack top 10 in world rankings after reaching Birmingham final", "Why is it the American women are thriving at the US Open? He worked alongside Othmane Garma while coaching Sloane and worked briefly with Monica Puig before reconciling with Sloane. She considered them to be friends when she was starting out on the pro tour, but described Serena as simply a colleague in early 2015. 44-ranked Puig, she continued. Stephens' results with Groeneveld were inconsistent. [160] Seeded fifth at the Monterrey Open, she got her first victory of the year by beating compatriot, Emma Navarro, in the first round. Sloane Stephens has reconnected with coach Kamau Murray days ahead of this year's U.S. Open, which Stephens won in 2017 while working with Murray. Stephens' coach, Chicago native Kamau Murray, will coach . [136][137] Despite going up a set and a break, Stephens lost the final to world No. Sloane Stephens had to think outside of the box when it came to staying competition-ready throughout the coronavirus pandemic . Although Williams won the match in straight sets, she praised Stephens, saying she could be "the best in the world one day. She has made the list of the Tennis International Hall of Fame, which is well-deserved considering her 157 Singles titles and 32 Doubles titles. [96] At the US Open, she was seeded at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time that year but lost in the first round to compatriot CoCo Vandeweghe. Naomi Osaka rallies to beat Sloane Stephens in return to Indian Wells. She has also reached a new career-high ranking at No. [188] Ranked 66 at the US Open, she won a tight three-set first-round match over 2017 finalist Madison Keys. [65][241] All of their matches since have been contested at high-level Premier tournaments or Grand Slam tournaments. 3 player in the world, in the second round. Here, Stephens upset No. She played two singles matches and the decisive doubles rubber. This loss snapped her streak of reaching the second week of every major since a third-round loss at the 2012 US Open. 3, 2021: French Open fourth round, out of top 50, 2022: First title since 2018, French Open quarterfinal, Last edited on 28 February 2023, at 15:01, https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1605598193718161408, "For a Rising Tennis Star, a Connection, Then Dealing With Loss", "She beat Venus to reach the U.S. Open final. [140] Nonetheless, she moved up to No. Seeded seventh, she lost in the first round to qualifier Leylah Fernandez. 28, finishing the season at No. Kamau also established a Tennis Programme named XS in Chicago. 45 while rising no higher than No. He coached Sloane Stephens to a US Open title, but Kamau Murray's big goal is a youth tennis center in Chicago He's creating a pipeline of black tennis talent By David Mendell February 23, 2018 Tennis instructor Kamau Murray watches over Jabari Cooke, 15, at the non-profit XS Tennis Village in Chicago. Although she remained in the top 10 for the majority of the year in large part due to ranking points she was defending from the previous year's WTA Finals, she could not match her best performances at the Grand Slam tournaments or other higher-level events. She ended up taking the rest of the year off to recover. Because Halep has dominated their matches, Stephens has downplayed their rivalry, saying, "It's not a rivalry if you don't beat the person. Although she lost to Elena Baltacha, she rose to a career best No. [37][38][39] During the summer of 2008, Stephens won her first professional title in doubles at a low-level $10K event in Wichita alongside partner Christina McHale. Stephens played singles for the Smash throughout the season, helping them to earn a No. Stephens, ranked No. The following year at age 12, Stephens switched to the Nick Saviano High Performance Tennis Academy, and also began online homeschooling. Othmane Garma, right, and Coach Kamau Murray, have helped Sloane Stephens regain her form after a number of injuries. "[61] Stephens improved on that result the following week with a semifinal at the Hobart International. [45], Stephens started her 2020 season at the Brisbane International. [175] She was beaten in her second-round match by 28th seed and compatriot, Amanda Anisimova. Just relax, everybody. [49] With this third-round appearance, Stephens made her debut in the top 100 of the WTA rankings and also became the youngest player in the top 100 at 18 years old. The match win and her run into a Grand Slam singles semifinal garnered international attention and put her on the cusp of cracking the top 10 of the WTA rankings later in the season. Sloane Stephens has ended her coaching relationship with Paul Annacone after eight months, according to a release from the American's management company Wednesday. [85][86] She entered the Australian Open unseeded and faced a difficult draw against Victoria Azarenka in the first round. Roger, who only recorded three (3) Doubles titles during his career, led Sloane to 3 Doubles Grand Slams titles as a junior player and into the Worlds Top 100. Who is Sloane Stephens coach? She achieved this ranking on the 16th of July, 2018. [18] Her first breakthrough result came at the US Open in 2008, where she reached her first doubles final at a Grand Slam with Mallory Burdette. During each tournament, she defeated four top 50 players including Lucie afov and 14th-seed Petra Kvitov at both events, and also No. The title brought Stephens back into the top 30. The American coach has worked with Sloane on two different occasions, although the second relationship was not so fruitful. (Elsa/Getty Images) This article is more than 3 years old. [114][115][45], Stephens entered the US Open at No. The 29-year-old was born on the 20th of March, 1993, in Florida, United States (US), into a family with a strong athletics history. [113], By August, Stephens's ranking had continued to fall to as low as No. At just 19 years old Sloan Stephens lived hers and won the 2017 US Open. That is a definite contest. [119] Madison Keys won the other semifinal against CoCo Vandeweghe. [143][144] She then closed out the season by participating in her first WTA Finals in Singapore. Sloane started working with David in 2012 to help her qualify for the 2012 Olympics; however, she eventually missed out on this. 2. Stephens had frequently been regarded as a potential successor to Serena Williams to become the next top American women's tennis player, if not the best in the world. Similar to the case of Annacone, she also spent some time with Thomas after departing from Annacone. She demonstrated this type of mindset after her early 2014 US Open loss, saying, "I'm not gonna dwell on this. [120] Stephens closed out the tournament by defeating Keys in straight sets to win her first Grand Slam tournament title. [82], Stephens did not do well at the US Open either, losing in the second round to world No. [267] At the start of 2015, she returned to her longtime junior coach, Nick Saviano. [46] She then made it through qualifying at the French Open to make her Grand Slam main-draw debut in singles. 25, Jamie Hampton. Stephens has a 5-2 record against Madison Keys, winning their first three matches in straight sets. Sloane Stephens's Coach Recommits to Craft After Health Scare. Stephens had entered the month having never reached a semifinal at a high-level Premier tournament. Sloane Stephens is a top-rated American female tennis player with a lot to offer and a potential successor to the retired Serena Williams. She is now ranked 20th heading into Wimbledon, which begins . Emma Raducanu defeats Sloane Stephens in early Australian Open test. 13 and was named WTA Comeback Player of the Year. Born to athletic parents with backgrounds in collegiate swimming and professional American football, Stephens was introduced to tennis at the club across the street from her house in Fresno, California. [190], At the first edition of the Chicago Fall Classic, Stephens was eliminated in the first round by 13th seed Tamara Zidanek. [279] She has appeared in television advertisements for Built with Chocolate Milk, a campaign to encourage chocolate milk as a recovery drink. [263] In June 2012, Stephens switched coaches to David Nainkin in order to try to qualify for the 2012 Olympics. [45], Stephens struggled throughout the 2019 season. [43][44] After starting the year ranked No. 3, Serena Williams. Stephens's biggest rivalry is with her close friend and compatriot Madison Keys. In the opening round, she defeated Rka Luca Jani for her first Grand Slam tournament match win. 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[50], With an improved ranking, Stephens was able to play WTA Tour-level events the entire season.
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