Jennifer Brady

Jennifer Brady
Country (sports) United States
Born (1995-04-12) April 12, 1995 (age 29)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2014
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUCLA
Prize moneyUS$ 5,031,117
Singles
Career record247–171
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 13 (February 22, 2021)
Current rankingNo. 231 (February 19, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenF (2021)
French Open3R (2021)
Wimbledon2R (2017, 2018)
US OpenSF (2020)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021)
Doubles
Career record83–66
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 44 (August 19, 2019)
Current rankingNo. 97 (February 19, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2019)
French Open3R (2018)
Wimbledon2R (2019)
US OpenSF (2023)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon3R (2019)
US Open1R (2017)
Team competitions
Fed Cup0–1
Last updated on: February 20, 2024.

Jennifer Elizabeth Brady (born April 12, 1995[1]) is an American professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles WTA ranking of world No. 13 on 22 February 2021, and a career-high doubles ranking of 44 on 19 August 2019. Brady has won one WTA Tour singles title and one doubles title as well as four singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Brady first rose to prominence following her surprise run to the fourth round of the 2017 Australian Open as a qualifier, registering victories over Heather Watson and 14th seed Elena Vesnina. She also reached the fourth round of that year's US Open, defeating Barbora Strýcová and Monica Niculescu before falling to then-world No. 1, Karolína Plíšková. Following struggles with injuries and an increased focus on doubles, including a semifinal showing at the 2019 Australian Open, Brady returned to prominence in singles in 2020, where she defeated Maria Sharapova, and recorded her first No. 1 victory by defeating Ashleigh Barty at Brisbane, and defeated Elina Svitolina, Markéta Vondroušová, and Garbiñe Muguruza at Dubai. She won her first WTA singles title at the Top Seed Open in Lexington, Kentucky, where she defeated Jil Teichmann in straight sets.[2] She progressed to her first Grand Slam semifinal at the 2020 US Open, defeating former world No. 1, Angelique Kerber, en route. Following her impressive US hardcourt swing, she reached a then career-high singles ranking of No. 24 on November 16. At the first Grand Slam of the following year, Brady reached her first major final at the 2021 Australian Open, where she lost to Naomi Osaka.

Brady had previously attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and made her debut for the Bruins tennis team in 2013.[3] During her freshman year at UCLA, she helped her team win the 2014 Division 1 Women's Tennis National Championship in Athens, Georgia.[4] She completed her sophomore year of college before turning professional in 2014.

  1. ^ "Jennifer Brady". Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "Jennifer Brady caps off stellar week in Lexington with first WTA title".
  3. ^ "Women's Tennis Lands Top 5 Junior Jennifer Brady". Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  4. ^ "UCLA Women's Tennis Earns Second NCAA Championship". UCLA. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

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